Riffgat
Country
  • Germany
LocationNorth Sea
Coordinates53°41′N 6°29′E / 53.69°N 6.48°E / 53.69; 6.48
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 12 February 2014
Owner(s)ENOVA Energiesysteme
EWE
Wind farm
Type
Max. water depth16–24 m (52–79 ft)
Distance from shore15 km (9 mi)
Rotor diameter
  • 120 m (390 ft)
Site area6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational30 × 3.78 MW
Make and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-120 (30)
Nameplate capacity
  • 113.4 MW
External links
Websitewww.riffgat.de
CommonsRelated media on Commons
Borkum Rifgat's location in the wind farms of the German Bight

Riffgat (also known as Borkum Riffgat and OWP Riffgat) is an offshore wind farm 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north-west of the German island of Borkum and north of the eponymous shipping channel in the southern North Sea. The wind turbines are built across an area of 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). It consists of 30 turbines with a total capacity of 108 megawatt (MW),[1] and is expected to generate enough electricity for 112,000 households.[2][3]

Early 2011, the Dutch government stated that the wind farm was partly in Dutch territory and protested against the issuing of construction licenses by the German government.[4] The issue was resolved in 2014 with the signing of the Ems-Dollart-Treaty.[5]

Between November 2015 and April 2016, transmission problems prevented Riffgat from exporting power.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Upgrade
  2. ↑ "EWE, Enova form JV to develop Riffgat wind park offshore Germany". Power Engineering International. PennWell Corporation. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Offshore Statistics January 2009" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association. 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Grensconflict: Nederland in verweer tegen Duitse windmolens".
  5. ↑ "Cooperation rather than demarcation". 29 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Weiter kein Strom von Riffgat".


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