He Dreiht offshore wind farm: All wind turbines now installed
Karlsruhe/Hamburg. Another important milestone has been reached at He Dreiht offshore wind farm following the successful installation of all 64 wind turbines. The wind turbines, each with an output of 15 megawatts, were installed by the manufacturer Vestas. Further technical and electrical commissioning work is now scheduled over the coming weeks, with He Dreiht expected to be fully operational by late summer. Vestas is currently investigating damage to a rotor blade that occurred in late July.
“We have reached another important milestone at He Dreiht following the completion of the wind turbine installation work. Offshore wind is a domestic, renewable energy source that can generate considerable amounts of electricity for many hours a year, thus playing a key role in maintaining security of supply and decarbonizing the electricity system. As our largest offshore project to date, He Dreiht reflects our continued commitment to expanding renewable energy and advancing our generation portfolio toward climate neutrality,” explained Peter Heydecker, Board Member for Sustainable Generation Infrastructure at EnBW.
The He Dreiht offshore wind farm is being built about 85 kilometers northwest of Borkum and 110 kilometres west of Heligoland. With a total output of 960 megawatts, it is Germany’s largest offshore wind farm and is being built without state funding. In total, He Dreiht is capable of generating enough electricity to meet the needs of around 1.1 million households.
The major project is being coordinated by EnBW’s offshore office in Hamburg. Around 2.4 billion euros are being invested in it.
The majority of the electricity generated by He Dreiht in the future has already been secured through long-term power purchase agreements, with EnBW in discussions with additional potential buyers for the remaining volumes. A partner consortium made up of Allianz Global Investors, AIP Management and Norges Bank Investment Management holds 49.9 percent of the shares in He Dreiht.
Further information is available at: www.enbw.com/offshore
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With around 31,500 employees, EnBW is one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe. Supplying energy to some 5.5 million customers, EnBW is active across all stages of the value chain, from generation and trading to grid operation and the sale of electricity, heat and gas.
As part of its transformation from a traditional energy utility into a sustainable infrastructure partner, EnBW is focusing its growth strategy and investments on expanding the distribution and transmission grids for electricity, gas and hydrogen as well as on the further expansion of renewable energies. EnBW plans to invest up to €50 billion by 2030, around 85 percent of which in Germany. By then, around 80 percent of EnBW’s generation portfolio is to consist of renewable energies. These are key milestones on the company’s path to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by 2040.
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