Total Energies' premiere wind farms face final hurdle

18.11.2025

Source: E & M powernews

Total Energies is getting a little closer to its first German offshore wind farms. The French company has submitted the permit applications for two marine farms in the North and Baltic Seas.

Now the approval authority has its say. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has now received the planning applications for two Total Energies offshore wind farms. The German subsidiary of the French oil and gas group has announced that it has done so "on time".

The company has named the projects "NordseeEnergies 1" (NSE1, with a capacity of 2,000 MW) and "OstseeEnergies" (OSE, 1,000 MW). The contracts were awarded by the Federal Network Agency in 2023. It could take another 18 months, as permitted by law, before the BSH grants planning permission.

Total Energies is thus venturing into new territory in Germany. The 2023 contract marked the start of offshore activities in this country. In the two years that followed, the company secured two further offshore projects off the German coast. Antoine Becker, Managing Director Offshore Wind, describes the motivation for the commitment here as follows: "Germany is the most important European market for the development of our integrated electricity business."

In the sea off the Netherlands and France, Total Energies is also involved in joint projects with RWE. However, the Essen-based company intends to discontinue its French involvement (we reported).

The BSH is now examining Total Energies' information on environmental compatibility, the protection and safety concept and the provisional placement of turbines and cable systems in the marine farm, among other things. The Group would like to construct the turbines from 2029 and commission them in 2031. The farms should be able to supply a total of more than three million households with green electricity.

Author: Volker Stephan