Vestas has been identified as the pre-selected tenderer for the turbines for EnBW’s 900-MW He Dreiht offshore windfarm, a deal that the company’s chief executive Henrik Andersen said shows the company is “resolutely back in offshore wind”
If the company signs a firm and unconditional order, the deal will be the first commercial deployment of the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine, which was unveiled in February 2021.
Vestas was pre-selected through an EU tender process. The He Dreiht project is in the German North Sea approximately 85 km off the island of Borkum and 104 km west of the island of Helgoland.
With the industry’s largest swept area and a capacity factor of in excess of 60%, the V236-15.0 MW has 115.5 m blades.
The swept area of the turbine is 43,742 m2 and, depending on site-specific conditions, a single V236-15.0 MW turbine is capable of producing 80 GWh per year.
“I must pay tribute to EnBW for the close collaboration we have enjoyed over the past few months, finding the right solutions for the He Dreiht project,” Mr Andersen said.
The He Dreiht project will be operated on a subsidy-free basis by EnBW. Turbines are due to begin being installed in the second quarter of 2025, with full commissioning anticipated for the fourth quarter of the same year.
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