Vindeby offshore wind farm
| Vindeby offshore wind farm | |||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 58 '12 " N , 11 ° 7' 48" E | ||
| country | Denmark | ||
| Waters | Great Belt | ||
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| Type | Offshore wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 11 × 450 kW | ||
| operator | Ørsted | ||
| Start of operations | 1991 | ||
| Shutdown | 2017 | ||
| turbine | 11 Bonus B35 / 450 kW | ||
| Energy fed in since commissioning | 243 GWh | ||
| was standing | 2018 | ||
Vindeby was the world's first offshore wind farm . It went into operation in 1991 off the coast of Vindeby on the Danish island of Lolland . In 2017 it was dismantled after a period of more than 25 years. Its regular energy capacity corresponded to the annual electricity consumption of more than 2,200 households. The wind farm produced a total of around 243 million kWh of electrical energy.
With eleven Bonus B35 / 450 kW wind turbines , the wind farm had a nominal output of almost five megawatts. Modern wind farms have a multiple of this output.
Vindeby was originally designed for a term of 20 years. Despite the high pollution caused by the salty air at sea, the technology proved to be so robust that the wind farm could be operated for almost six years longer. The wind farm is considered a milestone in wind energy. The knowledge that the operators were able to gather here was incorporated into the construction and operation of numerous other offshore wind farms.
See also
Web links
- The Vindeby Revolution - Article on the historical importance of the Vindeby offshore wind farm
- Video by the operator Ørsted about the dismantling of the Vindeby offshore wind farm
Individual evidence
- ↑ First offshore wind farm in the world dismantled after more than 25 years . In: Windkraft-Journal . March 16, 2017 ( windkraft-journal.de [accessed April 1, 2018]).
- ↑ Vindeby - 4C Offshore. Retrieved April 1, 2018 .
- ↑ The Vindeby Revolution . In: energie-winde.de . ( energie-winde.de [accessed on April 1, 2018]).