List of offshore wind farms

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This article is about offshore wind farms. For onshore wind farms, see List of onshore wind farms. For more complete lists, see Lists of offshore wind farms by country.
The locations of 22 of the 25 largest operational offshore wind farms
The European locations of 22 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. Also listed are the ten largest offshore wind farms which are currently under construction, the ten largest proposed, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size.

As of September 2012, the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 504 MW, followed by Walney Wind Farm (367 MW), also in the UK. The London Array (630 MW) is the largest project under construction. The biggest producer of wind energy is Horns Rev 2 in Denmark even though it has a smaller nameplate capacity than a few other wind farms. In 2011 Horns Rev 2 produced 911.03 GigaWatt-hours (GWh). The second largest producer is Rodsand 2 with 833,47 GWh produced in 2011. In terms of total production since introduction Horns Rev 1 remains the largest with 5.200,57 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 4.521,45 GWh since its start. Third is Horns Rev 2 with 2.002,66 GWh produced.[1]


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Top 25 operational offshore wind farms[edit]

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)		 Country Coordinates Turbines
& model		 Official
Start		 Refs
London Array
(Phase I)		 630  United Kingdom 51°38′38″N 01°33′13″E / 51.64389°N 1.55361°E / 51.64389; 1.55361 (London Array) 175 × Siemens
3.6-120		 October 2012 [2][3][4]
Greater Gabbard 504[5]  United Kingdom 51°52′48″N 1°56′24″E / 51.88000°N 1.94000°E / 51.88000; 1.94000 (Greater Gabbard wind farm) 140 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2012 [6][7][8]
Walney (phases 1&2) 367.2  United Kingdom 54°02′38″N 3°31′19″W / 54.04389°N 3.52194°W / 54.04389; -3.52194 (Walney Wind Farm) 102 × Siemens
SWT-3.6-107		 2011 (phase 1)
2012 (phase 2)		 [9][10]
Sheringham Shoal 315  United Kingdom 53°7′N 1°8′E / 53.117°N 1.133°E / 53.117; 1.133 (Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm) 88 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2012 [11][12][13][14]
Thanet 300  United Kingdom 51°26′N 01°38′E / 51.433°N 1.633°E / 51.433; 1.633 (Thanet Offshore Wind Project) 100 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2010 [15][16]
Thorntonbank Phases 1 & 2 215[17]  Belgium 51°33′00″N 2°56′00″E / 51.55000°N 2.93333°E / 51.55000; 2.93333 (Thorntonbank phases 1&2) 6 × REpower 5M, 30 × 6M 2012 [18][19][20][21]
Horns Rev 2 209.3  Denmark 55°36′00″N 7°35′24″E / 55.60000°N 7.59000°E / 55.60000; 7.59000 (Horns Rev 2) 91 × Siemens
2.3-93		 2009 [22]
Rødsand II 207  Denmark 54°33′0″N 11°42′36″E / 54.55000°N 11.71000°E / 54.55000; 11.71000 (Nysted Wind Farm) 90 × Siemens
2.3-93		 2010 [23][24]
Chenjiagang (Jiangsu) Xiangshui 201  China 34°29′00″N 119°52′00″E / 34.48333°N 119.86667°E / 34.48333; 119.86667 (Jiangsu Xiangshui Wind Farm) 134 × 1.5MW 2010 [25][26]
Lynn
and Inner Dowsing		 194  United Kingdom 53°07′39″N 00°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°E / 53.12750; 0.43611 (Lynn and Inner Dowsing) 54 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2008 [27][28][29][30]
Robin Rigg
(Solway Firth)		 180  United Kingdom 54°45′N 3°43′W / 54.750°N 3.717°W / 54.750; -3.717 (Robin Rigg Wind Farm) 60 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2010 [31]
Gunfleet Sands 172  United Kingdom 51°43′16″N 1°17′31″E / 51.72111°N 1.29194°E / 51.72111; 1.29194 (Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm) 48 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2010 [32][33]
Nysted (Rødsand I) 166  Denmark 54°33′0″N 11°42′36″E / 54.55000°N 11.71000°E / 54.55000; 11.71000 (Nysted Wind Farm) 72 × Siemens
2.3		 2003 [27][34][35]
Bligh Bank (Belwind) 165  Belgium 51°39′36″N 2°48′0″E / 51.66000°N 2.80000°E / 51.66000; 2.80000 (Bligh Bank Offshore Wind Farm) 55 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2010 [36]
Horns Rev 1 160  Denmark 55°31′47″N 7°54′22″E / 55.52972°N 7.90611°E / 55.52972; 7.90611 (Horns Rev) 80 × Vestas
V80-2MW		 2002 [27][34][37]
Ormonde 150  United Kingdom 54°6′N 3°24′W / 54.100°N 3.400°W / 54.100; -3.400 (Ormonde Wind Farm) 30 × REpower 5M 2012 [7][38][39]
Longyuan Rudong Intertidal Demonstration 150  China 32°30′N 121°15′E / 32.500°N 121.250°E / 32.500; 121.250 (Longyuan Rudong) 21 × Siemens 2.3-93;
20 × Goldwind 2.5MW
17 × Sinovel 3W
2 × CSIC HZ 5.0-154 Prototype		 2011 (phase 1)
2012 (phase 2)		 [40]

[41][42][43]
Princess Amalia 120  Netherlands 52°35′24″N 4°13′12″E / 52.59000°N 4.22000°E / 52.59000; 4.22000 (Princess Amalia Wind Farm) 60 × Vestas V80-2MW 2008 [27][44]
Donghai Bridge 110.6[45]  China 30°46′12″N 121°59′38″E / 30.77000°N 121.99389°E / 30.77000; 121.99389 (Donghai Bridge Wind Farm) 34 × Sinovel SL3000/90
1 × Sinovel SL 5000
1 × Shanghai Electric W3600/116		 2010
2011		 [46][47]
Lillgrund 110  Sweden 55°31′N 12°47′E / 55.517°N 12.783°E / 55.517; 12.783 (Lillgrund Wind Farm) 48 × Siemens
2.3-93		 2007 [27][48]
Egmond aan Zee 108  Netherlands 36 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2006 [27][49]
Kentish Flats 90  United Kingdom 51°27′36″N 1°5′24″E / 51.46000°N 1.09000°E / 51.46000; 1.09000 (Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm) 30 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2005 [27][50]
Barrow 90  United Kingdom 53°59′N 3°17′W / 53.983°N 3.283°W / 53.983; -3.283 (Barrow Offshore Wind) 30 × Vestas
V90-3MW		 2006 [27][51]
Burbo Bank 90  United Kingdom 53°29′N 03°10′W / 53.483°N 3.167°W / 53.483; -3.167 (Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm) 25 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2007 [27][52]
Rhyl Flats 90  United Kingdom 53°22′N 03°39′W / 53.367°N 3.650°W / 53.367; -3.650 (Rhyl Flats) 25 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2009 [27][53][54][55]
North Hoyle 60  United Kingdom 53°26′N 3°24′W / 53.433°N 3.400°W / 53.433; -3.400 (North Hoyle) 30 × Vestas
V80-2MW		 2003 [27][56]

Top 10 under construction[edit]

This is a list of the 10 largest offshore wind farms currently under construction.

Wind farm Total
(MW)		 Country Coordinates Turbines
& model		 Completion Refs
Gwynt y Môr 576  United Kingdom 53°28′00″N 3°36′00″W / 53.46667°N 3.60000°W / 53.46667; -3.60000 (Gwynt y Môr wind farm) 160 × Siemens
3.6-107		 2014 [57][58]
Trianel Borkum
West II		 400  Germany 80 × Areva Multibrid
M5000		 2012 (Phase 1)
2015 (Phase 2)		 [59]
BARD Offshore 1 400  Germany 54°22′N 5°59′E / 54.367°N 5.983°E / 54.367; 5.983 (BARD Offshore 1) 80 × BARD 5.0 2014 [60][61][62]
Anholt 400  Denmark 56°36′00″N 11°12′36″E / 56.60000°N 11.21000°E / 56.60000; 11.21000 (Anholt Offshore Wind Farm) 111 × Siemens
3.6-120		 2013 [63]
Meerwind Süd & Ost 288  Germany 54°23′00″N 7°42′00″E / 54.38333°N 7.70000°E / 54.38333; 7.70000 (Meerwind Süd & Ost) 80 × Siemens 3.6-120 2013 [64]
DanTysk 288  Germany 80 × Siemens 3.6-120 2014 [65]
Lincs 270  United Kingdom 53°11′00″N 00°29′00″E / 53.18333°N 0.48333°E / 53.18333; 0.48333 (Lincs Wind Farm) 75 × 3.6MW 2012[dated info] [66][67]
Thorntonbank Phase 3 108  Belgium 18 × REpower 6M 2013 [18][19][20]

Top 3 biggest producers of energy[edit]

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This is a list of the 3 largest offshore wind farms by actual energy production.

Wind farm Production in 2011
(GWh)		 Country Turbines
& model		 Official start Refs
Horns Rev 2 911.03  Denmark 91 Siemens 2.3-93 2009 [1]
Rødsand II 833.47  Denmark 90 × Siemens 2.3MW 2010 [1]
Thanet 823.88  United Kingdom 100 × Vestas V90-3MW 2010 [1]

Top proposed wind farm areas[edit]

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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 / 55.93750; 14.993694 (Blekinge Offshore) Awaiting decision of environmental court [68]
Korea Offshore 2,500  South Korea Korean Government Approved [69]
Moray Firth 1,300  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [70]
Creyke Beck A 1,200  United Kingdom 54°43′28.63″N 2°46′06.80″E / 54.7246194°N 2.7685556°E / 54.7246194; 2.7685556 (Dogger Bank) Crown Estate Round 3 [71][72]
Creyke Beck B 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [71][72]
East Anglia (formerly Norkfolk Bank) 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [70][73]
Irish Sea 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [70]
Teesside A 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [71][72]
Teesside B 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [71][72]
Triton Knoll 1,200  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 2 [74]
Bristol Channel 1,000  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [70]
Fukushima Farm 1,000  Japan Slated for construction in July 2013 [75]
Hornsea 1,000  United Kingdom Crown Estate Round 3 [70]

Other highly notable offshore wind farms[edit]

Wind Farm Country Coordinates Year Notability Refs
Vindeby  Denmark 1991 First offshore wind farm; 11 × Bonus 450 kW [27][34][76][77][78][79]
Beatrice  United Kingdom 58°7′48″N 3°4′12″W / 58.13000°N 3.07000°W / 58.13000; -3.07000 (Beatrice Wind Farm) 2007 2 × REpower 5MW prototype turbines, deepest fixed-foundation at 45-metre water depth [80][81][82]
Hywind  Norway 2009 First full-scale, deep-water floating turbine: Siemens 2.3 MW turbine in 220 meter-deep water [83][84]

See also[edit]

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