# Aibel to build HVDC converter platforms for Ørsted's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm

Norway's Aibel won a contract to build two HVDC converter platforms for Ørsted's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea, which Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install. Hitachi Energy will supply the converter systems. The announcement followed a Contract for Difference awarded to Ørsted on July 7, 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-07-14
- Where: North Sea, off Norfolk and Yorkshire coasts, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2.852 GW combined
- Products: HVDC converter platforms, steel jacket structures, HVDC Light converter systems
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Aibel](https://endata.com/companies/5721.md)
- [Heerema Marine Contractors](https://endata.com/companies/726.md) (partner)
- [Orsted](https://endata.com/companies/2826.md) (customer)
- [Ørsted](https://endata.com/companies/3516.md) (customer)
- [Aibel](https://endata.com/companies/5721.md) (partner)
- [Hitachi ABB Power Grids](https://endata.com/companies/8446.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [oedigital.com](https://www.oedigital.com/news/498075-aibel-to-build-heerema-to-install-offshore-converter-stations-for-rsted-s-2-85-gw-wind-farm), 2022-07-14: "Aibel has won a contract to build two HVDC converter platforms for Ørsted's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2022/07/hitachi-energy-wins-order-to-connect-one-of-the-world-s-largest-offshore-wind-farms-to-the-uk-power-grid), 2024-02-05: "Offshore wind is a critical part of the clean energy transition and our HVDC technology is vital for effective transmission to the mainland power grid."

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