Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm

Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm
Location of Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm of the coast of Germany in the North Sea
Country	Germany
Location	North Sea
Coordinates	54°26′24″N 7°40′48″E / 54.44°N 7.68°E / 54.44; 7.68Coordinates: 54°26′24″N 7°40′48″E / 54.44°N 7.68°E / 54.44; 7.68
Status	planned
Commission date	2013 (expected)
Owner(s)	RWE
Power station information
Primary fuel	Wind
Generation units	48 x REpower 6.15 MW
Power generation information
Installed capacity	295 MW

Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm is a planned offshore wind farm in the eastern part of the North Sea German sector. The project is developed by RWE Innogy, a subsidiary of RWE.

The wind farm will consist of 48 turbines with a total capacity of 295 MW. 6.15 MW turbines are to be provided by REpower.^[1] Steel foundations for generators will be supplied by Aker Verdal.^[2][3] Power converters will be supplied by Woodward Governor Company.^[4] A consortium of Siemens and Prysmian will built the high-voltage direct current submarine cable from the wind farm to the German transmission system operated by Transpower, a subsidiary of TenneT.^[5]

See also

• Wind power in Germany

References

1. ^ Backwell, Ben (2010-02-01). "REpower to supply 295MW of turbines for RWE's Nordsee Ost". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article205039.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
2. ^ "Aker wins deal at Nordsee Ost". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). 2010-06-17. (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/hardcopy/article220125.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
3. ^ "Aker Verdal wins wind project in Germany" (Press release). Aker Solutions. 2010-06-17. (subscription required). http://www.akersolutions.com/Internet/MediaCentre/PressReleases/All/AKPressRelease_1424447.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
4. ^ "Woodward power converters chosen for Nordsee Ost". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). 2010-04-15. (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/hardcopy/article220149.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
5. ^ Backwell, Ben (2010-07-16). "http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article222004.ece". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article222004.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-17.