German transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded a second offshore converter platform contract to the NSORE joint venture.
The equal partnership between Eiffage subsidiary Smulders and Meyer Werft unit Neptun Werft will construct a two-gigawatt platform for the LanWin3 project in the North Sea.
The award follows a contract secured by NSORE and Siemens Energy in June 2026 to build a separate two-gigawatt converter station for the LanWin6 grid connection.
As with the earlier project, Siemens Energy will supply the high-voltage components, while NSORE manages turnkey delivery.
NSORE's responsibilities encompass overall system design, component procurement, construction, onshore and offshore installation, and commissioning.
Manufacturing will take place across European shipyards, with the platform topside built at NSORE's Rostock-Warnemünde site and Smulders producing the steel jacket substructure in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.
According to Eiffage, the two contracts will support the transmission of offshore wind power from the North Sea into the German electricity grid.
The NSORE joint venture is dedicated specifically to high-voltage direct current offshore substation infrastructure.