• Eemshaven to serve as transshipment point for 45 foundations weighing on average  1,500 tonnes each – the equivalent of 1,000 small cars 
  • 1.6-gigawatt Nordseecluster to be built north of island of Juist; installation of  foundations for first construction phase commencing in summer; turbines to be erected  in 2026 
  • Nordseecluster A with 660 megawatts to be commissioned in 2027; Nordseecluster B  with additional 900 megawatts to follow in 2029 

Essen, 14 March 2025: RWE is taking an important step towards building the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in  the German North Sea. The first eight foundations have arrived and been offloaded in the  Dutch base port Eemshaven. These foundations are around 85 metres long on average and  weigh approximately 1,500 tonnes each. This is the equivalent to the weight of around  1,000 small cars. This year, a total of 45 of these monopile foundations will pass through the  Buss Terminal in Eemshaven; 44 of them are to carry the wind turbines, and one will support the  transformer substation. The large-scale foundations were manufactured and delivered by Dajin  Heavy Industry. 

Thomas Michel, COO RWE Offshore Wind: “With the delivery and safe unloading of the first  foundations by Dajin, we have passed an important milestone on the way to building our  Nordseecluster. With an overall capacity of around 1.6 gigawatts, it is the largest wind project  currently being built off the German coast. We need an enormous amount of storage space and an excellent port infrastructure for the construction process – both of which are available  at the Buss Terminal Eemshaven. We are currently creating synergies by also handling the  foundations for our Danish offshore wind farm Thor at this port and will use it as the base for  our Dutch OranjeWind project as well.” 

Quay, storage and traffic areas totalling more than 260,000 square metres are available in  Eemshaven for handling the foundations for the offshore wind projects from RWE. 

The Nordseecluster will be built in two stages: Nordseecluster A will have a capacity of  660 megawatts (MW). Beginning in summer, the foundations will be shipped from the base  port in Eemshaven out to the construction site at sea, which is located around 50 kilometres  north of the island of Juist. The 44 wind turbines for Nordseecluster A will be erected next year  and fully connected to the grid at the start of 2027. Nordseecluster B will contribute additional  900 MW from 60 wind turbines and commence commercial operation at the start of 2029.

Source: RWE