Transpower sets up offshore wind farm converter

VLISSINGEN, May 26 (Reuters) - A new type of converter station for wind
power that enables electricity to travel over long distances is set to
be installed near the site of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea in
the next few days.
On a barge in the Dutch harbour of Vlissingen, waiting to be pulled out
to sea, the 60 metre-high base towered over workers soldering, hammering
and carrying equipment into the 3,500 tonne electricity converter
station it will support.