Aker Solutions signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW HVDC offshore converter station for the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection system for Amprion Offshore GmbH. Aker Solutions’ scope included procurement, method engineering and construction of the offshore HVDC converter platform substructure, with fabrication planned at its Verdal yard in Norway and delivery scheduled for 2028.