Germany’s biggest wind farm has been fully connected to the grid. According to EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), its Albatros offshore wind farm is located roughly 100 km off the coast of Germany.
“The
Hohe See offshore wind farm has already been in operation since October
2019. Now its smaller neighbour Albatros is also producing
electricity,” it has informed.
The Albatros project features 16
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines. Albatros is
located near the 497 MW Hohe See project which consists of 71
SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines. Both wind farms are owned by EnBW (50.1%) and
Enbridge (49.9%), and are expected to supply around 710,000 households
combined with electricity when commissioned.
The full complement
of 87 wind turbines have a total output of 609 megawatts, meaning that
they can generate as much energy as a modern gas-fired power plant. That
is enough to supply all households in Munich with green energy.
EnBW finished construction of the two wind farms as planned in September 2019.
