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The Danish Energy Agency has granted German utility RWE the offshore construction permit for the Thor offshore wind farm, Denmark’s largest to date.
RWE now has all permits in place to start offshore construction work in spring 2025. With a planned capacity of more than 1,000MW, Thor will be able to produce enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than 1m Danish households.
The company said that there was good progress made on land with the laying of cables and the construction of an onshore substation in the Lemvig municipality.
At the beginning of next year, RWE will prepare the seabed for construction activities, which will kick off in spring when the foundations are installed. Turbine installation is scheduled to begin in 2026.
Located approximately 22 km off the west coast of Jutland, Thor will consist of 72 wind turbines. Half of the turbines will be equipped with CO2-reduced steel towers and 40 turbines will use recyclable rotor blades.
The plan is to perform the turbine installation works from the port of Esbjerg. The port of Thorsminde will serve as an operations and maintenance base, creating 50-60 local jobs.
Construction of RWE’s new service building is expected to start later this year. Thor is expected to be fully operational by no later than the end of 2027. |
