MHI Vestas has contracted Swiss company ABB to supply transformers for the turbines at the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland.
ABB will manufacture 100 WindStar transformers at its factory in Vaasa, Finland, for the project.
The transformers, which will be placed inside the turbines, will allow the 9.5MW MHI Vestas hardware to generate electricity at 66kV.
“They will increase the voltage of the turbine-generated electricity to enable efficient transmission with reduced losses,”
ABB said.
ABB transformer business managing director Laurent Favre said: “ABB transformers are a critical factor in offshore wind electricity generation, helping to ensure an economically feasible and sustainable future for the industry.
Our innovative WindStar transformers are specially designed to meet specific application needs under the mechanical and structural constraints of offshore wind farms.
