Nordsee Cluster - German Offshore Wind

 Overview

In January 2022, Northland and its German partner, RWE Renewables GmbH (RWE), announced the formation of a 1,333MW Nordsee Offshore Wind Cluster partnership (the “Cluster”) encompassing Nordsee Two (433MW), Nordsee Three (420MW) and Delta Nordsee (480MW). To further enhance the size and scale of the Cluster and to realize additional synergies, Northland and RWE agreed in August 2022 to include a fourth project, Godewind (225MW) resulting in the total size of the Cluster growing to over 1.5GW. Both shareholders worked together on the Nordsee One (N1) project, which has been operating since 2017.

Nordsee Two - 433MW & Godewind - 225MW and Nordsee Three - 420MW & Delta Nordsee - 480MW once combined, will make it the largest German project to be constructed in 2026 (Nordsee Two & Godewind) and 2028 (Nordsee Three & Delta Nordsee), respectively.

 Features

• Both sites are far enough from land to ensure stable wind conditions but close enough to allow maintenance technicians to operate from a mainland location and transfer via a crew transfer vessel.
• Located close to Northland’s other German offshore wind projects, Deutsche Bucht and Nordsee One.
• The ground conditions are well-understood, with several locations already investigated and deemed suitable for monopile foundations.
• With water depths between 29-36m, the projects are within the operational limits to choose from the wide variety of offshore construction vessels on the market.
• According to the BSH, up to 433 MW and 225 MW can be fed into the grid for Nordsee Three and Godewind respectively and up to 420 MW and 480 MW can be fed in for Nordsee Three and Delta Nordsee respectively. The number of turbines will depend on the power of the turbines the project uses.
• Nordsee Three and Delta Nordsee are preparing to exercise their step-in rights in the auctions on September 1, 2023. 
• After all Nordsee projects are constructed, they will form one of the biggest project clusters in the German North Sea at approximately 1,558 MW.

 Documents & Links