Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm
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Horns Rev is an offshore wind farm in Danish waters in the North Sea.
Quick Facts Country, Location ...
Horns Rev 1 | |
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Country | Denmark |
Location | Horns Rev, East North Sea |
Coordinates | 55°31′47″N 7°54′22″E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2002 |
Owner(s) | Vattenfall (60%) Ørsted (40%) |
Operator(s) | Vattenfall |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Max. water depth | 6–14 m (20–46 ft) |
Distance from shore | 14–20 km (9–12 mi) |
Hub height | 70 m (230 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 80 m (262 ft) |
Rated wind speed | 9.7 m/s (32 ft/s) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 80 |
Make and model | Vestas Wind Systems: V80-2.0 |
Nameplate capacity | 160 MW[1] |
Annual net output | 600 GW·h[2] |
External links | |
Website | www.hornsrev.dk |
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Horns Rev 2 | |
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Country | Denmark |
Location | Horns Rev, East North Sea |
Coordinates | 55°36′00″N 7°35′24″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | May 2008 |
Commission date | November 2009 |
Construction cost | €448 million[3] |
Owner(s) | Ørsted |
Operator(s) | Ørsted |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Max. water depth | 9–17 m (30–56 ft) |
Distance from shore | 30 km (19 mi) |
Hub height | 68 m (223 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 93 m (305 ft) |
Rated wind speed | 10 m/s (33 ft/s) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 91 |
Make and model | Siemens Wind Power: SWT 2.3-93 |
Nameplate capacity | 209 MW |
Capacity factor | 47.7%[4] |
External links | |
Website | www.dongenergy.com |
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Horns Rev 3 | |
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Country | Denmark |
Location | Horns Rev, East North Sea |
Coordinates | 55°41′40″N 7°41′00″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2016 |
Commission date | 2019 |
Construction cost | €1 billion[5] |
Owner(s) | Vattenfall |
Operator(s) | |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Max. water depth | 11–19 m (36–62 ft) |
Distance from shore | 29–44 km (18–27 mi) |
Hub height | 105 m (344 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 164 m (538 ft) |
Rated wind speed | 14 m/s (46 ft/s) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 49 |
Make and model | MHI Vestas: V164 |
Nameplate capacity | 406.7 MW |
External links | |
Website | corporate.vattenfall.com |
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The wind farm was built in three phases, the first coming online in 2002, the second in 2009 and the third in 2019. Horns Rev 1, the first phase, was the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the world, with a capacity of 160 MW.[1][6]