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

The list can be sorted by clicking the triangle symbols at the top of each column.

Wind farm	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	Turbines	Commissioned	Build Cost	Cap. fac.	Depth range (m)	km to shore	Owner	Refs.
Alpha Ventus	Germany	54°1′0″N 6°36′0″E	60	6 × Multibrid M5000, 6 × REpower 5M	2010	€250 million		28	56	EWE 47.5% E.ON 26.25% Vattenfall 26.25%	[w 1][3][4]
Amrumbank West	Germany	54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E	302	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015			20-25	40	Amrumbank West GmbH
Borkum Riffgrund I	Germany	53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E	312	78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120	2015	€1.25 billion		23-29	55	DONG, Kirkbi, Oticon	[w 2]
BARD Offshore 1	Germany	54°21′18″N 5°58′48″E	400	80 × BARD 5.0	2013	€2,900 million		40	100	Ocean Breeze Energy	[w 3][5]
Beatrice	United Kingdom	58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W	10	2 × REpower 5M	2007	£35 million	20%	45	23	SSE and Talisman Energy	[w 4] [1][6][7][8]^p11
Belwind	Belgium	51°39′36″N 02°48′0″E	165	55 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2010	€614 million			46	Parkwind	[w 5][9][10]
Borkum Riffgrund I	Germany	53°58′01″N 6°33′14″E	312	78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120	2015	€1.25 billion		23-29	55	DONG, Kirkbi, Oticon	[w 6]
Blyth Offshore	United Kingdom	55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W	4	2 × Vestas V66-2MW	2000	£4 million		6-11	1.6	E.ON	[w 7]
Butendiek	Germany	55°01′08″N 7°46′26″E	288	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6	2015				35	WPD Nordsee Offshore GmbH	[w 8]
DanTysk	Germany	55°8′24″N 7°12′0″E	288	80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120	2015	$900 million		21-31	70	Vattenfall Stadtwerke München	[w 9][11]
Dudgeon	United Kingdom	53°15′00″N 1°23′0″E	402	67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154	2017	£1.5bn			32	Statoil Statkraft	[w 10]
Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ)	Netherlands	52°36′22″N 4°25′8″E	108	36 × Vestas V90-3MW	2008	€200 million		15-18	13	Nuon, Shell	[w 11][12][13]
Eneco Luchterduinen	Netherlands	52°24′18″N 4°09′43″E	129	43 × Vestas V112/3000	2015	€450 million		18-24	24	Eneco, Mitsubishi	[w 12][14]
Gemini BuitenGaats & ZeeEnergie	Netherlands	54°2′10″N 5°57′47″E	600	150 × Siemens SWT-4.0	2017	€2.8 billion			55	Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, HVC NV	[w 13]
Global Tech I	Germany	54°15′43″N 6°24′38″E	400	80 × Multibrid M5000	2015	€1.8 billion		39-41	110	Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy	[w 14]
Gode Wind 1 & 2	Germany	54°03′00″N 07°01′00″E	582	97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154	2016	€2.2 billion		30	42	DONG Energy	[15]
Greater Gabbard	United Kingdom	51°56′0″N 1°53′0″E	504	140 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2012	£1,500 million		20-32	23	SSE Renewables	[w 15]
Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2	United Kingdom	51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E	172	48 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107	2010	£300 million		2-15	7	Ørsted	[w 16] [1][6][16]
Horns Rev I	Denmark	55°31′47″N 7°54′22″E	160	80 × Vestas V80-2MW	2002	€272 million	39%	10-20	18	Vattenfall 60% Ørsted 40%	[w 17][1][17][2][18][19][20]
Horns Rev II	Denmark	55°36′00″N 7°35′24″E	209	91 × Siemens SWP-2.3-93	2009	€470 million	45%	9-17	32	Ørsted	[w 18][21][19]
Horns Rev III	Denmark	55°42′00″N 7°41′20″E	406.7	49 x MHIVestas V164-8.3MW	2019			10-20	30	Vattenfall	[w 19][22][23][24][25]
Humber Gateway	United Kingdom	53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E	219	73 × Vestas V112-3.0	2015	€900 million		10-18	10	E.ON	[w 20]
Hywind	Norway	59°08′24″N 05°01′55″E	2.3	1 × Siemens SWP-2.3-82	2009	NOK 400 million		220	10	Statoil	[w 21][1][26]
Hywind	Scotland	57°29′N 01°21′W	30	5 × Siemens SWP-6.0-154	2017	NOK2 billion (£152m)	50		29	Equinor (75%) Masdar (25%)	[w 22][1][26]
Kentish Flats	United Kingdom	51°27′36″N 01°05′24″E	90	30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2005	£121.5 million	30%	3-5	10	Vattenfall	[w 23] [1][6][7][27]^p69
Lincs	United Kingdom	53°11′0″N 0°29′0″E	270	75 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2013	£1,000 million		10-15	8	Centrica, Siemens, Ørsted	[w 24][6][28][29][30]
London Array	United Kingdom	51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E	630	175 × Siemens SWT-3.6	2013	£1,800 million		0-25	20	DONG Energy, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar	[w 25]
Lynn and Inner Dowsing	United Kingdom	53°07′39″N 0°26′10″E	194	54 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107	2009	£300 million	37%	6-11	5	Centrica 50% TCW 50%	[w 26][6][31][32][7]^p119
Meerwind Süd/Ost	Germany	54°23′0″N 7°41′0″E	288	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2014	€1,300 million		22-26	53	WindMW GmbH.	[w 27][33]
Nordsee Ost	Germany	54°26′00″N 7°41′0″E	295	48 × Senvion 6.2M126	2015			25	55	RWE Innogy	[w 28]
Northwind	Belgium	51°37′08″N 02°54′00″E	216	72 × Vestas V90-3.0	2014	€850 million		16-29	37	Parkwind	[w 29][34]
Princess Amalia	Netherlands	52°35′24″N 4°13′12″E	120	60 × Vestas V80-2MW	2008	€350 million		19-24	26	Eneco Energie	[w 30][35][36]
Riffgat	Germany	53°41′24″N 6°28′48″E	113	30 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2014	€480 million		16-24	15-42	ENOVA, EWE	[w 31][37][38]
Sandbank	Germany	55°11′30″N 06°51′30″E	288	72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130	2017	€1.2 billion		24-34	90	Vattenfall	[w 32]
Scroby Sands	United Kingdom	52°38′0″N 1°47′0″E	60	30 × Vestas V80-2MW	2004	£75.5m	26-32%	0-8	2.5	E.ON	[w 33][1][39][6][40][7]^p53
Sheringham Shoal	United Kingdom	53°07′0″N 1°08′0″E	317	88 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2012	£1,100 million		12-24	17	Statoil 50% Statkraft 50%	[w 34]
Teesside	United Kingdom	54°38′50″N 1°05′40″W	62	27 × Siemens SWT-2.3	2013	£200 million		7-15	1.5	EDF-EN
Thanet	United Kingdom	51°26′0″N 1°38′0″E	300	100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2010	£780-900 million		20-25	11	Vattenfall	[w 35][41][6][42][43]
Thorntonbank	Belgium	51°38′39″N 2°55′38″E	325.2	6 × REpower 5M, 48 × Senvion 6M	2013	€1,100 million		13-19	27	C-Power	[w 36][1][44]
Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1)	Germany	54°2′30″N 6°28′0″E	200	40 × Areva M5000-116	2015	€900 million		28-33	45	Trianel	[w 37]
Veja Mate	Germany	54°19′00″N 5°52′0″E	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	[45]
Westermost Rough	United Kingdom	53°48′18″N 0°08′56″E	210	35 × Siemens SWT-6.0	2015	€1,000 million		10-25	8	DONG	[w 38]
"Cap." is the rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm "When" 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. "Cap. Fac." is the average capacity factor, i.e. the average power generated by the windfarm, as a percentage of its nameplate capacity. "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

Alpha Ventus

Amrumbank West

BARD Offshore 1

Beatrice

Belwind

Blyth

Borkum Riffgrund I

Butendiek

DanTysk

Dudgeon

Egmond aan Zee

Eneco Luchterduinen

Gemini

Global Tech I

Gode Wind 1 & 2

Greater Gabbard

Gunfleet Sands

Horns Rev I

Horns Rev II

Humber Gateway

Hywind

Kentish Flats

Lincs

London Array

Lynn and Inner Dowsing

Meerwind Süd/Ost

Nordsee Ost

Northwind

Princess Amalia

Riffgat

Sandbank

Scroby Sands

Sheringham Shoal

Teesside

Thanet

Thorntonbank

Trianel Windpark Borkum

Westermost Rough

Locations of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

Windfarm home pages

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. Borkum Riffgrund 1
7. "Blyth". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
8. "Offshore wind farm Butendiek". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
9. DanTysk
10. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
11. OWEZ Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
12. Eneco project Luchterduinen
13. Gemini Wind Farm
14. Project - Global Tech I
15. SSE wind farm Project Website Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
16. Gunfleet Sands Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
17. Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Vattenfall Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
18. Horns Rev II turbines Archived 2012-05-27 at Archive.today
19. Horns Rev III
20. umber Gateway
21. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
22. "Hywind". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
23. Kentish Flats
24. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
25. London Array
26. "Lynn and Inner Dowsing". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
27. Meerwind Süd/Ost
28. Nordsee Ost Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
29. Northwind Energy
30. "Princess Amalia (Q7)". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
31. Riffgat
32. "Sandbank offshore wind farm". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
33. Scroby Sands
34. SCIRA - Sheringham Shoal
35. "Thanet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
36. C-Power offshore windfarm
37. Trianel wind farm Borkum
38. Westermost Rough

See also

• Wind power in Europe
• List of wind farms
• List of offshore wind farms
• Lists of offshore wind farms by country
• Lists of offshore wind farms by water area
• List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
• List of offshore wind farms in Denmark
• List of offshore wind farms in the Netherlands
• List of offshore wind farms in Germany
• Wind power in the United Kingdom
• Wind power in Denmark
• Wind power in the Netherlands
• Wind power in Belgium
• Wind power in France
• Wind power in Germany

References

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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. RenewableUK operational wind farm List Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
7. 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.
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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.
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24. Vattenfall choose MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as supplier to Horns Rev 3 Vattenfall
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26. Hywind (Norway) offshore wind turbine 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
27. Kentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
28. Lincs offshore wind farm: mission complete, Centrica, 27 September 2013, archived from the original on 8 December 2014, retrieved 5 January 2015
29. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: January 2015.
30. Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
31. Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
32. Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
33. Meerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.
34. Northwind 4C . Retrieved: 10 February 2015.
35. Princess Amalia Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
36. Princess Amalia (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010.
37. Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält Netzanschluss
38. Riffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
39. Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
40. Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
41. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.
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43. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010.
44. Thorntonbank (Belgium) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
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