He Dreiht: offshore wind farm to power over a million homes

The He Dreiht wind farm has officially started operation in the North Sea – one of the largest offshore wind investments recently commissioned in Europe. The project is expected to supply electricity to more than one million households.

Scale of the investment

Offshore wind farms have for years been regarded as one of the pillars of the energy transition in Europe, owing to their high productivity and more stable wind conditions at sea compared with onshore. The commissioning of He Dreiht is another step in the expansion of offshore capacity in the North Sea.

• Location: North Sea (Germany)
• A project capable of powering more than one million homes
• Another example of the growing role of offshore wind in the European energy mix

Significance for the region

Investments of this kind show the great potential of offshore wind energy and the important role it plays in Europe's drive to increase the share of renewable energy sources in electricity generation. The commissioning of further large offshore wind farms strengthens the region's energy security and reduces dependence on fossil fuels.

Projects such as He Dreiht demonstrate that the scale of investment in renewables in Europe continues to grow, and that wind and solar power are becoming an increasingly significant element of energy systems across the continent.

NRG+ is following this direction of development in European energy, while developing its own photovoltaic farm and energy storage projects in Poland based on land leases.