RWE makes an investment decision to build wind farms on the coast of the German North Sea

Offshore workers

ESSEN, Germany – RWE has made an investment decision regarding its Nordseecluster project, which will include offshore wind energy projects with a total capacity of 1.6 gigawatts (GW).

The wind farms will be built in the North Sea, approximately 50 kilometers north of the island of Juist. Suppliers of the main components have already been selected for the entire cluster.

Nordseecluster is being implemented in two phases – Nordseecluster A and B.

Nordseecluster A is expected to have a total capacity of 660 MW. Production of some key components has already started. Offshore construction is scheduled to begin next year. By the beginning of 2027, it is planned to connect all 44 wind turbines to the grid.

Nordseecluster B is expected to add another 900 MW of capacity. The start of commercial operation of 60 turbines is scheduled for early 2029.

RWE says it has selected many partners to implement the Nordseecluster project. These include Atlantique Offshore Energy, the offshore energy segment of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, which will supply two offshore transformer substations. Hellenic Cables was chosen to produce the cables.

The foundations for the wind turbines will be manufactured by Dajin Offshore and installed offshore by Van Oord. Vestas will supply wind turbines (type V236-15.0 MW), each with a capacity of 15 MW. Havfram Wind will transport and install the wind turbines using its installation vessels Nordic wind AND Nordic Energy.

RWE has set itself the goal of tripling its global offshore wind capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030.

May 29, 2024