Sørlige Nordsjø II (Phase 1)

Norway's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. Eastern part of Sorlige Nordsjo II area. Maximum 1500 MW, minimum 1400 MW.

Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Parkwind — 51% ◆
Ingka Investments — 49% ◆
Location
Norway
North Sea
Technology
Capacity 1,500 MW ◆
Turbines —
Foundation Fixed-bottom (structure not recorded) ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination Sørlige Nordsjø II (phase 1) · 2024 ·
Water depth 59–61 m ≈ Distance from shore 140 km ◇ Wind speed 10.7 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake CfD · 115 NOK_ore_per_kWh ◆ Grid Applied · Oct 2024 ◆ Connection Transformer station in Kvinesdal (Agder), on the Norwegian … ◆
Schedule
FID Not taken
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Sources & verification

Rests on 20 sources (14 primary) · ◆ 11 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.
Operator10
[3]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2024-03-20◆ Sorlige Nordsjo II auction won by Ventyr
“Following a successful auction, it is Ventyr SN II AS, owned by Parkwind and Ingka-group, who will be the first to develop offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II. The winning bid in the auction is 115 ør…”
supportsMechanismStrike / priceDetail
[4]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2024-04
“Ventyr SN II is jointly owned by Parkwind, part of the global renewable energy company JERA Nex, and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group. The contract for offshore wind at Sørlige Nor…”
supportsStatus note
[5]
NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat)2024-10-15◆ Konsesjonssak - NVE
“VENTYR SN II AS — Utredningsprogram fastsatt [Assessment program established, 15.10.2024]. Capacity: 1,500 MW.”
supportsConsentTotal capacityStatusConnection point
[6]
GCE Ocean Technology2024-03-20
“The installed capacity in the project area is to be a minimum of 1,400 MW and a maximum of 1,500 MW.”
supportsTotal capacity
[17]
Parkwind2024-03-20◆ Ventyr secures winning bid in norwegian …
“With the first turbines expected to be operational by 2030, this 1.5GW wind farm will play a crucial role in advancing the country's renewable energy transition.”
supportsFirst power
[19]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2026-08-21◆ Utsatt frist for konsesjonssøknad til Sø…
“Energidepartementet har innvilget Ventyr SN II AS en forlengelse på 12 måneder for å gjennomføre prosjektspesifikk konsekvensutredning og sende inn konsesjonssøknad for havvindprosjektet Sørlige Nords…”
supportsStatus note
[20]
Ventyr Energi (operator)2026-06-30◆ Status for Sørlige Nordsjø II – juni 202…
“Ventyr has experienced a number of unexpected challenges in the development and planning of Sørlige Nordsjø II as well as confronting the difficult macroeconomic environment in offshore wind. As a res…”
supportsStatus note
[21]
Ventyr Energi (operator)2026-10-02◆ Ministry extends deadline for Sørlige No…
“The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has approved Ventyr's request to extend the deadline for submitting the Sørlige Nordsjø II licence application from 15 October 2026 to 15 October 2027.”
supportsStatus note
[23]
Ventyr2025-05-22◆ Ventyr fullforer forste runde med havbun…
“der vindparken med opptil 100 bunnfaste turbiner skal bygges”
supportsFoundation
[25]
Ventyr Energi (operator)2025-01-21◆ Ventyr i 2024 et ar med viktige milepael…
“Januar 2025: Klyngekonferanse og samarbeid med Rambøll Vi startet det nye året med å delta på klyngekonferansen arrangert av Norwegian Offshore Wind. I forkant av dette annonserte vi stolt vårt samarb…”
supportsStatus note
Auction results1
[26]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2026-06-22◆ no-sorlige-nordsjo-ii-2024-snii-cfd
Sorlige Nordsjo II CfD contract: NOK 2bn post-award guarantee, NOK 1m/day delay fine, NOK 2bn Fastholdelsesbot
supportsTender award · Sørlige Nordsjø II (phase 1)
Trade press8
[10]
Ventyr2024
“Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group – the largest IKEA Retail operator – is to join the Ventyr consortium, taking a 49 percent stake in the consortium.”
supportsowner
[11]
4C Offshore2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[12]
NS Energy2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[13]
The Wind Power2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[14]
Offshore Wind Design AS2025
supportsDistance from shore
[15]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[16]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
[22]
Altinget2026-06-19◆ Havvind-selskap ber om ett års utsettels…
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatus note
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown◆ Announcement of competition for a projec…
supportsTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shoreCoordinates
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