RWE Installs First Offshore Turbine With Low-Carbon Steel Tower and Recyclable Blades at Thor

Overview

• RWE said Thursday the first Thor turbine combining a CO2‑reduced steel tower and recyclable blades is now installed off Denmark’s west coast.
• Offshore work advanced through 2025 with the substation and all foundations completed, the first turbine set in early March 2026, and first power following soon after.
• The 1.1 GW wind farm will deploy 72 Siemens Gamesa SG 14‑236 DD turbines rated at 15 MW, with half using GreenerTower steel towers and 40 turbines fitted with 120 recyclable blades.
• Siemens Gamesa says its GreenerTower uses certified steel that cuts tower‑plate CO2 by at least 63% through scrap feedstock and renewable‑powered furnaces, contributing to about a 20% cut in overall turbine emissions.
• RWE, which co‑owns Thor with Norway’s wealth fund NBIM, plans to complete turbine installation by the end of 2026 and reach full operation in 2027, supplying power equal to more than one million Danish homes.