Project information
Location
Windbostel Ost and Windbostel West are located approximately 110 to 115 kilometres north-west of the German island of Borkum. The sites are large enough to accommodate offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts each.
Windbostel Ost and Windbostel West at a glance
2,000 MW per site
Planned installed capacity
~115 km north-west to Borkum
Located
over 40 metres
Water depth
Project timeline
Investment decisions are expected to be taken by 2027 for Windbostel Ost and 2028 for Windbostel West. Subject to the necessary permits and confirmation of grid connection, offshore construction could start in 2029 and 2030 with full commissioning planned for 2031 and 2032 respectively.
Windbostel Ost
Final investment decision planned for Windbostel Ost
Start of offshore construction planned for Windbostel Ost
Planned commissioning for Windbostel Ost
Windbostel West
Final investment decision planned for Windbostel West
Start of offshore construction planned for Windbostel West
Planned commissioning for Windbostel West
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Project partners
RWE and TotalEnergies jointly develop Windbostel Ost and Windbostel West, each owning a 50% stake in the projects.
About RWE
RWE is leading the way to a clean energy world. With its investment and growth strategy Growing Green, RWE is contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system. Around 20,000 employees work for the company in almost 30 countries worldwide.
RWE is one of the leading companies in the field of offshore wind with more than 20 years of experience in the development, construction and efficient operation of wind farms at the high sea. The company has 19 offshore wind farms in operation, including six off the German coast. Currently RWE is building large offshore wind projects with a total capacity of more than 4.8 GW – including the OranjeWind offshore wind farm (795 MW) off the Dutch coast, which RWE delivers jointly with TotalEnergies.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable. Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.
As part of its ambition to get to net zero by 2050, TotalEnergies is building a world class cost-competitive portfolio combining renewables (solar, onshore and offshore wind) and flexible assets (CCGT, storage) to deliver clean firm power to its customers. By the end of 2024, TotalEnergies’ gross renewable electricity generation installed capacity reached 26 GW.
TotalEnergies will continue to expand this business to reach 35 GW in 2025 and more than 100 TWh of net electricity production by 2030. TotalEnergies’ portfolio in offshore wind has a total capacity of 23 GW, with most farms bottom-fixed. These projects are located in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, France, the United States, in the Netherlands and in Germany.