Nordlicht 1 (N-7.2)
Germany's largest offshore wind project. BSH site N-7.2, 85 km north of Borkum, covers 52.63 km squared, water depth 37-39 m.
Status
Under Constructionlifecycle stage
Near certainHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Vattenfall — 100% ◆Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
980 MW ◆
Turbines
68 × 15 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V236 15-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2022 (central model, site N-7.2) · 2022 ·
Water depth
37–39 m ◆
Distance from shore
96 km ◆
Wind speed
10.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
TenneT BorWin Kappa (NOR-7-2 grid connection system) ◆
Schedule
FID
Mar 2025 ◆
COD · announced
2028 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
Near certainHafrok's delivery likelihood for Nordlicht 1 (N-7.2)
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 20 sources (16 primary) · ◆ 18 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2024-12◆ Planfeststellungsbeschluss Offshore-Wind…
“Az: 5111/Nordlicht I/PFV Rostock, den 13.12.2024 [...] Der Planfeststellungsbeschluss umfasst 68 Windenergieanlagen [...] Nennleistung je WEA: 15 MW Gründungsstruktur: Monopile [...] Die Koordinaten d…”
supportsConsentTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+5 more
[17]
Bundesnetzagentur2022-09-07◆ BNetzA: Ergebnisse der Ausschreibung für…
“Den Zuschlag hat die Bieterin RWE Renewables Offshore HoldCo Four GmbH erhalten. Gegenstand der Ausschreibung war die in der deutschen Nordsee gelegene Fläche mit der Bezeichnung N-7.2 mit einem Aussc…”
supportsMechanismDetail
Operator8
[2]
Vattenfall2023-02-14◆ New German offshore wind farm renamed No…
“The German 980 MW wind project "N-7.2" located in the North Sea has been renamed Nordlicht I. Surface: 52.63 km². Distance to shore: 96 km. Water depth: 37-39 m.”
supportsTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shore
[3]
Vattenfall2025-03-25◆ Vattenfall builds Germany’s largest offs…
“25 March 2025, 15:00 CET [...] Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Nordlicht I and II offshore wind farms. [...] Nordlicht I is set to become Germany’s largest offshore wind proje…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[5]
Vattenfall2026-01-14◆ Germany’s largest wind project is moving…
“Monopile installation for Nordlicht I is scheduled to start in the third quarter of this year, while Nordlicht II will follow approximately one year later. Both wind farms are expected to be operation…”
supportsCommercial operation
[8]
Vattenfall2025-01-31◆ Vattenfall and BASF award key contracts …
“Vattenfall and BASF have awarded four major contracts for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, which are located 85 kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. [...] Nordli…”
supportsBackground
[12]
Vattenfall2024-09-26◆ Havfram contracted for transport and ins…
“BASF holds a 49 per cent stake in the Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farm projects. The Nordlicht wind project is being built without state subsidies and, with a total installed capacity of 1.6 gigawatts, rep…”
supportsBackground
[20]
Vattenfall2026-07-02◆ Vattenfall starts offshore construction …
“on July 1st, the first monopile for the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm was installed in the German North Sea. [...] Nordlicht I will comprise 68 monopile and transition piece foundations. [...] Both w…”
supportsOffshore constructionCommercial operationCOD history
[25]
Vattenfall2024-08-28◆ Offshore wind for green steel: Vattenfal…
“A new power purchase agreement (PPA) provides for fossil-free electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm [...] provides for a share of 75 megawatts of connected load from the Nordlicht 1 offs…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[26]
Vattenfall2026-11-02◆ Key milestone for Germany's largest offs…
“Vattenfall has completed the installation of all 68 foundations for the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea ahead of schedule. The final monopile was installed at the end of Septemb…”
supportsStatus note
OEM1
[23]
Vestas Wind Systems A/S2025-03-31◆ Vestas wins firm order for the Nordlicht…
“Vestas has secured a firm order for 68 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for Vattenfall's Nordlicht 1 offshore wind project. The order for Nordlicht 1 totals 1,020 MW, with a grid connection capacity of 980 …”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
Record source2
[27]
Vattenfall2026-07-02◆ vattenfall-nordlicht-construction-start-…
on July 1st, the first monopile for the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm was installed in the German North Sea... The installation was carried out by DEME, which is responsible for the transport and ins…
supportsVessel — foundation installation
[28]
Vattenfall2024-09-26◆ vattenfall-nordlicht-havfram-2024-09
Havfram will deploy one of its state-of-the-art, low-emission wind turbine installation vessels for the construction of the two wind farms. Havfram's new installation vessels, which are still under co…
supportsVessel — turbine installation
Trade press7
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-01-13◆ Vattenfall Takes Final Investment Decisi…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacity
[9]
[10]
[13]
[14]
Windtech International2026-07-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore construction
[16]
[24]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-10-01◆ All Monopiles In at Nordlicht I Offshore…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatus note
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