Alstom has commissioned the Alternate Current (AC) offshore substation for Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) in the 288MW Baltic 2 offshore wind power facility in Germany.

Located 32km north to the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, the facility was officially commissioned by EnBW towards the end of last month.

Alstom’s high-voltage offshore substation will support energy transmission through a 150kV submarine cable, from the wind turbines to the onshore connection point of the network in Bentwisch.

Under the turnkey contract awarded by EnBW, Alstom was responsible for the technical development, design and supply of the electrical components, platform construction, transport and offshore installation of the substation.

Equipped with 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines, the plant has the capacity to meet power requirements of around 340,000 households.