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General Information Name Alpha Ventus Other names Borkum West I Country name Germany Region Exclusive Economic Zone (DolWin) (BSH Cluster 2 in Draft Network Plan) Comments Also known as Borkum West I. Wind Park made up of 6 Multibrid M5000 turbines (Rotor Diameter 116m, Hub Height 90m Total height 148m, Tripod) and 6 REpower turbines (Rotor Diameter 126m, Hub Height 92m Total height 155m, Jacket). An added benefit of the wind farm is that colonies of oysters, crabs and anemones have begun to populate the turbine bases. Round (or category) Development status Fully Commissioned Comments on the status Power & Turbines Notice any Errors? You can keep this an open resource by submitting corrections! Project Capacity 60 MW Turbine Model M5000-116 (Areva Wind), REpower 5M Turbine Capacity 5 MW Number of Turbines 12 Total Turbine Height 150 m Hub Height 92.00 m Rotor Diameter 116 m Foundation Various (Tripod and Jacket) Download Database for Excel Windspeed 10 Year Mean Wind Speed (2000-2009) Available online now Detailed wind speed data 6 hr/day/month historic data Costs Stated Project Cost EUR(mill) 250.00 Location & Environment Sea name North Sea Centre latitude 54.010° Centre longitude 6.606° Area 4 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 28 m - 30 m Depth range stated by developer 33 m - 45 m Distance From Shore (reported) 56 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 56 km Ports Installation base Wilhelmshaven/Bremerhaven Ops and maintenance Eemshaven Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers Alpha Ventus Substation Grid connection point Hagermarsch Cable landing point Hilgenriedersiel Export Cables Please note that export cables connect the offshore transformer (substation) to either; shore or an offshore HVAC-HVDC converter station for onward transmission via HVDC cabling. Please see the converters page for planned converter stations and transmission cables. The export cable length does not generally include the onshore component. The exception is when the onshore substation is close to shore. Number of Export Cables 1 Average length per cable 60 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC Nominal voltage 110 kV Maximum voltage Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 240 mm2 Insulation XLPE Number fibre optics 48 Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables Average length per cable Comments Array Cables Array cable length 16 km Estimated cable length In purchased database Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage Burial depth 0.6 m Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 240 mm2 Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics 48 Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments Benefits Homes powered annually 33549 CO2 reduced per year 67802 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 1577 tonnes Expected life 20.0 years Other Website Visit

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