Tunø Knob Offshore Wind Farm

Tunø Knob Offshore Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm in the Bay of Aarhus, Denmark. It is located on the sandbar Tunø Knob, west of the Tunø island.

Tunø Knob
Tunø Knob Offshore Wind Farm
Official name	Tunø Knob Offshore Wind Farm
Country	Denmark
Location	Odder Municipality
Coordinates	55°58′08″N 10°21′22″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1995
Construction cost	£10m
Owner	DONG Energy
Operator
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Max. water depth	7 m (23 ft)
Distance from shore	6 km (4 mi)
Rotor diameter	39 m (128 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	10 × 0.5 MW
Make and model	Vestas V39-500 kW (10)
Nameplate capacity	5 MW
Capacity factor	29.7%
External links
Website	Tunoe Knob
Commons	Related media on Commons

Wind farm layout

The wind farm was commissioned in 1995 with 10 turbines, each a 500 kW Vestas V39.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The turbines are 45 metres high, based on concrete foundations at 3-6 meter deep waters, and together they produce enough electricity to supply c. 2,800 households.^[6] The Tunø Knob Offshore Wind Farm was the first offshore wind farm by Danish wind turbine company Vestas.

See also

• Denmark portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Wind power in Denmark
• List of offshore wind farms in Denmark