The agreement covers the vessel charter for transport and installation of 16 of the foreseen 18.5 MW turbines. Havfram will execute the works during the spring of 2028, using one of its advanced WTIVs, currently under construction.

Holger Matthiesen, Project Director at Luxcara and Managing Director of the project company Waterkant Energy, says:

“We are excited to partner with Havfram, having secured one of the world’s most advanced offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels for the German Waterkant offshore wind project. This underscores our dedication to leveraging European expertise and resources, fostering innovation within the renewable energy sector, and accelerating the clean energy transition in Germany.”

Even Larsen, EVP/CEO Havfram Wind, says:

“We are honored to contribute to Germany's renewable energy goals by supporting Luxcara with the Waterkant project. This agreement not only expands our growing client portfolio, but also strengthens our contract backlog. With our two state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Installation Vessels that are due to be delivered during the second half of 2025, Havfram is perfectly equipped to meet the challenges of the steadily evolving offshore wind industry.”

In August 2023, Luxcara announced its successful participation in the German offshore wind auction at that time. The bidding entity Waterkant Energy GmbH won the right to build a 270+ MW offshore wind farm on the site N-6.7, located in the German Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). For the first time in Germany, the auction included, besides financial, also social and environmental criteria. The site N-6.7 is located next to a cluster of existing offshore wind farms approximately 90 km from the island of Borkum. The Waterkant project will generate clean electricity for approximately 400,000 households and thus significantly contribute to Germany's goal to cost-efficiently reach a renewable energy share of 80% in the country’s power mix by 2030.

Source: Luxcara

 

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