World's first offshore wind farm that connects two countries
Kriegers Flak A & BE/E are two offshore wind farms located in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea. When the wind farms are fully commissioned, they are expected to be able to generate 600 MW, which is equivalent to the consumption of power of approximately 600.000 households. Thus, combining the two constitutes the largest wind farm in Denmark and Scandinavia.
Kriegers Flak allows green energy to be shared between Denmark and Germany. A milestone for fossil-free energy has been accomplished. For the first time ever, an offshore power grid connects wind farms in two countries. As part of the Combined Grid Solution project, Kriegers Flak is interconnected with the German wind farm Baltic II, located less than 30 kilometers southeast of Kriegers Flak.
Biggest offshore wind farm in Scandinavia
The substations are located in a water depth of 20 and 16 meters, and the topsides are supported by an innovative and new type of gravity base substructure developed by ISC combined with a so-called TP type of transition between the topside and GBS. The substructure accommodates 8/13 J-tubes for ar-ray cables and 2/2 J-tubes for export cables.
The topsides of the two substations at Kriegers Flak are designed as a multi-story combined bracing and stressed skin-type steel structure with five decks, including a cellar deck positioned on the top of the jacket structure for cable pulling and cable hang-off. A helicopter deck is placed on each substation, allowing for helicopter access.
