Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure joint venture Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm completed its final test as of 28 February, 2025, and has entered into operations. Gode Wind 3, in the German North Sea, is Ørsted’s fifth German 253 MW offshore wind farm. The plant now has the ability to produce renewable electricity enough to supply approximately 250,000 homes. The 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 project, which completed its final turbine in early January, will soon follow Gode Wind 3.

Expanding Germany’s Renewable Energy Capacity

With the construction of Gode Wind 3, Ørsted has solidified its leadership position in the German offshore wind industry.Ørsted now holds close to 20% of Germany’s offshore wind capacity and provides green energy to approximately 1.6 million households. Ørsted is also accelerating the supply of clean energy, with Borkum Riffgrund 3 becoming operational in 2026.

Nuveen Infrastructure, the global infrastructure investment manager, played a key role in the development of the Gode Wind 3 project.With a portfolio capacity of 7.6+ GW, the renewable energy investments by Nuveen can power more than 4 million homes.

Patrick Harnett, Chief Operating Officer at Ørsted,stated that offshore wind is a crucial technology for Germany’s transition to green energy. He mentioned that with the completion of Gode Wind 3, Ørsted now operates five offshore wind farms in the German North Sea, generating large-scale, homegrown renewable energy. He also highlighted that Ørsted plans to further expand its green power supply to German households and businesses when Borkum Riffgrund 3 comes online in 2026.

Innovative Turbine Technology and European Cooperation

Gode Wind 3 wind farm consists of 23 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a capacity of 11 MW each.With a rotor diameter of 200 meters, these turbines are the largest operating wind turbines in German waters The new turbines produce up to 40% more energy than previous 8 MW turbines..

TenneT, the TSO of Germany, exports the electricity of the wind farm via its offshore converter station and substation. The power enters Germany’s high-voltage grid in Lower Saxony, with Ørsted managing operations from its Norden-Norddeich base.

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Sustainability and Innovation in Installation

Ørsted employed a novel installation technique for three monopile foundations at Gode Wind 3 to reduce environmental impact.The innovation substituted the conventional pile-driving technique, substantially reducing underwater noise levels, which can disturb marine life. Ørsted and contractors from Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France are working together, showcasing strong European cooperation on the project.

Enfinium, a UK major energy-from-waste (EfW) operator, has announced the next phase of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot program as part of its effort to decarbonize its business. The new projects involve the relocation of a CCS pilot plant to Enfinium’s Parc Adfer facility in Flintshire, North Wales, and become the only live carbon capture pilot in Wales and the first within the HyNet industrial cluster.

CCS Pilot Relocation and New Developments

In April 2025, Enfinium will move the CCS pilot plant currently based at its Ferrybridge 1 facility in West Yorkshire to Parc Adfer. Kanadevia Inova, a leader in clean technology, will operate this plant. The Parc Adfer facility is also a candidate for funding under the UK Government’s Track-1 HyNet Expansion programme, which could potentially accelerate economic growth and further the region’s decarbonisation goals, pending government approval.

Meanwhile, Enfinium plans to install a new pilot plant at Ferrybridge, developed by Nuada, a British tech company specializing in an innovative metal-organic framework (MOF) technology. This breakthrough technology could deliver significant efficiencies and has the potential to scale commercially for large-scale carbon capture.

The two pilot projects, running for at least six months, are part of Enfinium’s strategy to achieve net-zero emissions.

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Unlocking Carbon Removals in the UK

The UK’s Climate Change Committee indicates the critical role of carbon removal in achieving a Net Zero economy, citing that much of society’s waste, particularly biogenic material such as food and vegetation, already carries carbon that has been captured from the environment. Removing the CO2 in EfW plants locks the carbon out of the atmosphere forever, reducing the carbon footprint of waste management.

Mike Maudsley, CEO of Enfinium, stated that to achieve net zero, the UK must produce carbon removals at scale. He emphasized that energy from waste would play a critical role in delivering the necessary carbon removals for the UK to reach net zero.He also mentioned that by supporting the development of carbon capture technologies, Enfinium is advancing innovation in the UK and building its understanding as it moves forward with plans to deploy CCS across its six UK facilities.

The UK sees the energy-from-waste industry as a key sector driving decarbonisation. Latest reports indicate that by 2050, the sector has the potential to extract up to 8 million tons of carbon every year.