RWE is progressing with developing its offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea, the 350MW F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. RWE selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of the French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, for engineering, procuring, constructing, installing and commissioning of the electrical offshore substation.
The substation will collect and export the power generated by the offshore wind turbines through high voltage submarine cables, while remotely controlling and monitoring the operation of the wind farm. Design activities have already started, with early permitting activities expected this year and full installation of the substation scheduled for 2025. In 2021, RWE received the environmental permit for the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore project. Also last year, the Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) to the project. The CfD award is subject to final approval from the European Commission, which is expected in 2022.