RWE and the Ustka Port Authority have signed a land lease agreement for the construction of an O&M base for the 350 MW F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm.
The company will locate the facilities for the project at the Western Quay at the port in Ustka, chosen for its port infrastructure, the possibility of crew transfer vessel repair and refueling vessels for regular operations and social facilities for employees. Another factor in the choice of site was the distance from the port to the wind farm, located 50 kilometers offshore in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.
Implementation of the project is on schedule with commercial operation expected by the end of the decade.
“Securing the land for the operation and maintenance base is another important step in the realization of our first wind farm off Poland’s Baltic coast,” says Lukas Prietz, project director of the F.E.W. Baltic II wind farm at RWE.
“The administration and control building will meet the international sustainability certification standard BREEAM, and will be constructed at the port after 2025. We plan to use the service base for the monitoring and day-to-day operation of our F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. By establishing the base at the Port of Ustka, RWE will be able to create up to 50 new jobs for the local community.”
