EnBW Baltic 1
EnBW Baltic 1 is the first commercial offshore wind farm in Germany in the Baltic Sea. It was a challenge that EnBW faced up to with great commitment and experience. Because offshore means much more than just onshore at sea. It places the highest demands on people and machines.
The Baltic 1 wind farm project
Wind turbine B2 at EnBW Baltic 1 fed the first kilowatt hour of electricity into the grid at 9:55 a.m. on 3 April 2011. A key moment for our project – the first commercial wind farm in Germany in the Baltic Sea. 16 kilometres north of the Darß/Zingst peninsula in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, EnBW Baltic 1 set the course for a renewable energy system of the future.
The 21 turbines at EnBW Baltic 1 deliver a total output of 48.3 megawatts. Around 185 million kilowatt hours of electricity are generated annually on an area covering around seven square kilometres. EnBW Baltic 1 can thus cover the aggregate annual electricity requirements of around 50,000 households, while preventing 167,000 tonnes of harmful CO₂ being released into the environment.
At a glance
- Location: Baltic Sea, 16 km north of the Darß/Zingst peninsula
- Size: approx. 7 km²
- Wind turbines: 21 Siemens SWT-2.3-93/2300 kW
- Foundations: Monopiles
- Water depth: 16-19 m
- Total output: 48.3 MW
- Annual yield: 185 GWh/a
- Average wind speed: 9 m/s
