This is a list of operational, offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources,Operational offshore wind farms in Europe, end 2009 EWEA. Retrieved: 23 October 2010.Steve Kopits and Adam Westwood. Offshore Wind: Time for a Market Take-off? Renewable Energy World, 8 October 2009, Table 1. and primarily the 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database and is current up to July 2015. The name of the Wind Farm is the name used by the Energy Company when referring to the Farm and is usually related to a shoal or the name of the nearest town on shore.

Operational wind farms

Wind farm CountryLocationCap. (MW)TurbinesCommissionedBuildcostDepthrange (m) km toshoreOwnerAlbatros117.616 × Siemens SWT-7.0-1542020 Alpha Ventus 60 6 × Multibrid M5000, 6 × REpower 5M 2010€250 million 28 56 EWE 47.5%E.ON 26.25%Vattenfall 26.25% Alpha VentusAlpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm, Germany Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.Alpha Ventus (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August 2010. Amrumbank West 302 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2015 20-25 40 Amrumbank West GmbH Borkum Riffgrund I 312 78 × Siemens SWT-4.0-120 2015 €1.25 billion 23-29 55 Ørsted, Kirkbi, Oticon Borkum Riffgrund 1Borkum Riffgrund II44856 × MHI Vestas V1642019 BARD Offshore 1 400 80 × BARD 5.0 2013€2,900 million 40 100 Ocean Breeze Energy BARD Engineering BARD Offshore 1 (Germany) wind farm 4C. Retrieved: 17 February 2015. Beatrice Demonstration Project) 10 2 × REpower 5M 2007 £35 million 45 23 SSE and Talisman Energy BeatriceBeatrice offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.p11 Belwind 165 55 × Vestas V90-3.0MW55 × Alstom Haliade 150-6MW 2010 €614 million 46 Parkwind Belwind (Belgium) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.LORC - Belwind Datasheet Blyth Offshore 4 2 × Vestas V66-2MW 2000 £4 million 6-11 1.6 E.ON Borssele I–II75294 × Siemens SWT-8.0-1542020Borssele III–IV731.577 × MHI Vestas V164 9.5MW2021Borssele V192 × MHI Vestas V164 9.5MW2021 Butendiek 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2015 35 WPD Nordsee Offshore GmbH DanTysk 288 80 × Siemens SWP-3.6-120 2015 $900 million 21-31 70 VattenfallStadtwerke München DanTyskName (Country) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 8 August 2010. Deutsche Bucht260.431 × MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW2019 Dudgeon 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 £1.5bn 32 EquinorStatkraft Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee 108 36 × Vestas V90-3MW 2008€200 million 15-18 13 Nuon, Shell OWEZ Egmond an Zee Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.OWEZ (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010. Luchterduinen 129 43 × Vestas V112/3000 2015 €450 million 18-24 24 Eneco, Mitsubishi Eneco project LuchterduinenNOS Opening derde windpark op zee, accessed 16 January 2017 Gemini 600 150 × Siemens SWT-4.0 2017 €2.8 billion 55 Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, HVC NV Gemini Wind Farm Global Tech I 400 80 × Multibrid M5000 2015 €1.8 billion 39-41 110 Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy Project - Global Tech I Gode Wind 1 & 2 582 97 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2016 €2.2 billion 30 42 Ørsted Gode Wind 1 and 2 4C. Greater Gabbard 504 140 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012 £1,500 million 20-32 23 SSE Renewables SSE wind farm Project Website Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 172 48 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2010 £300 million 2-15 7 Ørsted Gunfleet Sands Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.Hohe See49748 × Siemens SWT-7.0-1542019 Horns Rev I 160 80 × Vestas V80-2MW 2002€272 million 10-20 18 Vattenfall 60%Ørsted 40% Horns Rev 1 Vattenfall Horns Rev 1 Horns Rev I Offshore Wind Farm, Denmark Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.Horns Rev 1 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 30 July 2010.Horns Revolution , Modern Power Systems, 2002-10-05, accessed 2010-04-14. Horns Rev II 209 91 × Siemens SWP-2.3-93 2009€470 million 9-17 32 Ørsted Horns Rev II turbines Horns Rev 2 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 30 July 2010.Spliid, Iben B. Data on operating and decommissioned wind turbines (as at end of September 2010) (.xls spreadsheet) Danish Energy Agency, 18 October 2010. Main page Retrieved: 25 October 2010.Horns Rev III406.749 x MHIVestas V164-8.3MW201910-2030VattenfallHorns Rev IIIHorns Rev 3 (Denmark) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 29 October 2015.Wittrup, Sanne. "Svenske Vattenfall skal bygge Danmarks næste havmøllepark " Ingeniøren, 26 February 2015. Accessed: 26 February 2015.Vattenfall choose MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as supplier to Horns Rev 3 VattenfallIntense competition for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm Humber Gateway 219 73 × Vestas V112-3.0 2015 €900 million 10-18 10 E.ON umber Gateway Hywind 2.3 1 × Siemens SWP-2.3-82 2009 NOK 400 million 220 10 Equinor Hywind (Norway) offshore wind turbine 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010. Hywind Scotland 30 5 × Siemens SWP-6.0-154 2017 NOK2 billion (£152m) 29 Equinor (75%)Masdar (25%) Hywind Tampen8811 × Siemens SG 8.0-167 DD2023NOK 7.5 billion260-300140EquinorKaskasi34238 × Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD2022 Kentish Flats 90 30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2005 £121.5 million 3-5 10 Vattenfall Kentish FlatsKentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.p69 Lincs 270 75 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2013 £1,000 million 10-15 8 Centrica, Siemens, Ørsted Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: January 2015.Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015. London Array 630 175 × Siemens SWT-3.6 2013£1,800 million 0-25 20 Ørsted, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar London Array Lynn and Inner Dowsing 194 54 × Siemens SWP-3.6-107 2009 £300 million 6-11 5 Centrica 50% TCW 50% Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 25 October 2010.Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.Dunford et al. UK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10 Renewable Energy Foundation, 29 July 2010. Accessed: 30 September 2011.p119 Meerwind Süd/Ost 288 80 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014 €1,300 million 22-26 53 WindMW GmbH. Meerwind Süd/OstMeerwind Süd/Ost (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 14 December 2014.Merkur39666 × GE Haliade 150-6MW2019 Nobelwind 165 50 × Vestas V112-3.3 MW 2017 Nordergründe110.718 × Senvion 6.2M1262017Nordsee One332.154 × Senvion 6.2M1262017 Nordsee Ost 295 48 × Senvion 6.2M126 2015 25 55 RWE Innogy Nordsee Ost Norther 369.6 44 × Vestas V164-8.4 MW 2019 Elicio . Northwester 2 219 23 × Vestas V164-9.5 MW 2020 . Northwind 216 72 × Vestas V90-3.0 2014 €850 million 16-29 37 Parkwind Northwind EnergyNorthwind 4C . Retrieved: 10 February 2015. Princess Amalia 120 60 × Vestas V80-2MW 2008€350 million 19-24 26 Eneco Energie Princess Amalia Offshore Wind Farm, Netherlands Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.Princess Amalia (Netherlands) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 24 August 2010. Rentel 309 42 × 7.35 MW 2020 Riffgat 113 30 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 2014€480 million 16-24 15-42 ENOVA, EWE Riffgat Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erhält NetzanschlussRiffgat (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: January 2015. Sandbank 288 72 × Siemens SWT-4.0-130 2017 €1.2 billion 24-34 90 Vattenfall Scroby Sands 60 30 × Vestas V80-2MW 2004 £75.5m 0-8 2.5 E.ON Scroby SandsScroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010.Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.p53 Mermaid 235.2 28 × Siemens SWP-8.4 MW 2020 Seastar 168 20 × Siemens SWP-8.4 MW 2020 Sheringham Shoal 317 88 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2012 £1,100 million 12-24 17 Equinor 50%Statkraft 50% SCIRA - Sheringham Shoal Teesside 62 27 × Siemens SWT-2.3 2013£200 million 7-15 1.5 EDF-EN Thanet 300 100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 2010 £780-900 million 20-25 11 Vattenfall Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.RenewableUK operational wind farm List O'Toole, Sarah. World’s biggest offshore wind farm opens today Global Energy Magazine, 23 September 2010. Retrieved: 29 September 2010.Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010. Thorntonbank 325.2 6 × REpower 5M, 48 × Senvion 6M 2013 €1,100 million 13-19 27 C-Power C-Power offshore windfarmThorntonbank (Belgium) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010. Trianel Windpark Borkum (phase 1) 200 40 × Areva M5000-116 2015 €900 million 28-33 45 Trianel Trianel wind farm Borkum Veja Mate 402 67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2017 €1.9 billion 41 95 Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Siemens Financial Services, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Westermost Rough 210 35 × Siemens SWT-6.0 2015 €1,000 million 10-25 8 Ørsted Westermost Rough

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See also

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