27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Öresund Bridge

The Lillgrund offshore wind farm is located six kilometers from the Swedish coast and eight kilometers from the Danish coast. It can also be seen from the Öresund Bridge, six kilometers away. 

Reference number: PN200826-01

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27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Service ship en route to the wind farm

The 48 Siemens SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines each have a capacity of 2.3 megawatts. The entire offshore wind farm has a total power of 110 megawatts. The photo shows a service ship en route to the wind farm. 

Reference number: PN200826-02

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27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Wind farm with offshore transformer station

Siemens Energy supplies both wind turbines and the infrastructure for grid connections from one source. The Lillgrund offshore wind farm, located in the Öresund Sound between Malmö and Copenhagen, is the first project for which Siemens has provided both solutions. 

Reference number: PN200826-03

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27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Wind farm with offshore transformer station

The offshore transformer station at the Lillgrund wind farm in Sweden bundles the electricity produced and a 120 MVA power transformer converts the voltage from 33 kilovolts to a transmission voltage of 138 kilovolts, so that the electric power generated at the wind farm can be supplied to the Swedish national grid. 

Reference number: PN200826-04

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27 November 2008 | Offshore Transformer Station - Siemens grid connection

The offshore transformer station at the Lillgrund wind farm in Sweden bundles the electricity produced and a 120 MVA power transformer converts the voltage from 33 kilovolts to a transmission voltage of 138 kilovolts, so that the electric power generated at the wind farm can be supplied to the Swedish national grid. 

Reference number: PN200826-05

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27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Wind turbines

The Lillgrund project saw Siemens install 48 wind turbines of model SWT-2.3-93, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW). The wind farm, with a total power of 110 megawatts, is operated by Vattenfall, a Swedish energy supplier, and officially came on line in June 2008 

Reference number: PN200826-06

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27 November 2008 | Open Gondola of a Wind Turbine - Maintenance work

The Lillgrund project saw Siemens install 48 wind turbines of model SWT-2.3-93, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW). The wind farm, with a total power of 110 megawatts, is operated by Vattenfall, a Swedish energy supplier, and officially came on line in June 2008. It produces sufficient electricity to supply 60,000 Swedish households. 

Reference number: PN200826-07

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27 November 2008 | Offshore Transformer Station - Completion in an Aalborg shipyard

The transformer station and its transformer were mounted on a platform prior to being installed offshore. The steel frame for this was prefabricated by a Polish subcontractor. 

Reference number: PN200826-08

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27 November 2008 | Offshore Transformer Station - Transport on land

A semi-trailer transports the transformer platform from the shipyard to the harbor. Since this summer, the offshore transformer station at the Lillgrund wind farm in Sweden has been bundling the electricity produced and a 120 MVA power transformer converts the voltage from 33 kilovolts to a transmission voltage of 138 kilovolts, so that the electric power generated at the wind farm can be supplied to the Swedish national grid. 

Reference number: PN200826-09

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27 November 2008 | Offshore Transformer Station - Transport at sea

A special installation ship transported the offshore platform from Aalborg to its destination where it was mounted on its foundation. 

Reference number: PN200826-10

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27 November 2008 | Offshore Transformer Station - Installation of the transformer station

The wind farm is connected to the offshore platform via 33 kV cables. From there, the electricity produced is conveyed via a 138 kV high-voltage cable to an existing transformer station on the Swedish coast, so that the electric power produced by the wind farm can be supplied to the Swedish national grid. 

Reference number: PN200826-11

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27 November 2008 | Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm - Environmentally friendly electricity for 60,000 households

Vattenfall officially brought the offshore wind farm on line in June 2008. The wind turbines produce sufficient environmentally friendly electricity for 60,000 Swedish households. 

Reference number: PN200826-12

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