Aker Solutions has secured a contract to deliver the steel substructure for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station at the 2-gigawatt (GW) BalWin2 offshore wind project in Germany, the Norwegian engineering firm said on Friday.
The agreement was signed with Dragados Offshore and is described by Aker Solutions as “significant,” indicating a value between 1.5 billion and 2.5 billion Norwegian crowns (€129.9 million to €216.5 million).
The BalWin2 project is part of the wider BalWin grid connection system developed by German transmission operator Amprion Offshore, and the contract follows a similar award earlier this year for the BalWin1 converter station substructure.
“We are proud that Dragados Offshore has selected Aker Solutions as the contractor for the second BalWin steel substructure,” said Sturla Magnus, executive vice president for Aker Solutions’ New Build segment. “This will enable us to leverage our standardisation and industrialisation efforts to increase productivity and drive down costs.”
Fabrication of the substructure will take place at Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal, Norway, with the project expected to employ over 450 people at peak activity. The company’s scope includes procurement, fabrication engineering, and construction of the offshore platform foundation.
Preparatory work is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026, followed by construction starting in early 2027. Delivery of the completed substructure is planned for 2029.
Aker Solutions will record the award as part of its order intake for the second quarter of 2025 under its Renewables and Field Development segment.
