{"id":278326,"date":"2025-09-05T02:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=182258"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:39:56","slug":"electro-wind-ltd-manufactures-bespoke-transformer-for-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-power-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=278326","title":{"rendered":"Electro-Wind Ltd manufactures bespoke transformer for Hinkley Point C nuclear power project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/electro-wind-ltd-manufactures-bespoke-transformer-for-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-power-project\/\" title=\"Electro-Wind Ltd manufactures bespoke transformer for Hinkley Point C nuclear power project\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173431\/electro-wind-building-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173431\/electro-wind-building-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173431\/electro-wind-building-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railengineer.co.uk\/electro-wind-ltd-celebrates-45th-anniversary\/\">Electro-Wind Ltd<\/a>, designer and manufacturer of transformers and electrical equipment for numerous industries including rail, has announced the design, manufacture, and delivery of a custom-built 500kVA 3PH 415V\/690V transformer for the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.<\/p>\n<p>Working in partnership with leading a electrical wholesaler, Electro-Wind was entrusted with supplying a highly robust IP55-rated transformer, specifically engineered for external environments and designed for installation on a raised platform. The transformer now plays a crucial role in providing temporary power to the Unit 2 reactor<strong> <\/strong>polar crane during the commissioning phase.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182295\" style=\"width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1--1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173903\/Hinkley-point-1-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the project\u2019s greatest challenges was achieving the stringent IP55 protection rating while keeping the size and weight of the unit to a minimum. Electro-Wind\u2019s engineering team overcame this by incorporating forced air cooling, ensuring complete compliance with environmental standards while maintaining exceptional performance and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>This specialist transformer is currently powering one of the largest land-based cranes in the world, a vital asset to the development of Hinkley Point C. Despite the project\u2019s time-sensitive nature, Electro-Wind successfully delivered the unit within a demanding eight-week schedule, meeting all specifications precisely and on time.<\/p>\n<p>The achievement highlights Electro-Wind\u2019s reputation as a trusted UK manufacturer of innovative and cost-effective transformer solutions. Both the wholesaler and project managers at Hinkley Point C praised the quality, performance, and service provided throughout the project.<\/p>\n<p>For over 35 years, Electro-Wind engineers have been designing and manufacturing single and three-phase transformer products for customers across the globe. With a well-established reputation, the company has fulfilled many contracts for companies including Alstom, Tata, Corus, Mitsubishi, Siemens, and Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>Electro-Wind Ltd remains committed to supporting the UK\u2019s most ambitious infrastructure developments with reliable, bespoke power solutions. In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railengineer.co.uk\/electro-wind-transforming-rail-projects\/\">Rail Engineer reported<\/a> on its contribution to the Feltham and Wokingham re-signalling project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;For further enquiries contact: <a href=\"mailto:sales@electro-wind.co.uk\">sales@electro-wind.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Electro-Wind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/electro-wind-ltd-manufactures-bespoke-transformer-for-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-power-project\/\" title=\"Electro-Wind Ltd manufactures bespoke transformer for Hinkley Point C nuclear power project\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04173431\/electro-wind-building-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Electro-Wind Ltd, designer and manufacturer of transformers and electrical equipment for numerous industries including rail, has announced the design, manufacture, and delivery of a custom-built 500kVA 3PH 415V\/690V transformer for the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Working in partnership with leading a electrical wholesaler, Electro-Wind was entrusted with supplying a highly robust [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rail-news","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=278326"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280547,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278326\/revisions\/280547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=278326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=278326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=278326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}