Vattenfall has installed the first monopile for the 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind project in the German North Sea, marking the start of offshore foundation works for the 1.6 GW Nordlicht offshore wind cluster (Vattenfall press release, 02/07/2026). Located north of Borkum, the cluster comprises Nordlicht I with around 980 MW and Nordlicht II with around 630 MW.
Construction works on Nordlicht II are expected to start about a year after Nordlicht I, with both projects scheduled to become operational in 2028. Once fully commissioned, the cluster should generate around 6 TWh/year of electricity. The wind projects will use turbine towers partly made with low-emission steel, reducing their overall carbon footprint by around 16%.
In January 2026, Germany and other North Sea countries pledged to develop 100 GW of additional offshore wind capacity by 2050 through large-scale joint projects (Enerdata’s Global Energy Research).
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