RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project has cleared a key regulatory hurdle, with certification body DNV signing off the third milestone under the standard of Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The approval opens the way for turbine installation to begin.
Nordseecluster A, made up of the NC 1 and NC 2 sub-projects, is being developed by RWE together with Norges Bank Investment Management in the German North Sea. It will use 44 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines for a combined capacity of 660 MW, with full commissioning expected in early 2027.
The DNV milestone confirms that the project’s design phase, including plans for installation, operation and decommissioning, meets BSH requirements. It is one of the gates German offshore projects must pass before construction at sea can proceed.
Nordseecluster A is the first stage of the wider Nordseecluster development, which is planned to reach up to 1.6 GW across phases A and B, ranking it among Germany’s largest offshore wind schemes.
For the Baltic and North Sea region, the project adds to the build-out of German offshore capacity feeding the shared northern European grid and supply chain. The same Vestas turbine class and BSH certification path are now shaping a new generation of projects across the wider region.
