Vestas signs a conditional agreement with Vattenfall and BASF for the construction of Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea

Companies also emphasize their ambitions to reduce CO2e emissions throughout the value chain. The upper sections of 56 of the 112 towers will be made of low-carbon steel, which will account for 24% of the weight of the heavy steel plates used at the wind farm site and will lead to a 16% reduction in the total carbon footprint of the towers.

Low carbon steel is produced from 100% steel scrap melted in an electric arc furnace powered by 100% wind energy, reducing the carbon footprint by 66% compared to heavy steel plates produced by conventional steelmaking methods.

“We are pleased to have signed this conditional contract for the supply of our state-of-the-art V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine for the Nordlicht projects,” said Nils de Baar, President of Vestas for Northern and Central Europe. “Vattenfall, BASF and Vestas share the ambition to rapidly develop wind projects and decarbonize the energy market in Europe, and Nordlicht will play a key role in achieving Germany’s energy transition goals. Vattenfall and BASF have extensive experience in offshore wind projects and we look forward to implementing this project together with our partners.”

The Nordlicht wind farm site is located 85 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea and consists of two separate sites: Nordlicht 1 and Nordlicht 2. Once at full production capacity, total electricity production is expected to be approximately 6 terawatt hours (TWh). ). per year, which corresponds to the electricity consumption of 1.6 million German households.

Construction of Nordlicht 1 and 2 is scheduled to start in 2026. According to the current planning status, the wind turbines are to be installed in 2027 (Nordlicht 1) and 2028 (Nordlicht 2). The wind farms are expected to reach full operational capacity in 2028.

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