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

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Wind farm Country Location Cap. (MW) Turbines Commissioned Build
cost
Depth
range (m)
km to
shore
Owner Ref.
Albatros Germany 54°30′N 6°24′E / 54.5°N 6.4°E / 54.5; 6.4 117.6 16 × Siemens SWT-7.0-154 2020
Alpha Ventus Germany 54°00′40″N 6°36′28″E / 54.0112°N 6.6078°E / 54.0112; 6.6078 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°31′22″N 7°42′17″E / 54.5227°N 7.7048°E / 54.5227; 7.7048 302 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2015 20-2540 Amrumbank West GmbH
Borkum Riffgrund I Germany 53°58′00″N 6°33′00″E / 53.9667°N 6.55°E / 53.9667; 6.55 312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120 2015 €1.25 billion23-2955 Ørsted, Kirkbi, Oticon [w 2]
Borkum Riffgrund II Germany 53°56′49″N 6°29′07″E / 53.9469°N 6.4853°E / 53.9469; 6.4853 448 56 × MHI Vestas V164 2019
BARD Offshore 1 Germany 54°21′30″N 5°58′30″E / 54.3583°N 5.975°E / 54.3583; 5.975 400 80 × BARD 5.0 2013 2,900 million40100 Ocean Breeze Energy [w 3][5]
Beatrice Demonstration Project) United Kingdom 58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W / 58.10556°N 3.09306°W / 58.10556; -3.09306 (Beatrice 10MW) 10 2 × REpower 5M 2007£35 million4523 SSE and Talisman Energy [w 4][1][6][7][8]p11
Belwind Belgium 51°40′N 2°48′E / 51.66°N 2.8°E / 51.66; 2.8 165 55 × Vestas V90-3.0MW
55 × Alstom Haliade 150-6MW
2010€614 million46 Parkwind [w 5][9][10]
Blyth Offshore United Kingdom 55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W / 55.13583°N 1.49028°W / 55.13583; -1.49028 (Blyth Offshore 4 MW) 4 2 × Vestas V66-2MW 2000£4 million6-111.6 E.ON [w 6]
Borssele I–II Netherlands 51°42′N 3°05′E / 51.7°N 3.08°E / 51.7; 3.08 752 94 × Siemens SWT-8.0-154 2020
Borssele III–IV Netherlands 51°42′25″N 2°54′45″E / 51.707°N 2.9124°E / 51.707; 2.9124 731.5 77 × MHI Vestas V164 9.5MW 2021
Borssele V Netherlands 51°42′33″N 3°00′12″E / 51.7092°N 3.0033°E / 51.7092; 3.0033 (Borssele V (19 MW)) 19 2 × MHI Vestas V164 9.5MW 2021
Butendiek Germany 55°00′49″N 7°46′07″E / 55.0136°N 7.7687°E / 55.0136; 7.7687 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2015 35 WPD Nordsee Offshore GmbH [w 7]
DanTysk Germany 55°08′N 7°12′E / 55.14°N 7.2°E / 55.14; 7.2 288 80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120 2015 $900 million21-3170 Vattenfall
Stadtwerke München
[w 8][11]
Deutsche Bucht Germany 54°18′N 5°48′E / 54.3°N 5.8°E / 54.3; 5.8 260.4 31 × MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW 2019
Dudgeon United Kingdom 53°15′00″N 1°23′0″E / 53.25000°N 1.38333°E / 53.25000; 1.38333 (Dudgeon 402 MW) 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 £1.5bn32 Equinor
Statkraft
[w 9]
Egmond aan Zee Netherlands 52°36′N 4°25′E / 52.6°N 4.42°E / 52.6; 4.42 108 36 × Vestas V90-3MW 2008 200 million15-1813 Nuon, Shell [w 10][12][13]
Luchterduinen Netherlands 52°25′N 4°10′E / 52.42°N 4.17°E / 52.42; 4.17 129 43 × Vestas V112/3000 2015 €450 million18-2424 Eneco, Mitsubishi [w 11][14]
Gemini Netherlands 54°02′10″N 5°57′47″E / 54.036°N 5.963°E / 54.036; 5.963 600 150 × Siemens SWT-4.0 2017 €2.8 billion55 Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, HVC NV [w 12]
Global Tech I Germany 54°30′00″N 6°21′30″E / 54.5°N 6.3583°E / 54.5; 6.3583 400 80 × Multibrid M5000 2015 €1.8 billion39-41110 Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy [w 13]
Gode Wind 1 & 2 Germany 54°04′00″N 7°02′00″E / 54.0667°N 7.0333°E / 54.0667; 7.0333 582 97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2016 €2.2 billion3042 Ørsted [15]
Greater Gabbard United Kingdom 51°56′0″N 1°53′0″E / 51.93333°N 1.88333°E / 51.93333; 1.88333 (Greater Gabbard 504 MW) 504 140 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012£1,500 million20-3223 SSE Renewables [w 14]
Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 United Kingdom 51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E / 51.71667°N 1.21389°E / 51.71667; 1.21389 (Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 172MW) 172 48 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2010£300 million2-157 Ørsted [w 15][1][6][16]
Hohe See Germany 54°26′N 6°19′E / 54.43°N 6.32°E / 54.43; 6.32 497 48 × Siemens SWT-7.0-154 2019
Horns Rev I Denmark 55°31′47″N 7°54′22″E / 55.5297°N 7.9061°E / 55.5297; 7.9061 160 80 × Vestas V80-2MW 2002 272 million10-2018 Vattenfall 60%
Ørsted 40%
[w 16][1][17][2][18][19][20]
Horns Rev II Denmark 55°35′54″N 7°34′34″E / 55.5983°N 7.5761°E / 55.5983; 7.5761 209 91 × Siemens SWP-2.3-93 2009470 million9-1732 Ørsted [w 17][21][19]
Horns Rev III Denmark 55°41′49″N 7°40′09″E / 55.6969°N 7.6692°E / 55.6969; 7.6692 406.7 49 x MHIVestas V164-8.3MW 2019 10-20 30 Vattenfall [w 18][22][23][24][25]
Humber Gateway United Kingdom 53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E / 53.64389°N 0.29306°E / 53.64389; 0.29306 (Humber Gateway 219 MW) 219 73 × Vestas V112-3.0 2015 €900 million10-1810 E.ON [w 19]
Hywind Norway 59°08′24″N 05°01′55″E / 59.14000°N 5.03194°E / 59.14000; 5.03194 (Hywind 2.3MW) 2.3 1 × Siemens SWP-2.3-82 2009NOK 400 million22010 Equinor [w 20][1][26]
Hywind Scotland United Kingdom 57°29′N 01°21′W / 57.483°N 1.350°W / 57.483; -1.350 (Hywind Scotland 30MW) 30 5 × Siemens SWP-6.0-154 2017NOK2 billion (£152m)29 Equinor (75%)
Masdar (25%)
[w 21][1][26]
Hywind Tampen Norway 61°19′47.9″N 2°42′0″E / 61.329972°N 2.70000°E / 61.329972; 2.70000 (Hywind Tampen 88 MW) 88 11 × Siemens SG 8.0-167 DD 2023 NOK 7.5 billion 260-300 140 Equinor [27][28][29]
Kaskasi Germany 54°29′00″N 7°41′00″E / 54.4833°N 7.6833°E / 54.4833; 7.6833 342 38 × Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD 2022
Kentish Flats United Kingdom 51°27′36″N 01°05′24″E / 51.46000°N 1.09000°E / 51.46000; 1.09000 (Kentish Flats 90MW) 90 30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2005£121.5 million3-510 Vattenfall [w 22][1][6][7][30]p69
Lincs United Kingdom 53°11′0″N 0°29′0″E / 53.18333°N 0.48333°E / 53.18333; 0.48333 (Lincs 270 MW) 270 75 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2013£1,000 million10-158 Centrica, Siemens, Ørsted [w 23][6][31][32][33]
London Array United Kingdom 51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E / 51.64389°N 1.55361°E / 51.64389; 1.55361 (London Array 630 MW) 630 175 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2013 £1,800 million0-2520 Ørsted, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar [w 24]
Lynn and Inner Dowsing United Kingdom 53°07′39″N 0°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°E / 53.12750; 0.43611 (Lynn and Inner Dowsing 194MW) 194 54 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2009£300 million6-115 Centrica 50%
TCW 50%
[w 25][6][34][35][7]p119
Meerwind Süd/Ost Germany 54°23′N 7°41′E / 54.38°N 7.68°E / 54.38; 7.68 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014 €1,300 million22-2653 WindMW GmbH. [w 26][36]
Merkur Germany 54°02′N 6°33′E / 54.03°N 6.55°E / 54.03; 6.55 396 66 × GE Haliade 150-6MW 2019
Nobelwind Belgium 51°31′41″N 3°01′55″E / 51.528°N 3.032°E / 51.528; 3.032 165 50 × Vestas V112-3.3 MW 2017
Nordergründe Germany 53°50′06″N 8°10′05″E / 53.835°N 8.168°E / 53.835; 8.168 110.7 18 × Senvion 6.2M126 2017
Nordsee One Germany 53°58′44″N 6°48′50″E / 53.979°N 6.814°E / 53.979; 6.814 332.1 54 × Senvion 6.2M126 2017
Nordsee Ost Germany 54°26′N 7°41′E / 54.43°N 7.68°E / 54.43; 7.68 295 48 × Senvion 6.2M126 2015 2555 RWE Innogy [w 27]
Norther Belgium 51°31′41″N 3°01′55″E / 51.528°N 3.032°E / 51.528; 3.032 369.6 44 × Vestas V164-8.4 MW 2019 Elicio [w 28]
Northwester 2 Belgium 51°41′15″N 2°44′56″E / 51.6875°N 2.7488°E / 51.6875; 2.7488 219 23 × Vestas V164-9.5 MW 2020 [w 29]
Northwind Belgium 51°37′00″N 2°54′00″E / 51.6167°N 2.9°E / 51.6167; 2.9 216 72 × Vestas V90-3.0 2014 €850 million16-2937 Parkwind [w 30][37]
Princess Amalia Netherlands 52°35′22″N 4°12′23″E / 52.5894°N 4.2063°E / 52.5894; 4.2063 120 60 × Vestas V80-2MW 2008 350 million19-2426 Eneco Energie [w 31][38][39]
Rentel Belgium 51°35′28″N 2°56′38″E / 51.591°N 2.944°E / 51.591; 2.944 309 42 × 7.35 MW 2020 [w 32]
Riffgat Germany 53°41′N 6°29′E / 53.69°N 6.48°E / 53.69; 6.48 113 30 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014 480 million16-2415-42 ENOVA, EWE [w 33][40][41]
Sandbank Germany 55°11′N 6°51′E / 55.18°N 6.85°E / 55.18; 6.85 288 72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130 2017 €1.2 billion24-3490 Vattenfall [w 34]
Scroby Sands United Kingdom 52°38′0″N 1°47′0″E / 52.63333°N 1.78333°E / 52.63333; 1.78333 (Scroby Sands 60MW) 60 30 × Vestas V80-2MW 2004£75.5m0-82.5 E.ON [w 35][1][42][6][43][7]p53
Mermaid Belgium 51°43′12″N 2°44′09″E / 51.7199°N 2.7358°E / 51.7199; 2.7358 235.2 28 × Siemens SWP-8.4 MW 2020
Seastar Belgium 51°38′00″N 2°51′36″E / 51.6333°N 2.8601°E / 51.6333; 2.8601 168 20 × Siemens SWP-8.4 MW 2020 [w 36][44]
Sheringham Shoal United Kingdom 53°07′0″N 1°08′0″E / 53.11667°N 1.13333°E / 53.11667; 1.13333 (Sheringham Shoal 317 MW) 317 88 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012£1,100 million12-2417 Equinor 50%
Statkraft 50%
[w 37]
Teesside United Kingdom 54°38′50″N 1°05′40″W / 54.64722°N 1.09444°W / 54.64722; -1.09444 (Teesside 62 MW) 62 27 × Siemens SWT-2.3 2013 £200 million7-151.5 EDF-EN
Thanet United Kingdom 51°26′0″N 1°38′0″E / 51.43333°N 1.63333°E / 51.43333; 1.63333 (Thanet 300 MW) 300 100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2010£780-900 million20-2511 Vattenfall [w 38][45][6][46][47]
Thorntonbank Belgium 51°33′06″N 2°58′01″E / 51.5516°N 2.9669°E / 51.5516; 2.9669 325.2 6 × REpower 5M,
48 × Senvion 6M
20131,100 million13-1927 C-Power [w 39][1][48]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1) Germany 54°2′30″N 6°28′0″E / 54.04167°N 6.46667°E / 54.04167; 6.46667 (Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1) 200 MW) 200 40 × Areva M5000-116 2015 €900 million28-3345 Trianel [w 40]
Veja Mate Germany 54°N 6°E / 54°N 6°E / 54; 6 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 €1.9 billion4195 Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners [49]
Westermost Rough United Kingdom 53°48′18″N 0°08′56″E / 53.80500°N 0.14889°E / 53.80500; 0.14889 (Westermost Rough 210 MW) 210 35 × Siemens SWT-6.0 2015 €1,000 million10-258 Ørsted [w 41]
  • "Cap." is the rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm
  • "Commissioned" 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.
  • "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
Map
Locations of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

See also

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Windfarm home pages

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  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. "Blyth". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  7. "Offshore wind farm Butendiek". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  8. DanTysk
  9. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
  10. OWEZ Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Eneco project Luchterduinen
  12. Gemini Wind Farm
  13. Project - Global Tech I
  14. SSE wind farm Project Website Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Gunfleet Sands Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Vattenfall Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Horns Rev II turbines Deprecated link archived 2012-05-27 at archive.today
  18. Horns Rev III
  19. umber Gateway
  20. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  21. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  22. Kentish Flats
  23. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  24. London Array
  25. "Lynn and Inner Dowsing". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  26. Meerwind Süd/Ost
  27. Nordsee Ost Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  28. .
  29. .
  30. Northwind Energy
  31. "Princess Amalia (Q7)". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  32. Foxwell, David (2019-09-11). "Royal visit sees Belgian power hub inaugurated". Riviera Maritime Media.
  33. Riffgat
  34. "Sandbank offshore wind farm". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  35. Scroby Sands
  36. Durakovic, Adnan (20 October 2021). "Belgium's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Officially Inaugurated". Offshore Wind. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021.
  37. SCIRA - Sheringham Shoal
  38. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  39. C-Power offshore windfarm
  40. Trianel wind farm Borkum
  41. Westermost Rough

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Operational offshore wind farms in Europe, end 2009 EWEA. Retrieved: 23 October 2010.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RenewableUK operational wind farm List Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Hywind (Norway) offshore wind turbine 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  27. "Hywind Tampen". www.equinor.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  28. "The world's largest floating offshore wind farm officially opened". www.equinor.com. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  29. "Giant leap forward in floating wind: Siemens Gamesa lands the world's largest project, the first to power oil and gas offshore platforms". www.siemensgamesa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  30. Kentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  31. Lincs offshore wind farm: mission complete, Centrica, 27 September 2013, archived from the original on 8 December 2014, retrieved 5 January 2015
  32. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: January 2015.
  33. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  34. Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  35. Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  36. Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.
  37. Northwind 4C . Retrieved: 10 February 2015.
  38. Princess Amalia Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  39. Princess Amalia (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010.
  40. Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
  41. Riffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  42. Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  43. Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  44. "Seamade". Belgian Offshore Platform. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  45. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.
  46. 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.
  47. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010.
  48. Thorntonbank (Belgium) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  49. "Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park". Renewables Now. Retrieved 31 May 2017.