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Aker Solutions has secured a major contract from Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for a 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station. The station is part of the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection project in Germany, developed by Amprion Offshore GmbH.
This agreement follows a previous announcement made on February 10, 2025, confirming Dragados’ decision to move forward with the second HVDC converter station for the BalWin development.
The substructure will be built at Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal, Norway. At the height of activity, the project is expected to create more than 450 jobs.
Aker Solutions will be responsible for procurement, fabrication engineering, and construction of the offshore platform’s steel substructure. Preparations will begin in the first quarter of 2026, with construction set to start in early 2027. Delivery is planned for 2029.
The contract will be recorded as part of Aker Solutions’ order intake for the second quarter of 2025, under its Renewables and Field Development segment.
“We are proud that Dragados Offshore has selected Aker Solutions as the contractor for the second BalWin steel substructure. This will enable us to leverage our standardization and industrialization efforts to increase productivity and drive down costs,” said Sturla Magnus, Executive Vice President for Aker Solutions’ New Build segment.
