The substation will harness the electricity generated at 80 Siemens 3.6MW turbines set 35km into the Baltic Sea, before stepping up the voltage from 33kV to 150kV and flowing it back to Rostock, Germany.

Alstom will design and manufacture the electrical components, while Bremerhaven-based WeserWind, which is owned by German steel processor Georgsmarienhütte, will handle the structural elements and subsea foundations.

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