Riffgat Explained

Riffgat
Location:	North Sea
Owner:	ENOVA Energiesysteme EWE
Ps Site Area:	60NaN0
Wind Offshore Depth:	16-
Wind Offshore Distance:	150NaN0

Riffgat (also known as Borkum Riffgat and OWP Riffgat) is an offshore wind farm to the north-west of the German island of Borkum and north of the eponymous shipping channel in the southern North Sea. The wind turbines are built across an area of . It consists of 30 turbines with a total capacity of 108 megawatt (MW),^[1] and is expected to generate enough electricity for 112,000 households.^{[2] [3]}

Early 2011, the Dutch government stated that the wind farm was partly in Dutch territory and protested against the issuing of construction licenses by the German government.^[4] The issue was resolved in 2014 with the signing of the Ems-Dollart-Treaty.^[5]

Between November 2015 and April 2016, transmission problems prevented Riffgat from exporting power.^[6]

See also

• Wind power in Germany
• List of Offshore Wind Farms

External links

• Riffgat Offshore Windpark

Notes and References

1. http://www.enova.de/en/federal-network-agency-riffgat-will-feed-in-up-to-113-4-mw-decision-in-the-first-proceedings-for-the-allocation-of-offshore-connection-capacity/ Upgrade
2. News: EWE, Enova form JV to develop Riffgat wind park offshore Germany . Power Engineering International . . 2008-11-05 . 2010-08-01.
3. Offshore Statistics January 2009 . . 2009 . 2010-08-01.
4. News: Grensconflict: Nederland in verweer tegen Duitse windmolens .
5. Web site: Cooperation rather than demarcation. 29 December 2014 .
6. Web site: Weiter kein Strom von Riffgat.