Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm

EnBW Baltic 1 is the first commercial offshore wind farm of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Siemens supplied 21 SWT 2.3-93 wind turbines for the 48.3 megawatt wind farm.[1] EnBW Baltic 1 is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the Darss-Zingst Peninsula and covers about seven square kilometers. Work started in July 2010;[2][3] the wind farm was officially commissioned on 2 May 2011.[4]

EnBW Baltic 1
image of several of the wind turbines
CountryGermany
LocationBaltic Sea
Coordinates54°36′36″N 12°39′0″E
StatusOperational
Construction beganJune 2010
Commission date2 May 2011
Owner(s)EnBW
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Distance from shore16 km (10 mi)
Site area7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational21
Make and modelSiemens Wind Power: SWT-2.3-93
Nameplate capacity48.3 MW
External links
Websitewww.baltic1.de
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Due to the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution, power from Sweden (via Zealand), the 600 MW Kriegers Flak, the 288 MW Baltic 2 is sent via Baltic 1 to Germany, and is synchronized to the Nordic grid (not the German grid) via a 150 kV 400 MW alternating current subsea cable.[5][6]

Generation

Energy-Substation of EnBW Baltic 1 Offshore windfarm in the Baltic Sea
Baltic 1 production[7]
YearProduction
GWh
Full load hours
20122044,224
20131913,954
20141964,048

See also

References

  1. Siemens wins offshore wind contract
  2. Two Important New Offshore Windfarm Contracts Signed by Nordsee – GeoSea
  3. "EnBW prelims state that Baltic 1 will be complete "in a few weeks time" from 2011-02-08". Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  4. Connor, Richard; Darren Mara (2 May 2011). "Offshore wind park powers German hopes for non-nuclear future". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  5. "Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution | Energinet". en.energinet.dk. Energinet.dk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
  6. Garus, Katharina (2016-03-14). "ABB gets order for Kriegers Flak onshore converter". ABB. Retrieved 2016-08-22 via offshorewindindustry.com.
  7. Knight, Sara (29 May 2015). "Politics block German offshore wind link". Windpower Monthly. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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