Wind power plant builder Vestas has selected ArcelorMittal to supply low-carbon-emission steel heavy plate for the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm, Kallanish learns from the steelmaker.
Developed by Vattenfall, the Nordlicht wind farm is located off Germany’s North Sea coast, some 85 km north of Borkum island, and is composed of two sites: Nordlicht 1 and Nordlicht 2.
Construction of Nordlicht 1 is set to begin in 2026, with the wind turbines expected to be installed in 2027. The entire wind farm will be fully operational in 2028 and is expected to generate approximately 6 terawatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power 1.6 million German households.
Nordlicht 1 has a capacity of around 1GW. The site will be composed of 68 Vestas wind turbines. The farm will feature turbine towers partially made with low-carbon-emissions steel.
This is the second project between Vestas and ArcelorMittal involving XCarb recycled and renewably produced heavy plate. The partnership was initially founded for the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project in Polish waters as the first to utilise this steel (see Kallanish passim).
Christian Koehl Germany
