Construction of 342-MW North Sea wind project off Germany advances

The construction work on the 342-MW Kaskasi wind project in the North Sea off the German coast is progressing with more than 50% of the foundations already successfully installed.

The handling, storage and terminal logistics of the 38 monopiles and transition pieces are carried out by Buss Energy Group from its terminal in the seaport of Eemshaven.

The remaining foundations for the project, owned by RWE AG (ETR:RWE), will be set up in the autumn, Buss said on Friday.

The installation of the wind turbines will begin in the summer and some of the machines will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades, as RWE announced in March.

Located 35 km (21.7mi) north of the island of Heligoland, Kaskasi is RWE's sixth wind farm in the North Sea. Once up and running by the end of this year, the wind park will produce green electricity enough to supply about 400,000 households per year.

In addition to Kaskasi, the Essen-based power major and its Canadian partner, Northland Power (TSE:NPI), are working on the development of three wind projects in the North Sea off the island of Juist with a combined output of 1.3 GW, with commissioning of the facilities planned for the period between 2026 and 2028.

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