Vattenfall and BASF have signed supply and service contracts with Vestas for 15 MW offshore wind turbines in the Nordlicht offshore wind park in Germany. 56 out of the 112 turbines will partly be fabricated with low-emission steel, which reduces the carbon footprint of the towers.
The low-emission steel is based on 100 per cent steel scrap processed in an electric furnace, which in turn is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy. This reduces the carbon footprint by 66 per cent compared to heavy steel plates made via a conventional steelmaking route.
The Nordlicht wind farm area is located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea and consists of two separate locations: Nordlicht 1 with a capacity of around 980 MW and Nordlicht 2 with around 630 MW. BASF holds a 49 per cent stake in the Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farm projects. Vattenfall is developing and building the Nordlicht sites and intends to use its share of future electricity generation to supply customers in Germany with electricity. BASF will use almost half of the electricity to supply its chemical production sites in Europe, especially in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
