List of offshore wind farms

The locations of the European 24 of the world's 25 largest operational offshore wind farms

Four offshore wind farms are in the Thames Estuary area: Kentish Flats, Gunfleet Sands, Thanet and London Array. The latter is the largest in the world as of April 2013.

This page lists the top 25 offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the seven 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 Gwynt y Môr (576 MW), also in the UK. The Global Tech I wind farm (400 MW) in Germany 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.

Wind farm	Total (MW)	Location	Site coordinates	Turbines & model	Commissioning Date	Refs
London Array	630	United Kingdom	51°38′38″N 01°33′13″E / 51.64389°N 1.55361°E	175 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2012	[2][3][4]
Gwynt y Môr	576	United Kingdom	53°27′00″N 03°35′00″W / 53.45000°N 3.58333°W	160 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2015	[5]
Greater Gabbard	504[6]	United Kingdom	51°52′48″N 1°56′24″E / 51.88000°N 1.94000°E	140 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2012	[7][8][9]
Anholt	400	Denmark	56°36′00″N 11°12′36″E / 56.60000°N 11.21000°E	111 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2013	[10][11][12][13]
BARD Offshore 1	400	Germany	54°22′0″N 5°59′0″E / 54.36667°N 5.98333°E	80 × BARD 5.0MW	2013	[14][15][16]
Global Tech I	400	Germany	54°30′00″N 6°21′30″E / 54.50000°N 6.35833°E	80 × Areva Multibrid M5000 5.0MW	2015	[17]
West of Duddon Sands	389	United Kingdom	53°59′02″N 3°27′50″W / 53.98389°N 3.46389°W	108 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2014	[18][19]
Walney (phases 1&2)	367.2	United Kingdom	54°02′38″N 3°31′19″W / 54.04389°N 3.52194°W	102 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2011 (phase 1) 2012 (phase 2)	[20][21]
Thorntonbank (phases 1–3)	325	Belgium	51°33′00″N 2°56′00″E / 51.55000°N 2.93333°E	6 × Senvion 5MW, 48 × Senvion 6.15MW	2009 (phase 1) 2012 (phase 2) 2013 (phase 3)	[22][23][24][25]
Sheringham Shoal	315	United Kingdom	53°7′0″N 1°8′0″E / 53.11667°N 1.13333°E	88 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107	2012	[26][27][28][29]
Borkum Riffgrund 1	312	Germany	53°58′0″N 06°33′00″E / 53.96667°N 6.55000°E	78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120	2015	[30]
Thanet	300	United Kingdom	51°26′0″N 01°38′0″E / 51.43333°N 1.63333°E	100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2010	[31][32]
Nordsee Ost	295	Germany	54°26′00″N 7°41′00″E / 54.43333°N 7.68333°E	48 × Senvion 6.15MW	2015	[33][34]
Amrumbank West	288	Germany	54°30′0″N 07°48′00″E / 54.50000°N 7.80000°E	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015	[35][36]
Butendiek	288	Germany	54°54′0″N 07°45′00″E / 54.90000°N 7.75000°E	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015	[37][38]
DanTysk	288	Germany	55°9′00″N 7°10′30″E / 55.15000°N 7.17500°E	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015	[39]
EnBW Baltic 2	288	Germany	54°58′24″N 13°10′40″E / 54.97333°N 13.17778°E	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015	[40][41]
Meerwind Süd / Ost	288	Germany	54°23′00″N 7°42′00″E / 54.38333°N 7.70000°E	80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2015	[42]
Lincs	270	United Kingdom	53°11′00″N 00°29′00″E / 53.18333°N 0.48333°E	75 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120	2013	[43]
Humber Gateway	219	United Kingdom	53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E / 53.64389°N 0.29306°E	73 × Vestas V112-3.0MW	2015	[44]
Northwind	216	Belgium	51°37′08″N 02°54′03″E / 51.61889°N 2.90083°E	72 × Vestas V112-3.0MW	2014	[45]
Westermost Rough	210	United Kingdom	53°48′0″N 0°9′0″E / 53.80000°N 0.15000°E	35 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154	2015	[46][47]
Horns Rev 2	209.3	Denmark	55°36′00″N 7°35′24″E / 55.60000°N 7.59000°E	91 × Siemens SWT-2.3-93	2009	[48]
Rødsand II	207	Denmark	54°33′0″N 11°42′36″E / 54.55000°N 11.71000°E	90 × Siemens SWT-2.3-93	2010	[49][50]
Chenjiagang (Jiangsu) Xiangshui	201	China	34°29′00″N 119°52′00″E / 34.48333°N 119.86667°E	134 × 1.5MW	2010	[51][52]

Top 7 under construction

This is a list of the seven largest offshore wind farms currently under construction.

Wind farm	Total (MW)	Country	Coordinates	Turbines & model	Completion	Refs
Gemini	600	Netherlands	54°11′N 5°53′E / 54.183°N 5.883°E	150 x Siemens SWT- 4.0-130	2017	[53][54]
Gode Wind (phases 1+2)	582	Germany	54°04′N 7°02′E / 54.067°N 7.033°E	97 x Siemens SWT-6.0-154	2016	[55]
Dudgeon	402	United Kingdom	53°16′N 1°23′W / 53.267°N 1.383°W	67 x Siemens SWT-6.0-154	2017	[56]
Rampion	400	United Kingdom	50°40′N 0°06′W / 50.667°N 0.100°W	116 x MHI Vestas V112-3.45MW	2018	[57]
Wikinger	350	Germany	54°50′2″N 14°4′5″E / 54.83389°N 14.06806°E	70 × Adwen AD 5-135	2017	[58]
Nordsee One	332	Germany	53°58′0″N 06°48′00″E / 53.96667°N 6.80000°E	54 × Senvion 6.2M126	2017	[59]
Sandbank (Phase 1)	288	Germany	55°11′0″N 06°51′00″E / 55.18333°N 6.85000°E	72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130	2017	[60]

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

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
Borselle Offshore	3,500	Netherlands		Call for tenders for areas I and II of V (2x 700MW)	[61]
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	[62]
Korea Offshore	2,500	South Korea		Korean Government Approved	[63]
Moray Firth	1,300	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[64]
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	[65][66]
Creyke Beck B	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[65][66]
East Anglia (formerly Norfolk Bank)	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[64][67]
Irish Sea	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[64]
Teesside A	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[65][66]
Teesside B	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 3	[65][66]
Triton Knoll	1,200	United Kingdom		Crown Estate Round 2	[68]

Other notable offshore wind farms

Wind Farm	Country	Coordinates	Year	Notability	Refs
Vindeby	Denmark		1991	First offshore wind farm; 11 × Bonus 450 kW	[69][70][71][72][73][74][75]
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	[76][77][78]
Hywind	Norway		2009	First full-scale, deep-water floating turbine: Siemens 2.3 MW turbine in 220 meter-deep water	[79][80]

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
• Wind power by country

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External links

• 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database
• North American Offshore Wind Project List
• 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.