RWE and Northland Power have selected Dajin Offshore as the preferred foundations supplier for the 1600MW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in the German North Sea.
Dajin will supply the foundations for all 104 turbines, subject to the final investment decision for the individual phases of Nordseecluster (A and B).
The first phase will consist of two wind farms (N-3.8 and N-3.7) with a combined capacity of 660MW. The installation of the 44 first phase foundations is expected to start in 2025, with commercial operations starting in early 2027.
Two further wind farms (N-3.6 and N-3.5) will add an additional 900MW of capacity, with foundation installation works scheduled to begin in 2027, with commercial operations to start at the beginning of 2029.
Northland Power’s managing director of the Nordseecluster Benjamin Miethling said: “We are excited to have signed the Preferred Supplier Agreement with Dajin as part of our strategy to achieve substantial economies of scale and leverage synergies during the development, construction and subsequent operation of our four wind farm sites.
“We will finalise the main contract over the coming months. We are looking forward to continuing our trustful and productive collaboration with Dajin, the plan being to have the first foundations in the water by 2025.”
Owner and chairman at Dajin Offshore Xin Jin added: “For Dajin, this is honour and responsibility to be approved as supplier and work closely with two great companies, RWE and Northland Power, on the Nordseecluster projects. This is the next very important milestone for Dajin on its way to becoming a leading global offshore foundations supplier.”