Vestas has been appointed as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the up to 1600MW Nordseecluster offshore wind scheme in Germany.
The Nordseecluster, a joint venture between RWE (51%) and Northland Power (49%), consists of four offshore wind project sites in the German North Sea, north of the island of Juist.
Subject to the project reaching an FID, Vestas will provide 104 of its V236-15.0MW offshore wind turbines.
Once installed, Vestas will service the Nordseecluster under a multi-year operations and maintenance (O&M) service contract.
“We are proud to announce this preferred supplier agreement with RWE and Northland Power, two important partners, to jointly support the German energy targets and to increase the security of energy supply.
“Once completed, the Nordseecluster will contribute significantly to add clean electricity to the German grid,” said President of Vestas Northern & Central Europe Nils de Baar.
“This agreement also shows the competitiveness of the V236-15.0MW wind turbine for projects scheduled in the second half of this decade.”
CEO of RWE Offshore Wind Sven Utermöhlen added: “The expansion of renewable energies must be rigorously driven forward. Faster offshore expansion is particularly important to simultaneously achieve climate targets and to create more energy independence. RWE is making its contribution to this.
“This includes the collaborative delivery of the 1.6GW Nordseecluster with Northland Power, through which we can achieve considerable synergies at our new wind farms, while at the same time actively supporting the energy transition in our home market Germany”.
The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases.
Two wind farms with a combined capacity of 660MW are currently in the permit application phase.
Turbine installation at sea is expected to start in 2026, with commercial operation in early 2027 (Nordseecluster A).
The two wind farm sites of the second phase (Nordseecluster B) will add a further 900MW of capacity and are expected to be auctioned this year.
For both sites the Joint Venture of RWE and Northland Power holds step-in rights.
Offshore construction works for Nordseecluster B are scheduled to begin in 2028 with commercial operation to start beginning of 2029.
The North Sea cluster will be built in the immediate vicinity of the existing 332MW Nordsee One wind farm, which RWE and Northland Power have jointly developed and operate.