Map Offshore Windfarms in the German Bight

Nordsee One is an

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in the

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part of the

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. It has a

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s that are expected to produce 1200 GWh of electricity annually. The wind farm is owned by Northland Power (85%) and

Innogy Innogy SE was an energy company based in Essen, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its si ...

(15%). Offshore construction began in December 2015. All 54 turbines were scheduled to have their rotor shaft main bearings replaced during 2021-2022. The Innogy Nordsee 1 project was originally developed by ENOVA. In 2008, it was acquired by RWE Innogy.RWE Innogy Acquires Rights To Build 960-MW Offshore Wind Farm, January 28, 2009
/ref> The construction permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 was issued on 4 April 2012.Germany: RWE Receives Permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm, April 4, 2012
/ref> In December of 2017 Nordsee 1 began commercial operation.

Anniversary December 18th

In December 2018, it celebrated its first year of full commercial operation. The 332 MW wind farm has been producing green electricity to nearly 400,000 German consumers and has been energetically amortized, recovering the energy consumed for component production and installation in less than a year.

References

External links

Nordsee One website

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