List of offshore wind farms in Germany explained

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.

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Offshore wind farms

NameCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
TurbinesCommissionedCostCapacity factorDepth range
(m)
Distance to
shore (km)
OwnerRefs.
Albatros54.4836°N 6.2522°W11216 × Siemens SWT-7.0-1542019€400 million40110
EnBW, Enbridge[1] [2]
Alpha Ventus54.0167°N 6.6°W60 6 × Multibrid M5000,
6 × REpower 5M
2010250 million 50.8% (2011)[3] 28 56EWE 47.5%
E.ON 26.25%
Vattenfall 26.25%
[4] [5] [6] [7]
Amrumbank West54.4333°N 7.6833°W302 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 201544.9%

(2019)

40E.ON[8]
54.7831°N 14.1211°W38560 × Siemens-Gamesa SWT-6.0-15420181.4 billion44.2%(2019)23-3735Energy Infrastructure Partners AG,[9] RWE, Equinor
BARD Offshore 154.355°N 5.98°W40080 × BARD 5.020132.9 billion 39.9%(2019)40100Ocean Breeze Energy[10] [11]
Borkum Riffgrund I53.9669°N 6.5539°W312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-1202015€1.25 billion 36.5%(2019)23-29 55Ørsted, Kirkbi, Oticon[12]
Borkum Riffgrund 254.9667°N 6.4956°W45056 x V164-8.0 MW MHI Vestas201929.9%(2019)2554Ørsted[13]
Breitling54.1611°N 12.1311°W2.51x Nordex N90 2.5MW20060.50.3Wind-Projekt GMBH[14]
Butendiek55.0189°N 7.7739°W288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6201535[15]
DanTysk55.14°N 7.2°W288 80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120 2015$900 million 51.5%

(2019)

21-31 70Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[16]
Ems Emden53.3325°N 7.21°W4.5 1x Enercon E-112200430.6[17] [18]
Baltic 154.6139°N 12.6667°W48.3 21x Siemens SWT 2.3-932011€300 million 48.2% (2012)[19] 16-19 16EnBW[20]
EnBW Baltic 255°N 13.2°W288 80 × Siemens SWT 3.6-12020151.25 billion 23-44 32[21] [22] [23]
Global Tech I54.2619°N 6.4106°W400 80 × Multibrid M5000 2015110[24]
Gode Wind 1 & 254.05°N 7.0167°W582 97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2016€2.2 billion 44.0%

(2019)

3042Ørsted[25]
Hohe See54.4333°N 6.4667°W49771 × Siemens SWT-7.0-1542019€1.8 billion4095EnBW, Enbridge[26] [27]
Hooksiel53.6369°N 8.1039°W51x Bard 5.020085 0.4[28] [29] [30]
Meerwind Süd/Ost54.3833°N 7.6833°W288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-1202014 €1.3b22-26 53WindMW GmbH.[31] [32]
Merkur54.0333°N 6.55°W39666 x GE Haliade 150-6MW2019€1.6 billion3060TRIG /APG[33] [34] [35] [36]
Nordsee One53.9789°N 6.8139°W332 2017Northland Power, Innogy[37]
Nordsee Ost54.4333°N 7.6833°W295 48 × Senvion 6.2M126201555Innogy[38]
Riffgat53.69°N 6.48°W11330 × Siemens SWT-3.6-1202014480 million16-2415-42ENOVA, EWE[39] [40] [41]
Sandbank55.1917°N 6.8583°W288 72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-1302017€1.2 billion 53.2%

(2019)

24-3490Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[42] [43]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1)54.0417°N 6.4667°W200 40 × Areva M5000-1162015€900 million 28-33 45Trianel[44]
Veja Mate54.3167°N 5.8667°W402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017€1.9 billion 45.4% (projected) 41 95Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners[45]
Wikinger54.8339°N 14.0681°W350 2018€1.4 billion Iberdrola[46] [47] [48]
Trianel Windpark Borkum(phase 2)20032 x Senvion 6.2M152202025-3545Trianel[49] [50] [51]
KaskasiHelgoland342Siemens SG8.0-167DD2022Innogy[52] [53] [54]

Map of offshore wind farms

Wind farms under construction

Wind farmCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
TurbinesCommissioningCostcapacity factorDepth range
(m)
km to shoreOwnerRefs.
Baltic Eagle476 Vestas V174-9.5202440-45Iberdrola[55] [56]
Borkum Riffgrund 3900Siemens SG11.0-200DD2025Ørsted/Nuveen[57] [58] [59] [60] [61]

Projects

Wind farmCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
TurbinesPlanned
commissioning
CostCapacity factorDepth range
(m)
km to shoreOwnerRefs.
Gode Wind 3242Siemens SG11.0-200DD202440Ørsted[62]
He Dreiht900Vestas V236-15.02025EnBW[63] [64]

See also

External links

Official websites

  1. Web site: Albatros (Germany) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power. www.thewindpower.net. 2020-05-01.
  2. Web site: EnBW Hohe See and EnBW Albatros EnBW. EnBW Hohe See and EnBW Albatros. en. 2020-05-01.
  3. Web site: 2011 was a great year for offshore wind . 31 October 2012 . 12 July 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160429030240/http://www.lorc.dk/oceanwise-magazine/archive/2012-2/2011-was-a-great-year-for-offshore-wind . 29 April 2016 .
  4. http://www.alpha-ventus.de/ Alpha Ventus
  5. http://www.power-technology.com/projects/alpha-ventus/ Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm, Germany
  6. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/alpha-ventus-germany-de01.html Alpha Ventus (Germany) offshore wind farm
  7. http://www.lorc.dk/offshore-wind-farms-map/alpha-ventus
  8. http://www.eon.com/en/media/news/press-releases/2016/2/4/north-sea-wind-farm-amrumbank-west-officially-put-into-operation.html Eon . Retrieved: 7 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Equinor sells stake in Arkona offshore wind farm . www.energy-infrastructure-partners.com . 23 November 2021.
  10. http://www.bard-offshore.de/en BARD Engineering
  11. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/bard-offshore-1-germany-de23.html BARD Offshore 1 (Germany) wind farm
  12. http://borkumriffgrund1.com/#lang-en Borkum Riffgrund 1
  13. Web site: Borkum Riffgrund II (Germany) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power. www.thewindpower.net. 2020-05-01.
  14. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/rostock-breitling-germany-de42.html Breitling (Germany) offshore wind farm
  15. Web site: Offshore wind farm Butendiek . 2015-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210204111/http://www.owp-butendiek.de/ . 2015-02-10 . dead .
  16. http://www.dantysk.com DanTysk
  17. http://www.enova.de/index.php?m=2&hid=354 Ems Emden
  18. http://www.lorc.dk/Knowledge/Offshore-renewables-map/Offshore-site-datasheet/Ems-Emden-Offshore-Wind-Farm/000017?free=ems Ems Emden (Germany) offshore wind farm
  19. Web site: Politics block German offshore wind link . 29 May 2015 . 12 July 2016 . Sara . Knight . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128165526/http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1349269/politics-block-german-offshore-wind-link . 28 January 2016 . windpowermonthly.com.
  20. http://www.enbw.com/content/en/wind_power_offshore/baltic1/the_project/ Baltic 1
  21. https://www.enbw.com/unternehmen/konzern/energieerzeugung/neubau-und-projekte/enbw-baltic-2/index.html EnBW Baltic 2
  22. Web site: EnBW Baltic 2 . 4C Offshore . 17 February 2015.
  23. News: Ostsee-Windpark Baltic 2 speist Strom ins Netz . . Martina . Rathke . 2015-09-21 . 2016-01-30 . Baltic Sea Wind Farm Baltic 2 feeds Power into Grid . de.
  24. Web site: Project - Global Tech I . 2015-02-17 . 2015-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326030039/http://www.globaltechone.de/en/about/ . dead .
  25. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/gode-wind-01-de-de13.html Gode Wind 1 and 2
  26. Web site: Canadian Enbridge Inc takes huge stake in German offshore windfarm. 4c Offshore. 23 February 2017.
  27. Web site: Hohe See Offshore Wind Farm - Fully Commissioned - Germany | 4C Offshore.
  28. http://www.bard-offshore.de/en/projects/nearshore/hooksiel Hooksiel
  29. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/Hooksiel-germany-de76.html Hooksiel (Germany) offshore wind farm
  30. Vries, Eize de. 5MW turbine Renewable Energy World, 18 November 2008 . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
  31. http://www.windmw.de/en_meerwind.html Meerwind Süd/Ost
  32. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/meerwind-ost-sud-germany-de07.html Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm
  33. Web site: Merkur - 4C Offshore. www.4coffshore.com. 14 March 2018.
  34. Web site: Windpower.net - Merkur. www.thewindpower.net. 1 May 2020.
  35. Web site: Merkur Offshore – Offshore wind energy to power the world. en-US. 2020-05-01.
  36. Web site: Power-technology.com - Merkur Offshore Wind Farm – Offshore wind energy to power the world. www.power-technology.com. en-US. 2021-11-24.
  37. http://www.offshorewindindustry.com/news/first-foundation-nordsee-one-successfully First foundation for Nordsee One successfully installed
  38. http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/400596/rwe-innogy/sites/wind-offshore/under-construction/nordsee-ost/ Nordsee Ost
  39. http://www.riffgat.de/ Riffgat
  40. http://www.riffgat.de/riffgat/aktuelles/news-display/article/offshore-windpark-riffgat-erhaelt-netzanschluss-1/ Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
  41. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/riffgat-germany-de21.html Riffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm
  42. Web site: Sandbank offshore wind farm . 2015-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722224315/http://corporate.vattenfall.com/about-vattenfall/operations/electricity-and-heat-production/wind-power/sandbank-offshore-wind-farm/ . 2015-07-22 . dead .
  43. Web site: Sandbank fully commissioned. 4c Offshore. 27 January 2017. 23 February 2017.
  44. Web site: Trianel wind farm Borkum . 2015-02-17 . 2015-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210201704/http://www.trianel-borkum.de/en/start.html . dead .
  45. Web site: Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park. Renewables Now. 31 May 2017.
  46. Web site: Construction is starting on the offshore wind farm Wikinger. 22 March 2016. 23 March 2016.
  47. Web site: First Wikinger Turbine All Done. Offshore Wind. 20 February 2017. 22 February 2017.
  48. News: Vikings offshore wind farm makes first power delivery to the grid. 16 January 2018. www.energydigital.com. en.
  49. Web site: Borkum Riffgrund 2 - 4C Offshore. www.4coffshore.com. 14 March 2018.
  50. Web site: MHI Vestas celebrates handover of Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm. www.windtech-international.com.
  51. Web site: Trianel Windpark Borkum II. 2022-02-03. www.trianel-borkumzwei.de.
  52. Web site: Siemens Gamesa receives firm order for 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind power plant in Germany REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world . 4 April 2020 .
  53. Web site: Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm, North Sea, Germany . 2022-02-01 . Power Technology . en-US.
  54. Web site: Buljan . Adrijana . 2022-12-16 . Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Now Running at Full Bore . 2022-12-19 . Offshore Wind . en-US.
  55. Web site: Baltic Eagle, our second large offshore wind farm in Germany . 2023-01-24 . Iberdrola . en-US.
  56. Web site: Memija . Adnan . First Baltic Eagle Transition Pieces Arrive in Germany . Offshore Wind . 13 March 2023.
  57. News: Snieckus . Darius . Siemens Gamesa lands 1GW-plus order for top offshore model on Orsted North Sea projects . Recharge | Latest Renewable Energy News . en . 4 March 2020.
  58. Web site: Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm - NS Energy. en-US. 2020-05-01.
  59. Web site: Investor Glennmont acquires 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 3 . reNEWS - Renewable Energy News . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019195415/https://renews.biz/73011/investor-glennmont-acquires-50-of-borkum-riffgrund-3/ . 19 October 2021 . 19 October 2021 . live.
  60. Web site: Memija . Adnan . First Turbine Up at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany . Offshore Wind . 20 June 2024.
  61. Web site: Borkum Riffgrund III (Germany) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power . www.thewindpower.net . Latitude: 54° 2' 59.9" Longitude: 6° 11' 24" Depth: -30 m.
  62. Web site: Ørsted takes final investment decision on two German offshore wind farms. 2022-02-03. orsted.com. en.
  63. Web site: EnBW He Dreiht: Award of contract for certification EnBW. 2021-07-13. EnBW He Dreiht: Award of contract for certification. en.
  64. Web site: Lewis. Michelle . 2021-07-12. EGEB: World's largest offshore wind turbines chosen for first commercial project. 2021-07-13. . en-US.