A Major Offshore Operation - Transformer Stations for Renewable Energy
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Two giant converter platforms to facilitate power transport are now being built in a shipyard in Wismar. It's the only place where there is enough room to install the high-tech, 18-meter platforms. Made in Germany reporter Claudia Laszczak visited a shipyard in Wismar where two new converter platforms are under construction. That means big contracts and big business for ship-builders, techonlogy providers and grid operators. But many wind park builders aren't getting enough money to fund their investments - which means the transition to renewable energy could come to a standstill.