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Offshore wind farms in the
German Bight
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.
Name
Coordinates
Capacity (
MW )
Turbines
Commissioned
Cost
Capacity factor
Depth range (m)
Distance to shore (km)
Owner
Refs.
Albatros
54°29′1″N 6°15′8″E / 54.48361°N 6.25222°E / 54.48361; 6.25222
112
16 ×
Siemens SWT-7.0-154
2019
€400 million
40
110
EnBW ,
Enbridge
[1]
[2]
Alpha Ventus
54°1′0″N 6°36′0″E / 54.01667°N 6.60000°E / 54.01667; 6.60000
60
6 ×
Multibrid M5000, 6 ×
REpower 5M
2010
€ 250 million
50.8% (2011)
[3]
28
56
EWE 47.5%
E.ON 26.25%
Vattenfall 26.25%
[w 1]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Amrumbank West
54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E / 54.43333°N 7.68333°E / 54.43333; 7.68333
302
80 ×
Siemens SWT-3.6-120
2015
44.9%
(2019)
40
E.ON
[7]
Arkona Wind Park [
de ]
54°46′59″N 14°07′16″E / 54.78306°N 14.12111°E / 54.78306; 14.12111
385
60 ×
Siemens-Gamesa SWT-6.0-154
2018
€ 1.4 billion
44.2%
(2019)
23-37
35
Energy Infrastructure Partners AG ,
[8]
RWE ,
Equinor
BARD Offshore 1
54°21′18″N 5°58′48″E / 54.35500°N 5.98000°E / 54.35500; 5.98000
400
80 × BARD 5.0
2013
€ 2.9 billion
39.9%
(2019)
40
100
Ocean Breeze Energy
[w 2]
[9]
Borkum Riffgrund I
53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E / 53.96694°N 6.55389°E / 53.96694; 6.55389
312
78 ×
Siemens SWT-4.0-120
2015
€1.25 billion
36.5%
(2019)
23-29
55
Ørsted ,
Kirkbi , Oticon
[w 3]
Borkum Riffgrund 2
54°58′0″N 6°29′44″E / 54.96667°N 6.49556°E / 54.96667; 6.49556
450
56 x V164-8.0 MW MHI Vestas
2019
29.9%
(2019)
25
54
Ørsted
[10]
Breitling
54°9′40″N 12°7′52″E / 54.16111°N 12.13111°E / 54.16111; 12.13111
2.5
1x
Nordex N90 2.5MW
2006
0.5
0.3
Wind-Projekt GMBH
[11]
Butendiek
55°01′08″N 7°46′26″E / 55.01889°N 7.77389°E / 55.01889; 7.77389
288
80 ×
Siemens SWT-3.6
2015
35
[w 4]
DanTysk
55°8′24″N 7°12′0″E / 55.14000°N 7.20000°E / 55.14000; 7.20000
288
80 ×
Siemens SWP-3.6-120
2015
$900 million
51.5%
(2019)
21-31
70
Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[w 5]
[11]
Ems Emden
53°19′57″N 7°12′36″E / 53.33250°N 7.21000°E / 53.33250; 7.21000
4.5
1x Enercon E-112
2004
3
0.6
[w 6]
[12]
Baltic 1
54°36′50″N 12°40′0″E / 54.61389°N 12.66667°E / 54.61389; 12.66667
48.3
21x
Siemens SWT 2.3-93
2011
€300 million
48.2% (2012)
[13]
16-19
16
EnBW
[w 7]
EnBW Baltic 2
55°00′00″N 13°12′00″E / 55.00000°N 13.20000°E / 55.00000; 13.20000
288
80 ×
Siemens SWT 3.6-120
2015
€ 1.25 billion
23-44
32
EnBW
[w 8]
[14]
[15]
Global Tech I
54°15′43″N 6°24′38″E / 54.26194°N 6.41056°E / 54.26194; 6.41056
400
80 × Multibrid M5000
2015
110
[w 9]
Gode Wind 1 & 2
54°03′00″N 07°01′00″E / 54.05000°N 7.01667°E / 54.05000; 7.01667
582
97 ×
Siemens SWT-6.0-154
2016
€2.2 billion
44.0%
(2019)
30
42
Ørsted
[16]
Hohe See
54°26′0″N 6°28′0″E / 54.43333°N 6.46667°E / 54.43333; 6.46667
497
71 ×
Siemens SWT-7.0-154
2019
€1.8 billion
40
95
EnBW ,
Enbridge
[17]
[18]
[2]
Hooksiel
53°38′13″N 8°6′14″E / 53.63694°N 8.10389°E / 53.63694; 8.10389
5
1x Bard 5.0
2008
5
0.4
[w 10]
[19]
[20]
Meerwind Süd/Ost
54°23′0″N 7°41′0″E / 54.38333°N 7.68333°E / 54.38333; 7.68333
288
80 ×
Siemens SWT-3.6-120
2014
€1.3b
22-26
53
WindMW GmbH.
[w 11]
[21]
Merkur
54°2′0″N 6°33′0″E / 54.03333°N 6.55000°E / 54.03333; 6.55000
396
66 x GE Haliade 150-6MW
2019
€1.6 billion
30
60
TRIG /APG
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
Nordsee One
53°58′44″N 6°48′50″E / 53.97889°N 6.81389°E / 53.97889; 6.81389
332
54 ×
Senvion 6.2M126
2017
Northland Power ,
Innogy
[26]
Nordsee Ost
54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E / 54.43333°N 7.68333°E / 54.43333; 7.68333
295
48 × Senvion 6.2M126
2015
55
Innogy
[w 12]
Riffgat
53°41′24″N 6°28′48″E / 53.69000°N 6.48000°E / 53.69000; 6.48000
113
30 ×
Siemens SWT-3.6-120
2014
€ 480 million
16-24
15-42
ENOVA, EWE
[w 13]
[27]
[28]
Sandbank
55°11′30″N 06°51′30″E / 55.19167°N 6.85833°E / 55.19167; 6.85833
288
72 ×
Siemens SWT-4.0-130
2017
€1.2 billion
53.2%
(2019)
24-34
90
Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[w 14]
[29]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1)
54°2′30″N 6°28′0″E / 54.04167°N 6.46667°E / 54.04167; 6.46667
200
40 ×
Areva M5000-116
2015
€900 million
28-33
45
Trianel
[w 15]
Veja Mate
54°19′00″N 5°52′0″E / 54.31667°N 5.86667°E / 54.31667; 5.86667
402
67 ×
Siemens SWT-6.0-154
2017
€1.9 billion
45.4% (projected)
41
95
Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services,
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
[30]
Wikinger
54°50′2″N 14°4′5″E / 54.83389°N 14.06806°E / 54.83389; 14.06806 (Wikinger Wind Farm )
350
70 ×
Adwen AD 5-135
2018
€1.4 billion
Iberdrola
[31]
[32]
[33]
Trianel Windpark Borkum
(phase 2)
200
32 x Senvion 6.2M152
2020
25-35
45
Trianel
[34]
[35]
[36]
Kaskasi
Helgoland
342
Siemens SG8.0-167DD
2022
Innogy
[37]
[38]
[39]
Map of offshore wind farms
Offshore wind farm locations (interactive map)
Wind farms under construction
Offshore
transformer platform "Meerwind Süd/Ost" being transported
"OSS Meerwind" on the passage to the
lock
Construction of a
wind turbine at "Meerwind Süd/Ost"
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b
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^
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Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm, Germany
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
BARD Offshore 1 (Germany) wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 17 February 2015.
^
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^
a
b
Breitling (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
^
Ems Emden (Germany) offshore wind farm LORC . Retrieved: 6 June 2011.
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^
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^
Gode Wind 1 and 2 4C .
^
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^
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^
Hooksiel (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010.
^ Vries, Eize de.
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^
Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.
^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
^
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^
"Sandbank fully commissioned" . 4c Offshore . 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^
"Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park" . Renewables Now . Retrieved 31 May 2017 .
^
"Construction is starting on the offshore wind farm Wikinger" . 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016 .
^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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