Oslo-headquartered lighting agency Glamox is lighting up a large offshore platform that may convert electrical energy from a 900MW wind-power scheme within the North Sea some 100km off the German coast.
It’s for European grid operator TenneT’s DolWin5 wind-power mission set to energy greater than 1,000,000 households.
Generators at sea will ship their three-phase alternating present (AC) electrical energy to the platform, named DolWin epsilon, which can convert it to a high-voltage direct present (HVDC).
From there, HVDC electrical energy will journey 100km by undersea cable to Hamswehrum in East Frisia.
Subsequent, a 30km-long land cable takes it to a converter station in Emden, the place it’s transformed again into three-phase AC and fed into the extra-high voltage grid.
DolWin epsilon is unmanned, however it can have lodging for crews of as much as 50 folks conducting inspections and upkeep.
It would even have a helipad, crane, and a lifeboat.
A three way partnership of Singapore’s Seatrium and Norway’s Aibel is constructing DolWin epsilon at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway.
Later this yr, will probably be moved into place within the North Sea.
Glamox supplied 2,084 marine-grade luminaires for the platform’s residing quarters and topside substation, plus the methods to remotely monitor and check emergency lighting via the platform’s SCADA system.
“More often than not, this gigantic platform might be unoccupied, however the lighting is required for distant inspection and for visiting crews and upkeep groups,” mentioned Eirik Hagem, head of enterprise improvement for Glamox’s Offshore Wind.
“It’s extraordinarily pricey to restore or swap out lighting when it’s offshore. Due to this fact, our licensed marine luminaires have to be long-lasting and in a position to deal with the harshest circumstances of the North Sea. We all know lives rely upon it.”
Glamox merchandise embody MAX ex zone 1 (explosion-proof) linear luminaires and difficult MIR linear luminaires.
The set up additionally consists of FL60 and FL70 marine floodlights, lighting for inside areas, E85-S escape route and anti-panic lights, and E20 exit/escapeway lighting.
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