List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

This is a list of operational, offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources,[1][2] and primarily the 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database and is current up to July 2015. 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.

Operational wind farms

The list can be sorted by clicking the triangle symbols at the top of each column.

Wind farm Country Location Cap.
(MW)		 Turbines Commissioned Build
Cost		 Cap.
fac.		 Depth
range (m)		 km to
shore		 Owner Refs.
Alpha Ventus  Germany 54°1′0″N 6°36′0″E 60 6 × Multibrid M5000,
6 × REpower 5M		 2010 €250 million2856 EWE 47.5%
E.ON 26.25%
Vattenfall 26.25%		 [w 1][3][4]
Amrumbank West  Germany 54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E 302 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2015 20-2540 Amrumbank West GmbH
Borkum Riffgrund I  Germany 53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E 312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120 2015 €1.25 billion23-2955 DONG, Kirkbi, Oticon [w 2]
BARD Offshore 1  Germany 54°21′18″N 5°58′48″E 400 80 × BARD 5.0 2013 €2,900 million40100 Ocean Breeze Energy [w 3][5]
Beatrice  United Kingdom 58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W 10 2 × REpower 5M 2007£35 million20%4523 SSE and Talisman Energy [w 4] [1][6][7][8]p11
Belwind  Belgium 51°39′36″N 02°48′0″E 165 55 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2010€614 million46 Parkwind [w 5][9][10]
Borkum Riffgrund I  Germany 53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E 312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120 2015 €1.25 billion23-2955 DONG, Kirkbi, Oticon [w 6]
Blyth Offshore  United Kingdom 55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W 4 2 × Vestas V66-2MW 2000£4 million6-111.6 E.ON [w 7]
Butendiek  Germany 55°01′08″N 7°46′26″E 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2015 35 WPD Nordsee Offshore GmbH [w 8]
DanTysk  Germany 55°8′24″N 7°12′0″E 288 80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120 2015 $900 million21-3170 Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München		 [w 9][11]
Dudgeon  United Kingdom 53°15′00″N 1°23′0″E 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 £1.5bn32 Statoil
Statkraft		 [w 10]
Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ)  Netherlands 52°36′22″N 4°25′8″E 108 36 × Vestas V90-3MW 2008 €200 million15-1813 Nuon, Shell [w 11][12][13]
Eneco Luchterduinen  Netherlands 52°24′18″N 4°09′43″E 129 43 × Vestas V112/3000 2015 €450 million18-2424 Eneco, Mitsubishi [w 12][14]
Gemini
BuitenGaats & ZeeEnergie		  Netherlands 54°2′10″N 5°57′47″E 600 150 × Siemens SWT-4.0 2017 €2.8 billion55 Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, HVC NV [w 13]
Global Tech I  Germany 54°15′43″N 6°24′38″E 400 80 × Multibrid M5000 2015 €1.8 billion39-41110 Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy [w 14]
Gode Wind 1 & 2  Germany 54°03′00″N 07°01′00″E 582 97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2016 €2.2 billion3042 DONG Energy [15]
Greater Gabbard  United Kingdom 51°56′0″N 1°53′0″E 504 140 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012£1,500 million20-3223 SSE Renewables [w 15]
Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2  United Kingdom 51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E 172 48 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2010£300 million2-157 Ørsted [w 16] [1][6][16]
Horns Rev I  Denmark 55°31′47″N 7°54′22″E 160 80 × Vestas V80-2MW 2002 €272 million39%10-2018 Vattenfall 60%
Ørsted 40%		 [w 17][1][17][2][18][19][20]
Horns Rev II  Denmark 55°36′00″N 7°35′24″E 209 91 × Siemens SWP-2.3-93 2009€470 million45%9-1732 Ørsted [w 18][21][19]
Horns Rev III  Denmark 55°42′00″N 7°41′20″E 406.7 49 x MHIVestas V164-8.3MW 2019 10-20 30 Vattenfall [w 19][22][23][24][25]
Humber Gateway  United Kingdom 53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E 219 73 × Vestas V112-3.0 2015 €900 million10-1810 E.ON [w 20]
Hywind  Norway 59°08′24″N 05°01′55″E 2.3 1 × Siemens SWP-2.3-82 2009NOK 400 million22010 Statoil [w 21][1][26]
Hywind  Scotland 57°29′N 01°21′W 30 5 × Siemens SWP-6.0-154 2017NOK2 billion (£152m)5029 Equinor (75%)
Masdar (25%)		 [w 22][1][26]
Kentish Flats  United Kingdom 51°27′36″N 01°05′24″E 90 30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2005£121.5 million30%3-510 Vattenfall [w 23] [1][6][7][27]p69
Lincs  United Kingdom 53°11′0″N 0°29′0″E 270 75 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2013£1,000 million10-158 Centrica, Siemens, Ørsted [w 24][6][28][29][30]
London Array  United Kingdom 51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E 630 175 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2013 £1,800 million0-2520 DONG Energy, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar [w 25]
Lynn and Inner Dowsing  United Kingdom 53°07′39″N 0°26′10″E 194 54 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2009£300 million37%6-115 Centrica 50%
TCW 50%		 [w 26][6][31][32][7]p119
Meerwind Süd/Ost  Germany 54°23′0″N 7°41′0″E 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014 €1,300 million22-2653 WindMW GmbH. [w 27][33]
Nordsee Ost  Germany 54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E 295 48 × Senvion 6.2M126 2015 2555 RWE Innogy [w 28]
Northwind  Belgium 51°37′08″N 02°54′00″E 216 72 × Vestas V90-3.0 2014 €850 million16-2937 Parkwind [w 29][34]
Princess Amalia  Netherlands 52°35′24″N 4°13′12″E 120 60 × Vestas V80-2MW 2008 €350 million19-2426 Eneco Energie [w 30][35][36]
Riffgat  Germany 53°41′24″N 6°28′48″E 113 30 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014 €480 million16-2415-42 ENOVA, EWE [w 31][37][38]
Sandbank  Germany 55°11′30″N 06°51′30″E 288 72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130 2017 €1.2 billion24-3490 Vattenfall [w 32]
Scroby Sands  United Kingdom 52°38′0″N 1°47′0″E 60 30 × Vestas V80-2MW 2004£75.5m26-32%0-82.5 E.ON [w 33][1][39][6][40][7]p53
Sheringham Shoal  United Kingdom 53°07′0″N 1°08′0″E 317 88 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012£1,100 million12-2417 Statoil 50%
Statkraft 50%		 [w 34]
Teesside  United Kingdom 54°38′50″N 1°05′40″W 62 27 × Siemens SWT-2.3 2013 £200 million7-151.5 EDF-EN
Thanet  United Kingdom 51°26′0″N 1°38′0″E 300 100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2010£780-900 million20-2511 Vattenfall [w 35][41][6][42][43]
Thorntonbank  Belgium 51°38′39″N 2°55′38″E 325.2 6 × REpower 5M,
48 × Senvion 6M		 2013€1,100 million13-1927 C-Power [w 36][1][44]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1)  Germany 54°2′30″N 6°28′0″E 200 40 × Areva M5000-116 2015 €900 million28-3345 Trianel [w 37]
Veja Mate  Germany 54°19′00″N 5°52′0″E 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 €1.9 billion45.4% (projected)4195 Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners [45]
Westermost Rough  United Kingdom 53°48′18″N 0°08′56″E 210 35 × Siemens SWT-6.0 2015 €1,000 million10-258 DONG [w 38]


  • "Cap." is the rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm
  • "When" is the year when the windfarm was or will be commissioned and put into service.
  • "Cost" is the total capital cost of the project up to commissioning.
  • "Cap. Fac." is the average capacity factor, i.e. the average power generated by the windfarm, as a percentage of its nameplate capacity.
  • "km to shore" is the average distance of the windfarm to shore, or (where available) the distance from the in-farm transformer/substation to the shore
  • "Depth range (m)" is the range of minimum to maximum depths of water that the windfarm is sited in
  • "Refs" cite the source references for the information. The [w ...] footnotes link to each windfarm's own home page
Alpha Ventus
Amrumbank West
BARD Offshore 1
Beatrice
Belwind
Blyth
Borkum Riffgrund I
Butendiek
DanTysk
Dudgeon
Egmond aan Zee
Eneco Luchterduinen
Gemini
Global Tech I
Gode Wind 1 & 2
Greater Gabbard
Gunfleet Sands
Horns Rev I
Horns Rev II
Humber Gateway
Hywind
Kentish Flats
Lincs
London Array
Lynn and Inner Dowsing
Meerwind Süd/Ost
Nordsee Ost
Northwind
Princess Amalia
Riffgat
Sandbank
Scroby Sands
Sheringham Shoal
Teesside
Thanet
Thorntonbank
Trianel Windpark Borkum
Westermost Rough
Locations of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

Windfarm home pages
  1. Alpha Ventus
  2. Borkum Riffgrund 1
  3. BARD Engineering Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Beatrice
  5. "Belwind". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  6. Borkum Riffgrund 1
  7. "Blyth". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  8. "Offshore wind farm Butendiek". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  9. DanTysk
  10. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
  11. OWEZ Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Eneco project Luchterduinen
  13. Gemini Wind Farm
  14. Project - Global Tech I
  15. SSE wind farm Project Website Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Gunfleet Sands Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Vattenfall Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Horns Rev II turbines Archived 2012-05-27 at Archive.today
  19. Horns Rev III
  20. umber Gateway
  21. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  22. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  23. Kentish Flats
  24. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  25. London Array
  26. "Lynn and Inner Dowsing". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  27. Meerwind Süd/Ost
  28. Nordsee Ost Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  29. Northwind Energy
  30. "Princess Amalia (Q7)". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  31. Riffgat
  32. "Sandbank offshore wind farm". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  33. Scroby Sands
  34. SCIRA - Sheringham Shoal
  35. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  36. C-Power offshore windfarm
  37. Trianel wind farm Borkum
  38. Westermost Rough

See also

References
  1. Operational offshore wind farms in Europe, end 2009 EWEA. Retrieved: 23 October 2010.
  2. Steve Kopits and Adam Westwood. Offshore Wind: Time for a Market Take-off? Renewable Energy World, 8 October 2009, Table 1.
  3. Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm, Germany Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  4. Alpha Ventus (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  5. BARD Offshore 1 (Germany) wind farm 4C. Retrieved: 17 February 2015.
  6. RenewableUK operational wind farm List Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Dunford et al. UK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10 Renewable Energy Foundation, 29 July 2010. Accessed: 30 September 2011.
  8. Beatrice offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  9. Belwind (Belgium) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  10. LORC - Belwind Datasheet
  11. Name (Country) offshore wind farm Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine 4C . Retrieved: 8 August 2010.
  12. Egmond an Zee Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  13. OWEZ (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010.
  14. NOS Opening derde windpark op zee, accessed 16 January 2017
  15. Gode Wind 1 and 2 4C.
  16. Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  17. Horns Rev I Offshore Wind Farm, Denmark Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  18. Horns Rev 1 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 30 July 2010.
  19. Spliid, Iben B. Data on operating and decommissioned wind turbines (as at end of September 2010) Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (.xls spreadsheet) Danish Energy Agency, 18 October 2010. Main page Archived 2013-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  20. Horns Revolution Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Modern Power Systems, 2002-10-05, accessed 2010-04-14.
  21. Horns Rev 2 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 30 July 2010.
  22. Horns Rev 3 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 29 October 2015.
  23. Wittrup, Sanne. "Svenske Vattenfall skal bygge Danmarks næste havmøllepark Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine " Ingeniøren, 26 February 2015. Accessed: 26 February 2015.
  24. Vattenfall choose MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as supplier to Horns Rev 3 Vattenfall
  25. Intense competition for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm
  26. Hywind (Norway) offshore wind turbine 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  27. Kentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  28. Lincs offshore wind farm: mission complete, Centrica, 27 September 2013, archived from the original on 8 December 2014, retrieved 5 January 2015
  29. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: January 2015.
  30. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  31. Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  32. Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  33. Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.
  34. Northwind 4C . Retrieved: 10 February 2015.
  35. Princess Amalia Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  36. Princess Amalia (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010.
  37. Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
  38. Riffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  39. Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  40. Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  41. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.
  42. O'Toole, Sarah. World’s biggest offshore wind farm opens today Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Global Energy Magazine, 23 September 2010. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.
  43. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010.
  44. Thorntonbank (Belgium) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  45. "Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park". Renewables Now. Retrieved 31 May 2017.


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