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The company RWE completed the assembly of the first batch of wind turbines at the Nordseecluster offshore wind farm. This energy complex has a projected total capacity of 1.6 GW upon completion of its two development phases.
The First Phase of the Project’s Wind Turbines
First, the current work corresponds to the Nordseecluster A phase, which will add 660 MW of power. The logistics operation is handled by the Norse Wind vessel from DEME, a ship adapted to transport and install five wind turbine sets per navigation cycle.
According to the official schedule, the assembly of the 44 turbines supplied by Vestas will be completed by the end of 2026. Each of these units has an individual capacity of up to 15 MW, a hub height of 145 meters, and rotor blades with a length of 115 meters. Regarding infrastructure progress, the developers anticipate full connection of this first stage to the electrical grid by early 2027.
On the other hand, the second phase of the complex, called Nordseecluster B, will contribute an additional 900 MW through the installation of 60 Vestas turbines planned for 2028. The manufacturing of certain components has already begun, while the anchoring of foundations will be executed during the coming year. The start of commercial operations for this block is scheduled for early 2029.
In this way, the wind farm complex will generate approximately 6.5 terawatt-hours of electricity annually. RWE will allocate this clean production to the decarbonization of European industrial clients through customized energy solutions.
Among the commercial agreements, the power purchase contract signed with Amazon stands out, with the corporation receiving 110 MW from the second stage. Likewise, the project’s financial structure is based on a joint business model, where RWE retains 51% ownership and assumes overall operation, while Norges Bank Investment Management holds the remaining 49%.
For its part, the management of RWE Offshore Wind noted that this progress represents a fundamental step for Germany’s energy security and the reduction of industrial emissions. From the perspective of industrial supplier Vestas, the manufacturing and delivery of the V236-15.0 MW units consolidates progress in large-scale complex offshore infrastructure.
Currently, RWE is expanding its international portfolio with projects such as Sofia in the United Kingdom, Thor in Denmark, and OranjeWind in the Netherlands, with the goal of increasing its net offshore wind capacity by 5 GW by 2031.
Source and photo: RWE
