Hitachi Energy Integrates Project of Two Major Offshore Wind Farms

The Company Will Provide Its Offshore Network Connection Services for Wind Farm Projects. The Project Will Have the Support of Hitachi Energy to Explore the Offshore Potential of Poland Over the Next Years.

The offshore wind energy market continues to grow rapidly on the international scene. For this Monday, (01/23), Hitachi Energy is integrating a large project for two wind farms in Poland. It will provide network connection services to the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III farms, which are expected to be the major ventures in the energy market in the country. The company is advancing in business aimed at the renewable energy sector with the new contract signed.

Hitachi Energy Was Chosen to Provide Network Connection Services to the Offshore Wind Farms MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III

The world leader in technology focused on the renewable energy sector, Hitachi Energy, announced new partnerships in the international energy market.

The company has contracts in place with Equinor and Polenergia for a project to provide offshore network connection to the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III wind farms.

They have a combined generation capacity of 1,440 megawatts, installed in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, and are a significant bet for the future of the region’s energy market.

Among the offshore network connection services that will be offered by Hitachi Energy to the projects, the main one is the offshore network connection that will receive energy from the wind turbines and transfer it to the coast.

In addition, it will be responsible for providing another continental network connection, which will transmit the energy to the national transmission system, and a STATCOM power quality solution to ensure that energy flows reliably.

These are essential services to ensure the quality and energy stability in wind farms, due to the high variability of generation of this resource.

The MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III wind farm project is scheduled to be completed in 2027, when operations will begin.

They will mark a significant advance for the offshore wind energy market in Poland, as they will be among the first.

The country aims to leverage the high potential for generation of the resource with the project over the next years. 

The Selection for the Project Considered the Company’s Expertise in Optimized Solutions for Offshore Wind Farms

Among the criteria for selecting Hitachi Energy for the project development team of the wind farms, its expertise in optimized solutions was the primary factor.

The company stood out for its front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies and optimized solutions. Additionally, its long-standing working relationship with Equinor and Polenergia over many decades was also taken into account in the selection.

“Integrating large-scale renewable energy sources with the power grid is key for the energy transition and a field in which we have been pioneers for decades. Our grid connection technologies are used in offshore wind farms around the world,” says Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Grid Integration at Hitachi Energy.

The company has been continuously developing its portfolio to better serve this market with the recent launch of its Grid-eXpand line of modular solutions for the energy sector.

The achievement of both contracts for the wind farm project reinforces Hitachi Energy’s prominent position in the international offshore wind energy market.