Vattenfall has announced plans to develop a 630MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
Vattenfall has obtained the right to develop the N-6.6 offshore wind power project off the German North Sea coast after having exercised its right of entry.
Vattenfall plans to build the Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 630MW in the area.
In September 2022, Vattenfall exercised its right of entry for the N-7.2 wind farm area and the Nordlicht 1 wind farm being built on this site will have an installed capacity of 980MW.
In the course of the changeover to tendering procedures for offshore wind energy, the areas N-7.2 (2022) and N-6.6 (2023) were auctioned off by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).
The wind farms will have a total installed capacity of 1610MW.
Subject to the company’s final investment decisions, Nordlicht 1 can be connected to the grid from 2027 and Nordlicht 2 from 2028.
Christian Barthélémy, Head of Germany at Vattenfall, said: “With investments in the Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms, we are making an important contribution to achieving the German expansion target for offshore wind of 30GW.
“Despite the recently much more difficult framework conditions under which the entire industry is suffering, we are hereby flying the flag for offshore wind energy in Germany.
“In view of the recent sharp rise in costs for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms, we expect possible synergies at two neighbouring wind farms, which could have a cost-dampening effect.”
Nordlicht 2 was originally developed under the name Atlantis 1.
Vattenfall acquired the project in 2017, but when a new offshore wind tendering system was put into place, the area was auctioned out again.
Vattenfall holds the right of entry.
Nordlicht 1 had been awarded to RWE Renewables in a German government-led central tender process, but Vattenfall was able to match the bid and had the right to step in having already partially developed the site under a previous regime.