Overview
- Electricity was first fed into the national grid on 16 March following the initial turbine installation, according to RWE and Energinet.
- RWE owns 51% of Thor with Norges Bank Investment Management holding 49%, and RWE leads construction and long-term operations.
- The wind farm will feature 72 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD turbines, with the first unit installed by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern in early March.
- Once fully operational, output is expected to supply the equivalent demand of more than one million Danish households.
- Commissioning is backed by completed offshore and onshore substations, a 30-year production licence, Danske Commodities’ route-to-market role, and an O&M base in Thorsminde expected to create 50–60 jobs.