Samsø
23 MW Fully Commissioned Denmark
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BOW Terminal Vlissingen, The Netherlands Image of <%# Eval("PortName") %> Maximum Trenched Depth: 13 m
Entrance Width: 250 m
Spring Tidal Range: 5 m
Quay Length: 1400 m
Quay Loading Capability: 15 tonnes/m2
Land for Development: 7 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 Samsø
General Information Name Samsø correct
Other names Paludans Flak correct
Country name Denmark correct
Region Samsø correct
Comments correct
Round (or category) correct
Development status Fully Commissioned correct
Comments on the status correct
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Project Capacity 23 MW correct
Turbine Model B82/2300 (Bonus), SWT-2.3-82 correct
Turbine Capacity 2.3 MW correct
Number of Turbines 10 correct
Total Turbine Height correct
Hub Height correct
Rotor Diameter 82 m correct
Foundation Grounded: Monopile 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 EUR(mill) 35.00 correct
Location & Environment Sea name Kattegat correct
Centre latitude 55.720° correct
Centre longitude 10.583° correct
Area 0 km2 correct
Depth range (Chart Datum) 10 m - 13 m correct
Depth range stated by developer correct
Distance From Shore (reported) 4 km correct
Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 4.2 km correct
Ports Installation base Port of Aarhus, Kolby Kaas Port (crew and smaller equipments for the building period) correct
Ops and maintenance Kolby Kaas Port correct
Grid Converter platforms None correct
Offshore transformers None correct
Grid connection point Vadstrup, Samsø correct
Cable landing point Samsø 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 2 correct
Average length per cable 4 km correct
Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) MVAC correct
Nominal voltage 30 kV correct
Maximum voltage 36 kV correct
Power rating correct
Number of cores correct
Conductor type Cu correct
Section correct
Insulation correct
Number fibre optics correct
Minimum bend radius (MBR) correct
Burial depth correct
Comments correct
Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables correct
Average length per cable correct
Comments 36kV correct
Array Cables Array cable length 3.5 km correct
Estimated cable length In purchased database
Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC correct
Nominal voltage 30 kV correct
Maximum voltage 36 kV 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 12860 correct
CO2 reduced per year 25991 tonnes correct
SO2 reduced per year 604 tonnes correct
Expected life correct
Other Website Visit correct

Events on Samsø
DateTypeDescriptionSourceCorrect
28-Feb-2003
Event Type: Operation - Fully Commissioned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Operation - Fully Commissioned
The wind farm was officially opened. Visit correct
Feb-2003
Event Type: Operation - Generating Power                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Operation - Generating Power
All 10 turbines running at 70% of normal operation. Visit correct
03-Jan-2003
Event Type: Installation - Turbine Installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Installation - Turbine Installation
Turbine installation completed. Visit correct
10-Dec-2002
Event Type: Installation - Turbine Installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Installation - Turbine Installation
Turbine installation started. Visit correct
05-Nov-2002
Event Type: Installation - Foundation Installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Installation - Foundation Installation
Foundation installation finished. Visit correct
04-Oct-2002
Event Type: Installation - Foundation Installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Installation - Foundation Installation
Foundation installation started. Visit correct
Oct-2002
Event Type: Installation - Offshore Construction Starts                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Installation - Offshore Construction Starts
Offshore construction started. Visit correct
2002
Event Type: Planning - Financial Close                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Planning - Financial Close
Estimated year for financial close. Visit correct
Apr-2001
Event Type: Planning - Consent Authorised                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Planning - Consent Authorised
Estimated date that planning consent was granted. Visit correct
Jun-1999
Event Type: Planning - Consent Application Submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Planning - Consent Application Submitted
Estimated date that the planning application was submitted Visit correct

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