Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Vattenfall has signed a deal with EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) to establish an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in the Dutch port of Eemshaven to support construction and operation of its planned Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms, which will become Germany’s largest offshore wind project.

The site will provide direct access for service operation vessels (SOVs) and crew transfer vessels (CTVs), reducing travel times to the German North Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Vattenfall said shorter routes will cut fuel use and emissions while improving efficiency and safety.

EMO plans to start construction of the operations building later in 2025. The project will include warehouse and workshop areas, outdoor storage space, as well as limited office space.

Vattenfall will lease the building on a long-term basis, with completion scheduled for October 2026.

In addition, EMO will support regular port calls under a parallel service contract, handling SOVs with various services. Smaller CTV units will be serviced via EMO’s own floating jetty on its premises.

Construction of the Nordlicht 1 project will begin in 2026, with commissioning of the first turbines of the wind farm