RWE, Equinor and Hydro plan large-scale offshore wind farm in the North Sea

RWE Renewables, Equinor and Hydro REIN have signed an MoU with Windport AS to develop a large-scale bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the North Sea.

Windport AS, a subsidiary of Global Ocean Technology, aims to provide the port facilities required for the development and construction phase of the wind farm.

The agreement will see the parties share information on the feasibility of the industrial development needed for these port facilities.

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“The Norwegian Government has set a target for offshore wind of 30GW in Norway by 2040. The North Sea has among the world’s best wind resources. A large-scale offshore wind farm at Sørlige Nordsjø II could play a key role in expanding the North Sea as an offshore energy hub, and create new industrial opportunities,” says Arne Eik, project director for Sørlige Nordsjø II from Equinor.

“The planned offshore wind development in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area represents great business opportunities for the Southern part of Norway, and we are looking forward to jointly explore how the Mandal area can provide the port facilities needed, with Equinor, RWE and Hydro”, says Øystein Sunde Pedersen, CEO of Windport AS.

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The Norwegian Government has announced that the first phase of the Sørlige Nordsjø II area will be auctioned in 2023. The auction winner will have the opportunity to develop a 1.5GW wind farm that provides power to the Norwegian mainland.

The second phase of SN2 would be a 1.5GW hybrid project delivering power to both Norway and Europe.