List of offshore wind farms in Germany

The following is a list of offshore wind farms in Germany, operational within the national maritime boundaries. Germany, along with Denmark and the United Kingdom is a worldwide leader in advancing offshore wind farm technology. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm and is usually related to a shoal or the name of the nearest town on shore.

Offshore wind farms

Name Capacity
(MW)
Turbines Coordinates Commissioned Cost Capacity factor Depth range
(m)
Distance to
shore (km)
Owner Refs.
Alpha Ventus 60 6 × Multibrid M5000,
6 × REpower 5M
54°1′0″N 6°36′0″E / 54.01667°N 6.60000°E / 54.01667; 6.60000 2010 250 million 50.8% (2011)[1] 28 56 EWE 47.5%
E.ON 26.25%
Vattenfall 26.25%
[w 1][2][3][4]
Amrumbank West 302 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E / 54.43333°N 7.68333°E / 54.43333; 7.68333 2015 40 E.ON [5]
BARD Offshore 1 400 80 × BARD 5.0 54°21′18″N 5°58′48″E / 54.35500°N 5.98000°E / 54.35500; 5.98000 2013 2.9 billion 40 100 Ocean Breeze Energy [w 2] [6]
Borkum Riffgrund I 312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120 53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E / 53.96694°N 6.55389°E / 53.96694; 6.55389 2015 €1.25 billion 23-29 55 DONG, Kirkbi, Oticon [w 3]
Breitling 2.5 1x Nordex N90 2.5MW 54°9′40″N 12°7′52″E / 54.16111°N 12.13111°E / 54.16111; 12.13111 2006 0.5 0.3 Wind-Projekt GMBH [7]
Butendiek 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6 55°01′08″N 7°46′26″E / 55.01889°N 7.77389°E / 55.01889; 7.77389 2015 35 [w 4]
DanTysk 288 80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120 55°8′24″N 7°12′0″E / 55.14000°N 7.20000°E / 55.14000; 7.20000 2015 $900 million 21-31 70 Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[w 5][7]
Ems Emden 4.5 1x Enercon E-112 53°19′57″N 7°12′36″E / 53.33250°N 7.21000°E / 53.33250; 7.21000 2004 3 0.6 [w 6][8]
Baltic 1 48.3 21x Siemens SWT 2.3-93 54°36′50″N 12°40′0″E / 54.61389°N 12.66667°E / 54.61389; 12.66667 2011 €300 million 48.2% (2012)[9] 16-19 16 EnBW [w 7]
EnBW Baltic 2 288 80 × Siemens SWT 3.6-120 55°00′00″N 13°12′00″E / 55.00000°N 13.20000°E / 55.00000; 13.20000 2015 1.25 billion 23-44 32 EnBW [w 8][10][11]
Global Tech I 400 80 × Multibrid M5000 54°15′43″N 6°24′38″E / 54.26194°N 6.41056°E / 54.26194; 6.41056 2015 110 [w 9]
Gode Wind 1 & 2 582 97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 54°03′00″N 07°01′00″E / 54.05000°N 7.01667°E / 54.05000; 7.01667 2016 €2.2 billion 30 42 DONG Energy [12]
Hooksiel 5 1x Bard 5.0 53°38′13″N 8°6′14″E / 53.63694°N 8.10389°E / 53.63694; 8.10389 2008 5 0.4 [w 10][13][14]
Meerwind Süd/Ost 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 54°23′0″N 7°41′0″E / 54.38333°N 7.68333°E / 54.38333; 7.68333 2014 €1.3b 22-26 53 WindMW GmbH. [w 11][15]
Nordsee One 332 54 × Senvion 6.2M126 53°58′44″N 6°48′50″E / 53.97889°N 6.81389°E / 53.97889; 6.81389 2017 Northland Power, Innogy [16]
Nordsee Ost 295 48 × Senvion 6.2M126 54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E / 54.43333°N 7.68333°E / 54.43333; 7.68333 2015 55 Innogy [w 12]
Riffgat 113 30 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 53°41′24″N 6°28′48″E / 53.69000°N 6.48000°E / 53.69000; 6.48000 2014 480 million 16-24 15-42 ENOVA, EWE [w 13][17][18]
Sandbank 288 72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130 55°11′30″N 06°51′30″E / 55.19167°N 6.85833°E / 55.19167; 6.85833 2017 €1.2 billion 24-34 90 Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[w 14][19]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1) 200 40 × Areva M5000-116 54°2′30″N 6°28′0″E / 54.04167°N 6.46667°E / 54.04167; 6.46667 2015 €900 million 28-33 45 Trianel [w 15]
Veja Mate 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 54°19′00″N 5°52′0″E / 54.31667°N 5.86667°E / 54.31667; 5.86667 2017 €1.9 billion 45.4% (projected) 41 95 Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners [20]
Wikinger 350 70 × Adwen AD 5-135 54°50′2″N 14°4′5″E / 54.83389°N 14.06806°E / 54.83389; 14.06806 (Wikinger Wind Farm) 2018 €1.4 billion [21][22][23]

Wind farms under construction

Wind farm Capacity
(MW)
Turbines Coordinates Commissioned Cost capacity factor Depth range
(m)
km to shore Owner Refs.
Arkona38560[24]
Merkur39666[25]
Borkum Riffgrund 245056[26]

Projects

Wind farm Capacity
(MW)
Turbines Coordinates Commissioned Cost capacity factor Depth range
(m)
km to shore Owner Refs.
Hohe See 497 71 × Siemens SWT-7.0-154 54°26′0″N 6°28′0″E / 54.43333°N 6.46667°E / 54.43333; 6.46667 2019 EnBW, Enbridge [27][28]
Albatros 112 2019 [29]
Borkum Riffgrund West 270 [30]

See also

References

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  2. Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm, Germany Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  3. Alpha Ventus (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  4. http://www.lorc.dk/offshore-wind-farms-map/alpha-ventus
  5. Eon . Retrieved: 7 February 2016.
  6. BARD Offshore 1 (Germany) wind farm 4C. Retrieved: 17 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 Breitling (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  8. Ems Emden (Germany) offshore wind farm LORC . Retrieved: 6 June 2011.
  9. Knight, Sara (29 May 2015). "Politics block German offshore wind link". windpowermonthly.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. "EnBW Baltic 2". 4C Offshore. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. Rathke, Martina (2015-09-21). "Ostsee-Windpark Baltic 2 speist Strom ins Netz" [Baltic Sea Wind Farm Baltic 2 feeds Power into Grid]. heise.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  12. Gode Wind 1 and 2 4C.
  13. Hooksiel (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  14. Vries, Eize de. 5MW turbine Renewable Energy World, 18 November 2008 . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  15. Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.
  16. First foundation for Nordsee One successfully installed Offshore Windinsutry, Retrieved 29. February 2016
  17. Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
  18. Riffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  19. "Sandbank fully commissioned". 4c Offshore. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  20. "Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park". Renewables Now. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  21. "Construction is starting on the offshore wind farm Wikinger". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  22. "First Wikinger Turbine All Done". Offshore Wind. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  23. "Vikings offshore wind farm makes first power delivery to the grid". www.energydigital.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  24. "Arkona - 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  25. "Merkur - 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  26. "Borkum Riffgrund 2 - 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  27. "Canadian Enbridge Inc takes huge stake in German offshore windfarm". 4c Offshore. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  28. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/enbw-hohe-see-germany-de11.html
  29. "GeoSea Makes Headway on Albatros Project". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  30. "Borkum Riffgrund West I - 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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