Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement to develop a large-scale bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the Norwegian North Sea.
Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement to develop a large-scale bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the Norwegian North Sea.
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two areas for offshore renewables (Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II) and is currently working on the licensing process for offshore wind power projects in Norway. The area borders the Danish sector in the North Sea and is ideally located for supply of electricity to Europe, said Equinor.
‘The Sørlige Nordsjø II area, with water depths between 53 and 70 m, has potential to deliver a significant amount of renewable energy to countries aiming to transform their energy mix, following the EU and the UK’s ambitions for 300 GW and 100 GW respectively of offshore wind capacity by 2050 to reach their net zero ambitions,’ said Equinor in a statement.
Equinor and RWE have jointly developed the 385-megawatt Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea.
This was commissioned in 2019 and is delivering sustainable renewable electricity for the equivalent of 400,000 German households
