Trianel Windpark Borkum

Borkum West II
Location of Borkum West II in Germany
Country Germany
Location 45km North of Borkum island
Coordinates 54°02′30″N 6°28′0″E / 54.04167°N 6.46667°E / 54.04167; 6.46667Coordinates: 54°02′30″N 6°28′0″E / 54.04167°N 6.46667°E / 54.04167; 6.46667
Status Operational (Ph I)
Construction began September 2011
Commission date July 2015 (phase I)[1]
Construction cost EUR900m (Phase 1) ? (Phase 2)
Owner(s) Trianel + 33 municipal utilities
Operator(s) Trianel
Wind farm
Type offshore
Max. water depth 28 - 33m
Distance from shore 45km (65.6km for center)
Rotor diameter 116m
Power generation
Units operational 40 (Phase 1)
Nameplate capacity 200 MW (Ph I), 200 MW (Ph II)
Website
Trianel wind farm Borkum
Borkum West II's location in the wind farms of the German Bight

Trianel Windpark Borkum (formerly Borkum West II) is a 200+200MW wind farm partially in operation near Borkum.[2] The project was approved for construction in 2008[3] and will cost over €1 billion to construct once fully operational (€900m for phase I alone). The wind farm will have 80 wind turbines. Originally known as Borkum West II the name was changed to Trianel Windpark Borkum in early 2013.

Phase 1 of the installation was completed in the 4th quarter of 2014 and consist of 40 Areva M5000-116 turbines (5MW turbines) on Tripod foundations.[4] It was connected to the grid in August 2015 [5]

Phase 2 of the installation will consist of 40 Adwen AD 5-135 (5MW turbines).[6]

References

  1. "Borkum West II Commissioned". Enerdata. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. "Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm, Germany". power-technology.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. Berkenhagen, J. R.; Döring, R.; Fock, H. O.; Kloppmann, M. H. F.; Pedersen, S. R. A.; Schulze, T. (2010). "Decision bias in marine spatial planning of offshore wind farms: Problems of singular versus cumulative assessments of economic impacts on fisheries". Marine Policy. 34 (3): 733. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2009.12.004.
  4. http://www.trianel-borkum.de/en/wind-farm/facts-and-figures.html. Retrieved 17 August 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Germany adds lots of offshore wind".
  6. "First Areva 5MW turbines installed at Borkum West 2". Retrieved 17 August 2013.


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