LOC Renewables contracted to deliver MWS for modular offshore grid
The Paris office of LOC Renewables has been contracted by the Belgian transmission system operator, Elia, to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the pioneering Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project, located 40km off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.
The agreement will see LOC provide support during the construction and installation of the Offshore Switchyard (OSY) platform and the submarine cables that will serve it.
The contract win follows a previous agreement between LOC Renewables, Elia and the National Grid UK, as part of which the engineer is providing MWS services for the installation of the Nemo link, the HVDC submarine transmission cable linking Belgium and the UK.
The new MOG project, with its central OSY platform, will connect four planned wind farms: Rentel, Northwester 2, Mermaid and SeaStar, enabling them to supply electricity directly to the Belgian national electricity grid. It is anticipated that the project could also provide an initial foundation for the future development of an extensive North Sea grid, with the potential to interconnect the electricity supplies of neighbouring countries.
By Jake Frith
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