RWE to Start Building New Offshore Wind Farm Control Centre in Germany

RWE is preparing to start construction of a new building in Jemgum, in Germany’s East Friesland region, which will serve as a base for round-the-clock monitoring and control of RWE’s existing and future offshore wind farms in both Germany and continental Europe.

The developer, who will take a long-term lease on the new building and has hired Real Immobilien to build the base on a 4,700-square-metre site in Jemgum, symbolically broke ground today, 23 January, to mark the start of preparations for construction.

Subject to the granting of approval, construction of the building is expected to start in the coming weeks and to be completed in autumn, after which the offices will be fitted out and technical equipment installed in the control room, according to RWE.

The developer says the new offshore wind control centre will be ready for operation in spring 2026.

“Here in Jemgum we are not only creating a state-of-the-art, working office building for the employees of RWE, we are also implementing a flagship project for sustainable building which we hope to top off with QNG certification”, said Dieter Baumann, CEO of Real Immobilien.

According to RWE, the two-storey building will “meet the highest sustainability standards” with recycled materials used and energy-optimised construction implemented. The developer also plans to use renewables for electricity and heating, along with measures to save water. Certification will also be sought in the form of the “Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings” (QNG), awarded by the German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building, RWE says.

“This new building will enable us to provide our employees with an ideal, state-of-the-art working environment. But the comfort of our existing operations team is not all: We want to carry on growing and are looking for additional qualified employees, from here in the region in particular”, said Derk Niklas Janssen, future RWE operations manager on-site.

Announcing the start of construction on the new control centre, RWE noted the company had 19 offshore wind farms in operation and was “rigorously expanding” its offshore wind portfolio, including its Nordseecluster offshore wind development north of the island of Juist which will generate enough electricity to power about 1.6 million households once commissioned. The new building in Jemgum will serve as the project office for the operation of RWE’s Nordseecluster offshore wind farms.