Vestas seals deal for Germany’s biggest offshore wind farm
Danish wind turbine-making giant had secured conditional agreement for Nordlicht 1 and 2 projects last year
Vestas has secured a gigawatt order for its 15MW turbines for a Vattenfall offshore wind farm that will be the largest in Germany and supply power to chemicals giant BASF.
Danish turbine making giant Vestas announced today it had secured a firm order to supply, install and commission 68 of its V236-15.0MW machines for Nordlicht 1 – totalling 1,020MW.
The scope of the contract includes a five-year service and warranty agreement followed by a 25-year operational support agreement.
BASF had bought shares in the project last year while also securing power from the projects for a chemicals complex. Vattenfall has since said it will repurchase those shares.
Construction of the 980MW Nordlicht 1 and the 630MW Nordlicht 2 projects is slated to begin next year and the wind farms are expected to be operational in 2028. Nordlicht 1 alone, at the time of commissioning, will be Germany’s biggest single wind farm, said Vattenfall.
The twin wind farms are located 85km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. Once fully operational, power output is expected to amount to about 6TWh per year.
"Germany's energy transition is at a crossroads — balancing security, affordability, and sustainability,” said Nils de Baar, Vestas president for Northern & Central Europe. “Together with Vattenfall we are not just witnessing the change; we are driving the solutions that make it reliable, resilient, and accessible for all.”
The head of Swedish utility Vattenfall’s offshore business unit, Catrin Jung, said: “With Nordlicht, we are staying on course towards fossil freedom – not just by delivering Germany’s largest offshore wind farm, but by making a significant investment that supports the decarbonisation of industry and strengthens the foundation for a clean and reliable energy system.”
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