Nordseecluster A
Part of 1.6 GW Nordseecluster (NC 1/N-3.7 and NC 2/N-3.8 form Phase A; NC 3/N-3.5 and NC 4/N-3.6 form Phase B). FID taken May 2024.
Status
Under Constructionlifecycle stage
Near certainHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
RWE — 51% ◆
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
660 MW ◆
Turbines
44 × 15 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V236 15-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2021 (central model) · 2021 ·
Water depth
29–33 m ◆
Distance from shore
50 km ◆
Wind speed
10.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Merchant ◆
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
TenneT NOR-3-3 (DolWin Kappa HVDC converter station) ◆
Schedule
FID
27 May 2024 ◆
COD · announced
2027 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
Near certainHafrok's delivery likelihood for Nordseecluster A
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 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 (18 primary) · ◆ 16 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.
Regulator4
[1]
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2024-06-14◆ Planfeststellungsbeschluss Offshore-Wind…
“Az.: 5111/NC 1/PFV [...] Hamburg, den 14.06.2024 [...] Gegenstand des vorliegenden Planfeststellungsbeschlusses ist der Offshore -Windpark „NC 1“, bestehend aus 15 Offshore-Windenergieanlagen (WEA) [.…”
supportsConsentUnit capacityFoundationStatusConnection point+3 more
[2]
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2024-06-12◆ Planfeststellungsbeschluss Offshore-Wind…
“Az: 5111/NC 2/PFV Hamburg, den 12.06.2024 [...] Der Planfeststellungsbeschluss umfasst 29 Windenergieanlagen (im Folgenden: WEA) [...] Nennleistung je WEA: 15 MW [...] Gründungsstruktur: Monopile [...…”
supportsConsentUnit capacityFoundationStatusConnection point+3 more
[20]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "NC 1": 15 units, 225.0 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 2, 'In Planung': 13}, operators ['Nordseecluster A GmbH ＆ Co. KG'], commissioned 2026-07-21..2026-07-31, planned 2026-07-19..2026-07-…”
supportsRegister entry
[23]
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) — GeoSeaPortal, CONTIS Facilities2026-09-09
“featureid 405013, name_ "NC 1", status Approved, 10.4 km², centroid 54.0427 N 7.0649 E; featureid 405003, name_ "NC 2", status Approved, 20.6 km² in two parts (14.8 + 5.7), centroid 54.0689 N 6.8897 E…”
supportsCoordinates
Operator11
[3]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2024-05-27◆ Investment decision made: RWE to build w…
“Essen, 27 May 2024 [...] RWE has made the investment decision for its Nordseecluster , involving offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.6 gigawatts (GW). [...] Nordseecluster A has a total …”
supportsFinal investment decisionCommercial operationTurbinesTotal capacity
[5]
RWE AG2025-03-31◆ RWE and Norges Bank Investment Managemen…
“NBIM will acquire a 49% stake in both projects. RWE remains in charge of construction and operations throughout the lifecycle of these offshore wind farms. The agreed purchase price is approximately €…”
supportsBackground
[6]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2025-03-14◆ Nordseecluster: First foundations for Ge…
“The first eight foundations have arrived and been offloaded in the Dutch base port Eemshaven. … Beginning in summer, the foundations will be shipped from the base port in Eemshaven out to the construc…”
supportsOffshore constructionDistance from shoremarshalling
[7]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2025-07-28◆ Nordseecluster offshore wind project rea…
“Essen, 28 July 2025 [...] The Nordseecluster offshore wind project has reached a significant milestone: the first turbine foundation has been successfully installed around 50 kilometres north of the G…”
supportsOffshore constructionDistance from shore
[8]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2025-11-07◆ RWE has installed all wind turbine found…
“With the successful installation of all monopile foundations for the wind turbines and their accompanying secondary steel structures, a further significant milestone in the Nordseecluster A offshore p…”
supportsCommercial operationTotal capacityFoundationAeolus — foundation installation
[9]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2026-02-10◆ Nordseecluster offshore wind project: Su…
“A ceremony held today at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, marked the successful completion of the design, construction and integration phases of two offshore electrical…”
supportsBackground
[16]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2026-06-11◆ First turbine up at Nordseecluster A off…
“Full commissioning of Nordseecluster A (660 megawatts) scheduled for early 2027 ... With a total capacity of 660 MW, Nordseecluster A is expected to be fully connected to the grid in early 2027.”
supportsOffshore constructionCommercial operationNorse Wind — turbine installation
[18]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2026-07-22◆ First electricity fed into grid from nor…
“Yesterday, just a few weeks after the successful installation of the first turbine , electricity was fed into the German grid for the first time. … With a total capacity of 660 megawatts (MW), Nordsee…”
supportsFirst power
[19]
RWE Supply and Trading2026-03-10◆ Munich airport procures offshore wind po…
“Munich Airport and energy producer RWE signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) in February 2026. The PPA has a term of ten years and guarantees the airport 40 gigawatt hours (40 million kilowatt hours…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[21]
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH2026-08-31◆ Half of turbines for nordseecluster a of…
“RWE celebrated the halfway point on the high seas as the 22nd wind turbine was installed around 50 kilometres north of the German island of Juist and half of the turbines for the first construction ph…”
supportsCOD history
[22]
RWE AG2025-06-04◆ Rwe and nbim jointly realise offshore wi…
“RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) have successfully closed the transaction they announced in March. NBIM now holds a 49% equity stake in both the Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind p…”
supportsoperatorpartner
OEM1
[10]
Vestas2024-06-14◆ Vestas secures 660 MW order for the Nord…
“Vestas has received a firm order for RWE’s 660 MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany [...] For the first phase of the project, Vestas will be supplying 44 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
Record source1
[25]
RWE2025-07-28◆ rwe-nc-first-monopile-2025-07
The monopiles were shipped from the heavy-lift terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, to the construction site in the German North Sea by Van Oord's brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas. Fou…
supportsBoreas — foundation installation
Trade press3
[11]
offshoreWIND.biz2021-09-09
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMechanismDetail
[14]
4C Offshore2026
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[15]
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