Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm Explained

EnBW Baltic 1
Location:	Baltic Sea
Ps Site Area:	70NaN0
Wind Offshore Distance:	160NaN0

EnBW Baltic 1 is the first commercial offshore wind farm of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Siemens supplied 21 SWT 2.3-93 wind turbines for the 48.3 megawatt wind farm.^[1] EnBW Baltic 1 is located about north of the Darss-Zingst Peninsula and covers about seven square kilometers. Work started in July 2010;^{[2] [3]} the wind farm was officially commissioned on 2 May 2011.^[4]

Due to the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution, power from Sweden (via Zealand), the 600 MW Kriegers Flak, the 288 MW Baltic 2 is sent via Baltic 1 to Germany, and is synchronized to the Nordic grid (not the German grid) via a 150 kV 400 MW alternating current subsea cable.^{[5] [6]}

Generation

Production GWh	Full load hours
2012	204	4,224
2013	191	3,954
2014	196	4,048

See also

• Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm
• Wind power in Germany
• List of offshore wind farms in Germany
• List of offshore wind farms
• List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea

References

• Web site: EnBW Baltic 1 . 4C Offshore . 2011-05-02 .

External links

• LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm
• "Life Currents", a 2019 Deutsche Welle television program discussing alternative energy narrated in English; A segment describing Baltic 1 begins at 10:10

Notes and References

1. http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/04/21/Siemens-wins-offshore-wind-contract/UPI-69161240320865/ Siemens wins offshore wind contract
2. http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2010/08/31/two-important-new-offshore-windfarm-contracts-signed-by-nordsee-%E2%80%93-geosea-both-deme-group-in-german-waters/ Two Important New Offshore Windfarm Contracts Signed by Nordsee – GeoSea
3. Web site: EnBW prelims state that Baltic 1 will be complete "in a few weeks time" from 2011-02-08 . 2011-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110411054606/http://www.enbw.com/content/en/press/press_releases/2011/02/index.jsp . 2011-04-11 . dead .
4. Web site: Offshore wind park powers German hopes for non-nuclear future . Richard . Connor . Darren Mara . 2 May 2011 . . 2011-05-02 .
5. Web site: Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution Energinet . en.energinet.dk . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804071836/https://en.energinet.dk/Infrastructure-Projects/Projektliste/KriegersFlakCGS . 4 August 2020 . live.
6. News: ABB gets order for Kriegers Flak onshore converter . . offshorewindindustry.com . Katharina . Garus . 2016-03-14 . 2016-08-22.