RWE has started building the onshore substation for its 1GW Danish offshore wind farm Thor.
The onshore substation will be built in the municipality of Lemvig.
The ground-breaking ceremony, today, takes place in the presence of chairman of the technology and environment committee of the Municipality of Lemvig Steffen Damsgaard, senior vice president of Confederation of Danish Industry Troels Ranis, chief executive of Green Power Denmark Kristian Jensen, director of Siemens Energy Denmark Peter Weinreich-Jensen and chief executive of RWE Renewables Denmark Pia Lanken.
Siemens Energy will carry out the civil engineering and construction works together with MT Højgaard Danmark, one of Denmark’s leading companies for large-scale building and infrastructure projects.
Mayor of Lemvig Erik Flyvholm said: “This is perhaps one of the most important ground-breaking ceremonies in Lemvig in recent times.
“It is the beginning of a massive wind project and the beginning of an energy adventure in Northwestern Jutland to the benefit of the climate, the region and the municipality.
“I wish for a fruitful partnership with RWE that will benefit both parties.”
Lanken said: “I am very excited to be part of today’s ground-breaking ceremony, which will be a big step forward for Denmark’s green transition.
“We already work closely with the local community, politicians, fishermen and educational institutions. It is crucial that we are in dialogue with these stakeholders because we want to contribute to local development.
“This is one of the reasons why we have committed to employing at least 30 vocational trainees for this major project.”
RWE also expects to recruit at least 60 local people to work on the operation and maintenance of Thor offshore wind farm.
RWE will build the plant in the Danish part of the North Sea, approximately 22km off the coast of Thorsminde.