Dolwin 2 platform
The first wind platform that Aibel is building has been named Dolwin 2. The platform is a collaboration project between Aibel and ABB.
Dolwin 2 will be built for a large wind farm cluster in the German sector of the North Sea. It will receive alternating current from wind farms, and convert it into direct current before sending it onshore via subsea cables.
Aibel is designing and building the platform, whilst ABB has overall project responsibility and is supplying cables and the conversion equipment.
Dolwin 2 is a submersible floating platform. It is to be towed into the right position and placed on the sea bed. It has separate living quarters for 24 people, a helipad and two lifting cranes.
The platform will be built by a subcontractor. It will be fitted out at Aibel's yard in Haugesund in Norway.
In the summer of 2014, Dolwin 2 will be towed out to the Dolwin field.