RWE has commenced work on the Thor offshore wind farm project, Denmark’s largest offshore wind initiative to date, establishing key operational and construction bases at the Port of Thorsminde and Thyborøn Port.
The Thor wind farm, located 22 kilometers off the west coast of Jutland in the Danish North Sea, will have a capacity exceeding 1 GW and is expected to power over one million Danish households with green energy.
At Thyborøn Port, RWE has established its offshore construction base. The port will be the home port for construction vessels and manage marine logistics, with Buss Ports overseeing port logistics from a newly developed 100,000 square-meter facility, providing storage and specialized heavy-duty infrastructure to support foundation installations beginning in spring 2025. Thyborøn will also host secondary steel structures essential for the foundation phase, as RWE’s construction team prepares the seabed early next year.
Erik Flyvholm, Mayor of Lemvig Kommune, welcomed RWE’s decision: “Thyborøn Port’s selection as the base for Thor offshore wind farm confirms the port’s strategic readiness to support offshore activities in the North Sea.” Günther Fenle, RWE’s Project Director for Thor, emphasized that Thyborøn will play an essential role in the project’s construction phase, bringing more than two years of local economic activity to the port and community.
As the project progresses towards commercial operation, RWE is also establishing a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) base at the Port of Thorsminde, with a ground-breaking ceremony held at the port to mark the start of construction. The 2,300-square-meter, three-story facility will include a control room for real-time monitoring, office spaces, a conference room with views of the North Sea and Nissum Fjord, and warehousing for ongoing maintenance needs. Set for completion by late 2025, this facility will create 50 to 60 permanent jobs, supporting daily operations when crew transfer vessels begin transporting workers offshore in 2026.
RWE Denmark CEO Pernille Asgaard Haaning expressed enthusiasm about the location: “Thorsminde provides the shortest sea route to the Thor wind farm, making it an ideal base for long-term operations. By investing millions of Euros and establishing up to 60 permanent positions, we are committed to contributing to the local economy and community.”
Thor’s installation phase will involve 72 wind turbines, half of which will feature CO₂-reduced steel towers, with 40 turbines equipped with recyclable rotor blades. The turbine installation is scheduled to commence in 2026 from the Port of Esbjerg. RWE is working with an ambitious target of achieving operational status by 2027 as it advances towards its goal of tripling its global offshore wind capacity to 10 GW by 2030.
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