Siemens Gamesa will supply 132 Recyclable Blades to RWE’s Sofia offshore wind project. The recyclable blades technology will be installed on 44 of Sofia’s 100 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines. This will be the first deployment of 108-metre long B108 recyclable blades. All recyclable blades will be manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s factory in Hull, UK.
In 2022, RWE became the first commercial, large-scale offshore developer to install Siemens Gamesa’s fully recyclable blades, with a number of blades being utilized in the Kaskasi offshore wind power project located 35 km north of the island of Heligoland in the German North Sea. The Sofia project will utilize recyclable blades measuring 108 metres long, representing the first deployment of this variant. The Kaskasi project utilizes 81-meter-long recyclable blades on the selected SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines.
Commenting on joint working with RWE, Marc Becker, CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s offshore business, said, “Our industry-leading Recyclable Blade technology is now delivering even greater circularity of resources. When we began working with RWE on the Kaskasi project, we knew that we had taken the first major steps toward delivering a decisive change to the wind sector. Having the opportunity to produce and install 132 Recyclable Blades for the Sofia project is a remarkable achievement. It fully demonstrates the joint focus between our companies to develop and deliver even greater levels of sustainability for renewable power generation globally,”
