{"id":4889,"date":"2024-12-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2024\/12\/16\/drydocks-world-offshore-grid-connection-win\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:13:23","slug":"drydocks-world-offshore-grid-connection-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/energy-technology-greenport\/drydocks-world-offshore-grid-connection-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Drydocks World offshore grid connection win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once completed, the project will supply clean energy to nearly two million German households, furthering Europe\u2019s energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrydocks World\u2019s pivotal role in Ostwind 4 underscores its technical excellence and commitment to advancing sustainable infrastructure,\u201d said&nbsp;Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman &amp; Chief Executive Officer, DP World.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis award reflects DP World\u2019s broader mission to drive clean energy transitions and economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wind connection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ostwind 4 project will connect Baltic Sea wind farms to the German grid via High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology, marking the country\u2019s first use of 525 kV HVDC systems in the Baltic region.<\/p>\n<p>Drydocks World will lead the engineering, procurement and construction of offshore converter stations, fabricating advanced topsides at its Dubai facility.<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the platform will be transported and installed in German waters.<\/p>\n<p>The project will also include onshore and offshore converter stations and a 110 km cable system, setting new standards for renewable energy infrastructure. GE Vernova\u2019s HVDC technology, including SF6-free switchgear and automation systems, will enable efficient energy transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Rado Antolovic, CEO of Drydocks World, added: \u201cThe Ostwind 4 project exemplifies global collaboration in advancing renewable energy solutions. We are honoured to deliver cutting-edge offshore infrastructure that supports Germany\u2019s sustainable energy transition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, has been awarded the Ostwind 4 project, a 2GW offshore wind grid connection designed to support Germany\u2019s renewable energy ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,595],"tags":[1896,1893,1892,573,843,1894,539,181,1895],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-4889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-projects-initiatives","tag-baltic-sea-windfarms","tag-drydocks-world","tag-ge-vernova","tag-marine-civils","tag-marine-construction","tag-ostwind-4","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-renewable-energy","tag-wind-grid-connection"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4891,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889\/revisions\/4891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4889"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=4889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}