Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. BASF secured access to long-term supply of renewable electricity.
Aerial drones are used in Vattenfall's offshore activities for the inspection of wind turbine blades and are being tested for spare part delivery, while unmanned vessels are used for seabed surveys and for the inspection of foundations below the water level.
Vattenfall is set to increase its offshore turbine servicing capabilities by signing a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution.
Vattenfall and BASF have signed a contract with the Norwegian company Havfram to provide low-carbon transport and installation services for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.
A new power purchase agreement (PPA) provides for fossil-free electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm to be available for steel production from 2028.
The turbine type V236 with a nominal output of 15 MW is currently the most powerful offshore turbine available on the market. From 2028 the Nordlicht wind park will be able to produce electricity for the equivalent of 1.6 million households.
As the debate about carbon capture and storage (CCS) rages on elsewhere, carbon dioxide has been successfully stored deep below the North Sea outside the coast of Norway since 1996, in the world’s first commercial CCS project.
Vattenfall has now completed 100 per cent of the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd. This means Vattenfall is delivering fossil free energy to 170.000 Danish households.
