Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB has achieved a significant milestone with the generation of first power from the 176-MW Vesterhav Nord offshore wind park in the Danish North Sea, off the West Jutland coast, the company announced on Monday.
The landmark achievement was revealed in a LinkedIn post by Niels Sorensen, Senior Construction Manager at Vattenfall Offshore Wind, underscoring the company's progress in advancing sustainable energy solutions.
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The Vesterhav Nord project, equipped with 21 Siemens Gamesa 8.4-MW turbines, has been strategically positioned approximately 5.5 km and 8.5 km from Harboore and is slated to be connected to the grid in the first quarter of this year. It stands as the sister project to the 168-MW Vesterhav Syd, which commenced power generation at the end of 2023 and recently had all its turbines linked to the Danish power grid.
Vattenfall secured the combined EUR-769-million (USD 831.3m) Vesterhav project through a tender process in 2016, underscoring its commitment to bolstering renewable energy infrastructure. A final investment decision was made in December 2021, paving the way for the realization of the ambitious offshore wind endeavor.
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Collectively, the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord sites are poised to generate sufficient power to meet the electricity needs of over 350,000 households, significantly contributing to the region's renewable energy transition and sustainability objectives.
