The German energy group EnBW has successfully installed the foundations for its 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea. The company has installed the foundation for its 64 Vestas turbines, which are expected to be installed in spring 2025 with a capacity of 15 MW each, with commercial operations being scheduled in late 2025. The project is located 85 km northwest of Borkum and about 110 km west of Helgoland in the southwestern side of the North Sea, and it is expected to generate enough power to supply about 1.1 million households with electricity.
EnBW secured the contract for the project back in 2017 in Germany’s first offshore auction. The project started construction works in May 2024 and is being developed by EnBW (50.1%), in partnership with a consortium of Allianz insurance companies, AIP and Norges Bank Investment Management (49.9%).
Germany has a total installed capacity of 245 GW (end 2023), of which offshore wind capacity accounted for 8.4 GW. The country targets 30 GW of wind offshore by 2030 (with 5-7 GW/year until 2026).
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