List of offshore wind farms
The locations of the European 23 of the world's 25 largest operational offshore wind farms
This page lists the top 25 offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the 10 largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the 10 largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size.
As of August 2013 the London Array in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 630 MW. This is followed by the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm (504 MW), also in the UK. The Gwynt y Môr wind farm (576 MW) is the largest project currently under construction.
The biggest producer of wind energy is the Greater Gabbard wind farm. In 2012 it produced 1,195 GigaWatt-hours (GWh). The second largest producer is Horns Rev 2 with 956 GWh produced in 2012. In terms of total production since introduction Horns Rev 1 remains the largest with 5,877 GWh produced since the park opened. Nysted 1, also in Denmark, is the second largest wind farm in the world in terms of total energy produced. Nysted 1 has produced 5,097 GWh since its start. Third is Horns Rev 2 with 2,959 GWh produced.[1]
Top 25 operational offshore wind farms
This is a list of the top 25 offshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by nameplate capacity. In the case of a tied bottom place in the table, the wind farm with the earliest commissioning date is used.
Top 10 under construction
This is a list of the 10 largest offshore wind farms currently under construction.
Top 3 biggest producers of energy
This is a list of the 3 largest offshore wind farms by actual energy production since commissioning.
| Wind farm | Production 2012 (GWh) |
Total production (GWh) |
Country | Turbines & model |
Official start | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horns Rev 1 | 676 | 5877 |  Denmark |
80 × Vestas V80 2.0 MW | 2002 | [1] |
| Nysted 1 | 575 | 5097 | Denmark |
72 × Bonus 2.3 MW | 2003 | [1] |
| Horns Rev 2 | 956 | 2959 | Denmark |
91 x Siemens 2.3 MW | 2009 | [1] |
Top proposed wind farm areas
 | This section needs to be updated. (April 2013) |
The following table lists largest offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are only at a proposal stage, and have achieved at least some of the formal consents required before construction can begin.
| Wind Farm | Total (MW) |
Country | Coordinates | Consents | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge Offshore | 2,500 |  Sweden |
55°56′15″N 14°59′37.3″E / 55.93750°N 14.993694°E | Awaiting decision of environmental court | [75] |
| Korea Offshore | 2,500 |  South Korea |
Korean Government Approved | [76] | |
| Moray Firth | 1,300 |  United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [77] | |
| Creyke Beck A | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
54°43′28.63″N 2°46′06.80″E / 54.7246194°N 2.7685556°E | Crown Estate Round 3 | [78][79] |
| Creyke Beck B | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [78][79] | |
| East Anglia (formerly Norkfolk Bank) | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [77][80] | |
| Irish Sea | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [77] | |
| Teesside A | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [78][79] | |
| Teesside B | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 3 | [78][79] | |
| Triton Knoll | 1,200 | United Kingdom |
Crown Estate Round 2 | [81] |
Other notable offshore wind farms
| Wind Farm | Country | Coordinates | Year | Notability | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vindeby | Denmark |
1991 | First offshore wind farm; 11 × Bonus 450 kW | [39][46][82][83][84][85] | |
| Beatrice | United Kingdom |
58°7′48″N 3°4′12″W / 58.13000°N 3.07000°W | 2007 | 2 × Senvion 5MW prototype turbines, deepest fixed-foundation at 45-metre water depth | [86][87][88] |
| Hywind |  Norway |
2009 | First full-scale, deep-water floating turbine: Siemens 2.3 MW turbine in 220 meter-deep water | [89][90] |
See also
- Jackup rig
- List of largest wind farms in the world
- Lists of offshore wind farms by country
- Lists of offshore wind farms by water area
References
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- ^ London Array's own website announcement of commencement of offshore works
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- ^ London Array Project home page
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- ^ "UK: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Generates Power". Retrieved 2012-09-07.
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- ^ SSE Greater Gabbard project page
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- ^ Anholf Offshore wind farm in 4C Offshore Retrieved 2013-08-27
- ^ BARD 1 (4c)
- ^ Rösler eröffnet Offshore-Windpark Bard 1 Retrieved 2013-08-26
- ^ German Federal Minister Inaugurates BARD Offshore 1 Retrieved 2013-08-26
- ^ "West of Duddon Sands reaches foundation installation halfway point". Retrieved 2013-08-27.
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- ^ Datasheet for site: Walney 1 Offshore wind farm. LORC Knowledge, 2011
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- ^ "Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm" (PDF). StatoilHydro. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
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- ^ Horns Rev 2 turbines
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- ^ Datasheet for site: Roedsand 2 offshore wind farm. LORC Knowledge, 2011
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- ^ a b c Christensen, Allan S. & Madsen, Morten. Supply Chain study on the Danish offshore wind industry page 33-42 Offshore Center Denmark, 29. August 2005. Retrieved: 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Introduction to the (Nysted offshore) park". Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Belwind". Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Horns Revolution, Modern Power Systems, 2002-10-05, accessed 2010-04-14.
- ^ Vattenfall Ormonde
- ^ [2]
- ^ China's largest offshore project now online
- ^ Xinhuanet: Pilot project paves way for China's offshore wind power boom
- ^ Windpower Offshore: 150MW Rudong project fully operational
- ^ CSIC HZ5.0-127 offshore wind turbine generator prototype in Rudong Intertidal I
- ^ "Prinses Amaliawindpark Project Details". Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm". 4C Offshore. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ Gwynt y Môr project page
- ^ "Global Tech I – Construction Progress Now finished and Broken Down". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Successful installation of Global Tech I offshore transformer station". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ Borkum Riffgrund I Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ DONG Energy reaches Milestone at Borkum Riffgrund 1
- ^ "Cable-laying begins at Nordsee Ost". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Construction Starts on EnBW Baltic 2 OWF". Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "4C Offshore - Baltic 2 Wind Farm". Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ E.ON lays groundwork for Amrumbank West
- ^ Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ Am Offshore-Windpark vor Sylt werden die ersten Arbeiten verrichtet
- ^ Construction-phase Surveys for Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ "Daten und Fakten - Fakten Windpark Borkum West II". Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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- ^ a b c New UK offshore wind farm licences are announced, BBC News, 2010-01-08
- ^ a b c d Recharge: Forewind finalises first four Dogger Bank boundaries
- ^ a b c d "Region's MPs lobbied over Dogger Bank wind farm" BBC, 12 October 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2012. Quote: "proposed offshore wind farm"
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- ^ Design of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Project off UK Coast Kicks Off
- ^ "Data on operating and decommissioned wind turbines (as at end of June 2010)". ENS. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ 4cOffshore listing for Vindeby
- ^ Stenstrop, Georg. Vindeby Kulturarv. Retrieved: 1 September 2010.
- ^ Prinds, Karsten. "Where offshore wind was invented". OceanWise, 2011
- ^ Sharp, Stephen. Scotland shares excellence in renewable energy at World Investment Congress Scottish Enterprise, 15 June 2007. Retrieved: 18 October 2010. "subsea jacket structure which enables the turbines to sit in 45m of water" .. "deepest water depth"
- ^ Kempton et al. Supporting Information page 3 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 14 August 2009. Retrieved: 17 October 2010.
- ^ Beatrice wind farm demonstrator project
- ^ Patel, Prachi (2009-06-22). "Floating Wind Turbines to Be Tested". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
will test how the 2.3-megawatt turbine holds up in 220-meter-deep water.
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world's first full-scale floating wind turbine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Offshore wind farms.
- 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database
- The Crown Estate's interactive UK marine estates map
- LORC Knowledge - Offshore Renewables Map
- Offshore Center List of offshore wind farms
- Renewable UK offshore wind page
- Tethys Map Viewer A compilation of documents, U.S. permitting sites, and international Annex IV project sites and research studies on offshore wind developments that are associated with a geographic location.
