Vindeby
4.95 MW Fully Commissioned Denmark
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Able Humber Port, United Kingdom Image of <%# Eval("PortName") %> Maximum Trenched Depth: 11 m
Entrance Width: 840 m
Spring Tidal Range: 6.4 m
Quay Length: 1279 m
Quay Loading Capability: 20 tonnes/m2
Land for Development: 647 ha
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Who is generating power
Who's Generating Power?
1.  United Kingdom - 3321.2000 MW
2.  Denmark - 871.4800 MW
3.  China - 559.5000 MW
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Whose Turbines are Generating?
Whose Turbines are Generating?
1.  Siemens Wind Power A/S (Siemens AG) - 3084.8000 MW
2.  Vestas Offshore A/S (Vestas Wind Systems A/S) - 1401.1200 MW
3.  REpower Systems AG (Suzlon Energy Limited) - 434.5000 MW
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Statistics for Vindeby
General Information Name Vindeby correct
Other names Ravnsborg correct
Country name Denmark correct
Region Ravnsborg correct
Comments This was the world's first offshore wind farm.
To protect against corrosion, the turbines were built with airtight towers and nacelles, and are cooled by heat exchanges.
correct
Round (or category) correct
Development status Fully Commissioned correct
Comments on the status correct
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Project Capacity 4.95 MW correct
Turbine Model B35/450 (Bonus) correct
Turbine Capacity 0.45 MW correct
Number of Turbines 11 correct
Total Turbine Height 52.5 m correct
Hub Height 35.00 m correct
Rotor Diameter 35 m correct
Foundation Grounded: Gravity-Base correct
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 GBP(mill) 7.18 correct
Location & Environment Sea name Kattegat correct
Centre latitude 54.970° correct
Centre longitude 11.130° correct
Area 0 km2 correct
Depth range (Chart Datum) 2 m - 4 m correct
Depth range stated by developer correct
Distance From Shore (reported) 1.8 km correct
Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 1.8 km correct
Ports Installation base Harbour of Onsevig correct
Ops and maintenance correct
Grid Converter platforms None correct
Offshore transformers None correct
Grid connection point correct
Cable landing point correct
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 correct
Average length per cable 1.3 km correct
Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) MVAC correct
Nominal voltage 10 kV correct
Maximum voltage correct
Power rating correct
Number of cores 3 correct
Conductor type correct
Section correct
Insulation correct
Number fibre optics correct
Minimum bend radius (MBR) correct
Burial depth correct
Comments 10 kV tri-phased. 50 Hz AC-cable correct
Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables correct
Average length per cable correct
Comments correct
Array Cables Array cable length correct
Estimated cable length In purchased database
Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC correct
Nominal voltage 10 kV correct
Maximum voltage correct
Burial depth correct
Number of cores correct
Conductor type correct
Section correct
Insulation correct
Power rating correct
Number of fibre optics correct
Minimum bend radius (MBR) correct
Comments correct
Benefits Homes powered annually 2768 correct
CO2 reduced per year 5594 tonnes correct
SO2 reduced per year 130 tonnes correct
Expected life correct
Other Website Visit correct

Events on Vindeby
12
DateTypeDescriptionSourceCorrect
2001
Event Type: Decommissioning - Met Mast Decommissioning - Met Mast
Vindeby SMS - Expected year of decommissioning Visit correct
1998
Event Type: Decommissioning - Met Mast Decommissioning - Met Mast
Vindeby SMW - Expected year of decommissioning Visit correct
1993
Event Type: Installation - Met Mast Installation - Met Mast
Vindeby SMS 48m high met mast installed Visit correct
1993
Event Type: Installation - Met Mast Installation - Met Mast
Vindeby SMW 48m high met mast installed Visit correct
Sep-1991
Event Type: Operation - Fully Commissioned Operation - Fully Commissioned
Full commissioning September 1991 Other correct
1991
Event Type: Planning - Site Investigation Planning - Site Investigation
Site investigation Other correct
1991
Event Type: Operation - Generating Power Operation - Generating Power
Started to generate power in 1991. Other correct
1990
Event Type: Installation - Offshore Construction Starts Installation - Offshore Construction Starts
Under construction. Other correct
Jul-1989
Event Type: Planning - Consent Authorised Planning - Consent Authorised
Estimated date for planning consent to be authorised. Visit correct
1989
Event Type: Planning - Consent Application Submitted Planning - Consent Application Submitted
Estimated year for planning consent to be submitted. Visit correct
12

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