Nordlicht 2 (N-6.6)
Second phase of Nordlicht cluster. Originally conditional FID in March 2025, became full FID January 2026 after BSH permit.
Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
Near certainHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Vattenfall — 100% ◆Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
630 MW ◆
Turbines
44 × 15 MW ◆
Maker
Vestas (model not recorded) ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2023 (central model, qualitative) · 2023 ·
Water depth
37–40 m ◆
Distance from shore
85 km ◆
Wind speed
10.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Merchant ◆
Grid
Secured · 29 Oct 2025 ◆
Connection
BorWin Delta (BorWin4) converter platform, NOR-6-3 grid … ◆
Schedule
FID
13 Jan 2026 ◆
COD · announced
2029 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
Near certainHafrok's delivery likelihood for Nordlicht 2 (N-6.6)
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
3 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 14 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 13 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator1
[1]
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2025-10◆ Plangenehmigung Offshore-Windpark Nordli…
“Hamburg, den 29.10.2025 [...] Die Plangenehmigung umfasst 44 Windenergieanlagen auf See (im Folgenden: WEA) [...] Breitengrad Längengrad 54° 15' 57,170" 05° 57' 11,456" Rotordurchmesser: 236 m Nabenhö…”
supportsConsentTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+8 more
Operator7
[2]
Vattenfall2025-11-06◆ Vattenfall receives planning approval pe…
“The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted planning approval for the construction of the Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm. The project comprises a total of 44 wind turbines, each wit…”
supportsTurbinesMakerUnit capacityTotal capacityStatus+1 more
[3]
Vattenfall2026-01-13◆ Germany’s largest wind project is moving…
“In March 2025, Vattenfall took a full FID for Nordlicht I and an FID for Nordlicht II on a conditional basis. The permit for the Nordlicht II offshore wind farm, issued by the Federal Maritime and Hyd…”
supportsFinal investment decisionCommercial operation
[6]
Vattenfall2024-04-22◆ Vattenfall and BASF sign purchase agreem…
“The Nordlicht wind project is being built in the German North Sea without state subsidies and, with a total installed capacity of 1.6 gigawatts, will be the largest offshore wind farm project in reali…”
supportsTotal capacityMechanismDetailDistance from shore
[7]
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. [...] EEW SP…”
supportsFoundationDistance from shore
[8]
Vattenfall2023-12-05◆ Vattenfall and BASF to partner on German…
“Vattenfall and BASF are in advanced and exclusive discussions to partner on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 projects through a sale of 49 percent of the project shares to BASF … The Nordlicht wind park zone is …”
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shore
[10]
Vattenfall2026-07-02◆ Vattenfall starts offshore construction …
“Vattenfall has reached an important milestone in the construction of the Nordlicht offshore wind cluster: on July 1st, the first monopile for the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm was installed in the Ge…”
supportsCOD history
[14]
Vattenfall AB2026-03◆ Vattenfall corporate factbook March 2026
“Project Country Type Capacity Est. CO2 reduction2 (ktonnes) Vattenfall’s share (%) Completion Total investment Nordlicht I Wind offshore 980 MW 1,067 100% 2028 2,724 MEUR Nordlicht II Wind offshore 63…”
supportsCommercial operation
OEM1
[15]
Vestas Wind Systems A/S2024-06-17◆ Vestas has signed conditional agreement …
“Vestas has signed a conditional agreement with Vattenfall and BASF to supply 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for Vattenfall's and BASF's Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects. ... If and when the ag…”
supportsMaker
Record source2
[18]
Vattenfall2026-07-02◆ vattenfall-nordlicht-construction-start-…
The installation was carried out by DEME, which is responsible for the transport and installation of the foundations and transition pieces for Nordlicht I and II... Nordlicht II is planned to follow a…
supportsVessel — foundation installation
[19]
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.
supportsVessel — turbine installation
Trade press3
[9]
[12]
[17]
Amprion2026-05-22◆ Energieministerkonferenz 2026: Kabelzug …
“Derzeit setzt Amprion Offshore-Netzanbindungen in den Projekten DolWin4 und BorWin4, BalWin1 und 2, Windader West und Rhein-Main-Link um.”
supportsStatusConnection point
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