“With the approval of Nordlicht 2, we are moving forward in close partnership with authorities and stakeholders to deliver one of Germany’s most ambitious offshore wind developments” says Jonas van Mansfeld, Acting Head of BU Offshore at Vattenfall. “Together with Nordlicht 1 – Germany’s largest offshore wind farm – Nordlicht II will make a significant contribution to the country’s energy transition.”
Offshore construction of Nordlicht 1 is scheduled to begin in 2026 and Nordlicht 2 one year later, with the wind farms due to go into operation in 2028. once fully operational, electricity production for the cluster is expected to be around 6 terawatt hours (TWh) per year. As part of Vattenfall’s sustainability efforts, both wind farms will be equipped with turbine towers made partly from low-emission steel, reducing their overall carbon footprint by 16 per cent.
The Nordlicht cluster is a key element in Vattenfall’s strategy to enable life without fossil fuels. In addition to its projects in Germany, the company is also consistently driving forward the expansion of offshore wind energy in other European countries, with projects in development in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.
“Vattenfall has signed contracts with Vestas for the delivery and installation of 112 V236-15.0 megawatts wind turbines for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The aforementioned 16% reduction in CO₂ emissions is based on an environmental product declaration (EPD) for the steel, which is produced with an intensity of 0.9 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of steel. In comparison, the standard steel used by Vestas for tower production has an intensity of 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of steel.“
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