List of offshore wind farms
This page lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size.
As of September 2018 the Walney Extension in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 659 MW.
Largest operational offshore wind farms
This is a list of offshore wind farms with at least 200 MW nameplate capacity that are currently operational.
Largest under construction
This is a list of wind farms with a nameplate capacity of more than 300MW currently under construction.
Wind farm | Capacity (MW) |
Location | Site coordinates | Turbines & model | Completion | Refs |
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Hornsea Project One | 1,218 | 174 x Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | 2020 | [75] | ||
East Anglia ONE | 714 | 102 x Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | 2020 | [76] | ||
Kriegers Flak | 604.8 | 55°01′00″N 12°56′00″E / 55.01667°N 12.93333°E | 72 x Siemens SG 8.4MW | 2021 | [77] | |
Beatrice | 588 | 58°7′48″N 3°4′12″W / 58.13000°N 3.07000°W | 84 × Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | 2019 | [78] | |
Hohe See | 497 | 71 x Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | 2019 | [79] | ||
Borkum Riffgrund 2 | 450 | 56 x MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW | 2019 | [80] | ||
Horns Rev 3 | 406.7 | 55°49′N 7°42′E / 55.817°N 7.700°E | 49 x MHI Vestas V164-8.3 MW | 2019 | [81] | |
Binhai North | 400 | 34°40′04″N 120°21′29″E / 34.66778°N 120.35806°E | 100 x Siemens SWT-4.0-120 | 2018 | [82] | |
Merkur | 396 | 66 x GE Haliade 150-6 MW | 2018 | [83] | ||
Arkona | 385 | 60 x Siemens SWT-6.0-154 | 2019 | [84] | ||
Rentel | 309 | 42 x Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | 2018 | [85] |
Largest proposed
The following table lists largest offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are only at a proposal stage, and have achieved at least some of the formal consents required before construction can begin.
Wind Farm | Total (MW) |
Country | Coordinates | Consents | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korea Offshore | 2,500 | Korean government approved | [86] | ||
Hornsea Project Three | 2,400 | Crown Estate Round 3 | [87] | ||
Formosa III | 1,900 | Undergoing environmental impact assessment and approvals which are expected to be completed by end of 2017 | [88] | ||
Borssele Offshore (phases 1-4) | 1,400 | Phase I and II (2 x 350MW) to be built by Dong Energy,
Phase III (330MW) and IV (350MW) to be built by Blauwwind II c.v. consortium |
[89] | ||
Hollandse Kust Zuid Holland (phases 1-4) | 1,400 | Phase I & II (700MW) to be built by Vattenfall/Nuon
Phase III & IV (700MW) TBA |
[90][91] | ||
Hornsea Project Two | 1,386 | Pre-Construction | [92] | ||
Moray Firth | 1,866 | Moray East (1116MW), Moray West (750 MW) | [93][94] | ||
Creyke Beck A | 1,200 | 54°43′28.63″N 2°46′06.80″E / 54.7246194°N 2.7685556°E | Crown Estate Round 3 | [95][96] | |
Creyke Beck B | 1,200 | Crown Estate Round 3 | [95][96] | ||
East Anglia (formerly Norfolk Bank) | 1,200 | Crown Estate Round 3 | [97][98] | ||
Teesside A | 1,200 | Crown Estate Round 3 | [95][96] | ||
Teesside B | 1,200 | Crown Estate Round 3 | [95][96] | ||
Triton Knoll | 1,200 | Crown Estate Round 2 | [99] | ||
Other notable offshore wind farms
Wind Farm | Country | Coordinates | Year | Notability | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vindeby | Denmark | 1991 | First offshore wind farm; 11 × Bonus 450 kW | [100][101][102][103][104][105][106] | |
Beatrice | United Kingdom | 58°7′48″N 3°4′12″W / 58.13000°N 3.07000°W | 2007 | 2 × Senvion 5MW prototype turbines, deepest fixed-foundation at 45-metre water depth | [107][108][109] |
Yttre Stengrund | Sweden | First offshore wind farm to be decommissioned (in November 2015) | |||
Hywind | Norway | 2009 | First full-scale, deep-water floating turbine: Siemens 2.3 MW turbine in 220 meter-deep water | [110][111] | |
Hywind Scotland | United Kingdom | 2017 | First full-scale, deep-water floating wind farm, at 30 MW capacity |
See also
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Offshore wind farms. |
- 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database
- North American Offshore Wind Project List
- The Crown Estate's interactive UK marine estates map
- LORC Knowledge - Offshore Renewables Map
- Offshore Center List of offshore wind farms
- Renewable UK offshore wind page
- Tethys Map Viewer A compilation of documents, U.S. permitting sites, and international Annex IV project sites and research studies on offshore wind developments that are associated with a geographic location.