RWE, Northland Power select Vestas as preferred supplier for 1.6 GW offshore wind projects in North Sea

RWE and Northland Power have selected Vestas as the preferred supplier for their up to 1.6 GW cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites in the German North Sea. 

The contract covers the delivery and servicing of a minimum of 104 Vestas' V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW each are planned to be installed north of the island of Juist. All deliverables are subject to the final investment decision for the individual phases of Nordseecluster (A and B).

The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases: Two wind farms (N-3.8 and N-3.7) with a combined capacity of 660 MW are currently in the permit application phase. Turbine installation at sea is expected to start in 2026, with commercial operation in early 2027. Of the 104 Vestas turbines in total, 44 are reserved for this initial stage (Nordseecluster A).

The two wind farms (N-3.6 and N-3.5) of the second phase (Nordseecluster B) will add a further 900 MW of capacity. For both sites, the partners plan to bid and exercise their step-in rights in the German Government’s offshore wind auctions for 2023 for the sites N-3.8 and N-3.7. Offshore construction works for Nordseeclsuter B are scheduled to begin in 2028 with the commercial operation to start beginning of 2029.