Vattenfall has decided to exercise its right to develop a 980MW offshore wind project awarded to RWE Renewables in the German North Sea.
As part of the tender process for the N-7.2 project off the German island of Borkum, Vattenfall has informed German authority that it is exercising right of entry to the project.
This provides the developer with the right to develop and construct the wind farm despite RWE securing the site with a zero-subsidy bid in the auction.
Following a final investment decision by Vattenfall, the wind farm could be connected to the German electricity grid sometime in 2027.
Fully developed, it would have an output of 980MW.
“This is an important milestone for us in Germany as the government aims to increase generation of electricity from offshore wind to 30 gigawatts by 2030.
“Vattenfall strives to contribute to this goal through this and other potential projects. Rapid expansion of renewable energy is key to permanently reducing Germany’s dependence on fossil fuels,” said Catrin Jung, Head of Offshore Wind at Vattenfall.
The N-7.2 wind power project was originally developed under the name “Global Tech II” by a consortium led by Strabag SE.
Vattenfall acquired the project in 2016, but when a new offshore wind tendering system was put into place, the area was auctioned out again.
Vattenfall holds the right of entry.
The project is located 85 km off the island of Borkum on the German North Sea coast.
Vattenfall operates onshore and offshore wind farms in its markets with a total installed capacity of approximately 4.2GW and it operates the DanTysk and Sandbank wind farms.