The newly-opened Thornton Bank has grown to become the biggest wind farm in Belgian waters, with the final turbine installed in July.
ABB was responsible for the system engineering, design, supply and commissioning of the alternating current (AC) underwater lines, the land-based cable systems as well as the offshore substation.
Energy generated by the wind farm's 54 REpower turbines flows via medium-voltage cables along the seabed to the offshore transformer station, where the voltage is boosted to 150kV for transmission 30km to shore and into the Belgian grid at the Slijkens high-voltage substation at Bredene.
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