Thor offshore wind farm producing green electricity to supply Danish households.

19 Mar Thor offshore wind farm producing green electricity to supply Danish households.

(Oilandgaspress) -Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark’s west coast near Jutland delivered electricity into the Danish grid for the first time. The grid is operated by Energinet. Danske Commodities A/S delivers route-to-market services for Thor’s electricity on behalf of RWE.

Sven Utermöhlen, Chief Executive Officer RWE Offshore Wind: “Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm is now generating electricity and feeding power into the national grid for the first time. Reaching this milestone so soon after installing the first turbine demonstrates the exceptional performance of our project teams and partners, and how effectively they collaborate. Thor is progressing exactly as planned. A big thank you to everyone involved. Our focus now turns to the next steps, which will see all 72 turbines brought into commercial operation by 2027.”

Thor offshore wind farm is a joint project between RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%). RWE is in charge of construction and operations throughout the lifecycle of Thor.

Thor will be the first offshore wind farm in the world to use 36 steel turbine towers that have been manufactured with a lower carbon footprint by Siemens Gamesa. In addition, some of the turbines will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades. This represents a pioneering step toward full lifecycle sustainability for an offshore wind farm and aligns with RWE’s sustainability ambitions.

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