Borkum West II
CountryGermany
Location45 km North of Borkum island
Coordinates54°02′30″N 6°28′00″E / 54.0417°N 6.4667°E / 54.0417; 6.4667
StatusOperational
Construction beganSeptember 2011
Commission dateJuly 2015 (2015-July)[1]
Construction costEUR900m (Phase 1) ? (Phase 2)
Owner(s)Trianel + 33 municipal utilities
Operator(s)Trianel
Wind farm
Typeoffshore
Max. water depth33 m
Distance from shore45 km (65.6 km for center)
Rotor diameter116 m
Power generation
Units operational40 x 5 MW
Make and modelAreva Wind M5000-116[2]
Units planned32 x 6.34 MW[3]
Nameplate capacity200 MW
External links
Websitewww.trianel-borkum.de/en/start.html
Borkum West II's location in the wind farms of the German Bight

Trianel Windpark Borkum (formerly Borkum West II) is an offshore wind farm near Borkum. Its first phase of 40 turbines rated at a total capacity of 200 MW is operational, with a planned, additional 200 MW in a second phase.[4] The project was approved for construction in 2008[5] and will cost over €1 billion to construct once fully operational (€900m for phase I alone). Originally known as Borkum West II the name was changed to Trianel Windpark Borkum in early 2013.

Phase 1 of the installation was completed in the 4th quarter of 2014 and consist of 40 Areva M5000-116 turbines (5 MW turbines) on Tripod foundations.[2] It was connected to the grid in August 2015.[6] In the six months before March 2016 the wind farm produced 452.33 GWh,[7] i.e. a capacity factor of 51.6%.

In September 2016 Senvion was awarded a conditional contract for the second phase, for 32 upgraded 6.2M152 turbines rated at a total capacity of 203 MW. A final investment decision was expected in the first half of 2017 after which construction could start in early 2018 for a planned completion in the fall of 2019.[3] Cost is €184/MWh.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Borkum West II Commissioned". Enerdata. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Facts and figures". trianel-borkum.de. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Trianel Windpark Borkum II counts on Senvion offshore turbines". trianel.com. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. ↑ "Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm, Germany". power-technology.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Berkenhagen, J. R.; Döring, R.; Fock, H. O.; Kloppmann, M. H. F.; Pedersen, S. R. A.; Schulze, T. (2010). "Decision bias in marine spatial planning of offshore wind farms: Problems of singular versus cumulative assessments of economic impacts on fisheries". Marine Policy. 34 (3): 733. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2009.12.004.
  6. ↑ "Germany adds lots of offshore wind".
  7. ↑ "Trianel Windpark Borkum halbes Jahr in Betrieb Erster rein kommunaler Offshore-Windpark erfüllt positive Erwartungen" [Trianel Windpark Borkum half year in operation First purely municipal offshore wind farm fulfills positive expectations]. presseportal.de (in German). 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Trianel Windpark Borkum II Offshore Wind Farm - Fully Commissioned - Germany | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022.


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