Thor Wind Farm begins powering Danish grid

<p>RWE has announced that the Thor offshore wind farm, located off the west coast of Denmark near Jutland, has started supplying electricity to the Danish grid.</p>
<p>The facility is a joint venture between RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%).</p>
<p>This milestone of supplying electricity was reached shortly after the installation of the first turbine.</p>
<p>Energinet operates the grid and Danske Commodities provides route-to-market services for RWE.</p>
<p>The 1.1GW facility is expected to be fully operational by 2027.</p>
<p>RWE is responsible for the construction and ongoing operations of the project.</p>
<p>Once completed, the facility will have the capacity to power more than one million Danish households with green electricity.</p>
<p>Energinet Systemansvar CEO Kim Willerslev Jakobsen said: “Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm has reached an important milestone in the green transition.</p>
<p>“Green electricity is now flowing in from the North Sea and out through the sockets of up to one million households once Thor wind farm is fully commissioned.</p>
<p>“I am, of course, proud that Energinet has helped build the infrastructure that will distribute this green electricity to Danish consumers and to customers abroad. A big congratulations to RWE on this impressive milestone and thank you for an excellent collaboration.”</p>
<p>The wind farm will feature 36 steel turbine towers manufactured by Siemens Gamesa with a reduced carbon footprint.</p>
<p>Some turbines will also include recyclable rotor blades, aligning with RWE's sustainability goals and paving the way for life cycle sustainability in offshore energy production.</p>
<p>Key progress includes the installation of an offshore substation by HSM Offshore Energy, completion of all foundations for 72 Siemens Gamesa turbines and a finished onshore substation by Siemens Energy.</p>
<p>The Danish Energy Agency recently granted a 30-year electricity production licence, enabling further commissioning works.</p>
<p>Looking ahead, Thor's operations are set to create 50–60 local jobs at a new RWE service building in Thorsminde Port, which is scheduled to officially open in March.</p>
<p>RWE offshore wind CEO Sven Utermöhlen said: “Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm is now generating electricity and feeding power into the national grid for the first time.</p>
<p>“Reaching this milestone so soon after installing the first turbine demonstrates the exceptional performance of our project teams and partners, and how effectively they collaborate.</p>
<p>“Thor is progressing exactly as planned. A big thank you to everyone involved. Our focus now turns to the next steps, which will see all 72 turbines brought into commercial operation by 2027.”</p>