He Dreiht offshore wind farm goes live and will power a million homes

The He Dreiht wind farm, located in the North Sea, has officially started operating. According to Polski Przemysł, the project is expected to supply electricity to more than one million households. It is another major offshore project that shows how dynamically offshore wind energy is developing in Europe.

Offshore as a pillar of the energy transition

Offshore wind farms have long been regarded as one of the most important elements of Europe's energy transition. They offer high and stable productivity thanks to stronger and more regular winds at sea than on land. The commissioning of another large installation of this type is good news for the whole region – it means greater availability of clean energy and less dependence on fossil fuels.

• Offshore farms can operate more stably than onshore installations.
• Large wind projects support the delivery of EU climate targets.
• The development of offshore wind energy goes hand in hand with investment in transmission grids and energy storage, which allow the energy produced to be managed better.

The launch of He Dreiht is part of a broader trend, observed across Europe, of accelerating investment in renewable energy sources. More and more countries are betting on large wind and solar projects as a way to improve energy security and reduce CO2 emissions. Investments of this kind also show that the renewable energy industry is able to deliver projects on a large, industrial scale, supplying energy to millions of consumers.

For the renewable energy sector this is an important signal – large wind and solar projects are becoming an increasingly common part of the energy mix, and their scale is growing from year to year.

At NRG+, as a developer of photovoltaic farms and energy storage facilities, we see in such projects confirmation that investments in renewable energy sources – including those carried out on leased land – are becoming a permanent element of the European energy system.