Vattenfall and BASF have awarded four major contracts for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. The contracts have been awarded to EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC), CS Wind Offshore, Deme, and Jan De Nul.
EEW SPC will manufacture the monopile foundations, each with a diameter of 10 metres, processing approximately 141,000 tonnes of steel at its Rostock site in Germany.
CS WIND Offshore will supply the transition pieces to connect the turbines to the monopiles.
Deme will manage the installation of the monopiles and transition pieces.
Jan De Nul has been contracted to install 196 kilometres of inter-array cables, connecting the turbines. The company will deploy its cable installation vessel, Connector, for the task.
In 2024, Vattenfall and BASF awarded contracts to Vestas for the supply of wind turbines, Havfram for low-carbon transport and installation services, and TKF for the supply of inter-array cables.
Pending final investment decisions in 2025, construction for Nordlicht 1 (980 MW) and Nordlicht 2 (630 MW) is set to begin in 2026, with full commissioning anticipated by 2028.
