ROAD TO 2050 © BASF
Vattenfall and BASF Partner for the German Offshore Wind Farms Nordlicht 1 and 2 From the combined capacity of 1.6 gigawatts of the offshore wind farms, BASF will receive fossil-free electric power for its European sites.
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attenfall and BASF have recently announced that the companies
German North Sea) and consists of two separate sites: Nordlicht 1 with
are in advanced and exclusive discussions to partner on the
a capacity of 980 megawatts and Nordlicht 2 with 630 megawatts. Once
German offshore wind farms Nordlicht 1 and 2. Both parties
fully operational, their combined production is expected to be around
have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally
6 terawatt hours (TWh) per year, equal to the electricity consumption of
express their joint ambition: Vattenfall will use its share of the fossil-free
1.6 million German households. In addition, BASF also bought a share
electricity to supply its German customers, while BASF – that acquired
of the recently inaugurated Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in 2021.
49% of the project shares – will receive almost half of the produced
Through its ownership, the company receives further renewable energy.
electricity to supply its chemical production sites across Europe.
“Wind energy is crucial to enable the fossil freedom that drives society
“For our transformation to Net Zero, we need large quantities of
forward and a close collaboration with industries is just as crucial for
renewable electric power at competitive prices. Together with our
accelerating the energy transition. I am proud that Nordlicht 1 and 2
long-standing partner Vattenfall, we want this project to be another
will provide German customers with fossil-free electricity as well as
milestone in securing sufficient renewable electric power for BASF in
contribute to the decarbonisation of industry in Europe. BASF is a strong
Europe, in Germany and Ludwigshafen, our largest production site
partner with ambitious sustainability goals, and we look forward to
worldwide. With the electric power from Nordlicht 1 and 2, we can drive
expanding our partnership with them,” has also commented Anna Borg,
forward our transformation and further reduce our CO2 emissions,”
the CEO of Vattenfall.
park zone is located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum (in the
For further information: www.basf.com
has stated Martin Brudermüller, the CEO of BASF. The Nordlicht wind
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