EnBW Hohe See and
Albatros wind farms

One joint project in the North Sea

EnBW Hohe See and
Albatros wind farms

One joint project in the North Sea

Active in the North Sea for the first time yet then with two offshore wind farms at the same time: EnBW is constructing the Hohe See and Albatros wind farms as one 610 megawatt joint project, with both due to be connected to the grid in 2019. They will then generate electricity for around 710,000 households. As was the case of our two Baltic Sea wind farms EnBW Baltic 1 and EnBW Baltic 2, we have brought a partner on board.

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Hohe See and Albatros at a glance

The Hohe See and Albatros wind farms are being erected far out in the North Sea: Hohe See is located around 95 kilometres north of Borkum and around 100 kilometres north-west of Helgoland, while Albatros is being constructed 105 kilometres from each coast. On areas covering 42 and 11 square kilometres respectively, both wind farms will generate 2.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to supply an aggregate of around 710,000 households from 2019.

The location of Hohe See and Albatros (click on the map to enlarge)
Hohe See and Albatros wind farms at a glance
The EnBW Hohe See and Albatros wind farms at a glance (click on the diagram to enlarge)

An overview of the figures

  • Output: 610 megawatts for total project
    71 x 7.0 megawatts=497 megawatts at Hohe See
    16 x 7.0 megawatts=112 megawatts at Albatros
  • Turbines:
    71 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 Hohe See
    16 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 Albatros

  • Annual yield: 2.5 billion kilowatt hours for total project
  • Average wind speed: approx. 10.1 metres/second
  • CO₂ saving: around 1.9 million tonnes/year for total project

  • Foundations: Monopiles
  • Hub height: 105 metres
  • Rotor diameter: 154 metres
  • Water depth: 40 metres

Cooperation partner on board

The investment costs for the construction of the Hohe See wind farm come to 1.8 billion euro, while constructing the Albatros wind farm will cost an additional 0.4 billion euro. This joint project thus represents the largest investment decision for EnBW in the history of the company to date and will bring the company nearer to its goal of expanding renewable energies into a main pillar of its energy generation.

In order to finance the offshore wind farms from their construction through to commissioning, EnBW has secured the Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc. as an investment partner: Enbridge Inc. has acquired 49.9 percent of the shares in EnBW Hohe See, while EnBW will retain the remaining 50.1 percent. This investment provides us with scope for the further development of new projects.

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EnBW & Enbridge continue their successful cooperation with the Albatros wind farm in the North Sea
Our investment partner Enbridge Inc.

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