EnBW Baltic 1 is the first commercial offshore wind farm of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Siemens supplied 21 SWT 2.3-93 wind turbines for the 48.3 megawatt wind farm.Siemens wins offshore wind contract EnBW Baltic 1 is located about north of the Darss-Zingst Peninsula and covers about seven square kilometers. Work started in July 2010;Two Important New Offshore Windfarm Contracts Signed by Nordsee – GeoSea the wind farm was officially commissioned on 2 May 2011.
Due to the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution, power from Sweden (via Zealand), the 600 MW Kriegers Flak, the 288 MW Baltic 2 is sent via Baltic 1 to Germany, and is synchronized to the Nordic grid (not the German grid) via a 150 kV 400 MW alternating current subsea cable.
Generation
+ Baltic 1 production Year ProductionGWh Full load hours 2012 204 4,224 2013 191 3,954 2014 196 4,048
See also
Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm Wind power in Germany List of offshore wind farms in Germany List of offshore wind farms List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
References
External links LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm "Life Currents", a 2019 Deutsche Welle television program discussing alternative energy narrated in English; A segment describing Baltic 1 begins at 10:10