Belgium-based marine contractor DEME has been awarded two contracts for the transport and installation of 112 foundations at the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany.
In addition to the two contracts, worth around €300m ($312m) in total, the company also secured the contract for the scour protection at both wind farms.
The Nordlicht wind farm zone, 85 km north of Borkum in the German part of the North Sea, comprises two sites – Nordlicht 1 with a capacity of 980MW and Nordlicht 2 with a capacity of 630MW.
Vattenfall is the main developer of the cluster with BASF as a key partner owning 49% of the projects. The wind farm zone is set to provide clean energy for 1.7m households as well as German industries.
The contract is subject to the final investment decision, but Vattenfall held a signing ceremony officially allocating the various scope components to the contractors involved.
The construction of the two wind farms is scheduled to start in 2026. The wind farms are expected to be fully operational in 2028. DEME will install 68 foundations and scour protection at Nordlicht 1 in 2026, followed by 44 foundations and scour protection at Nordlicht 2 in the following year.
Several vessels will be deployed including DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion, a jackup vessel, and a fallpipe vessel for scour protection.
