Albatros
Expansion project to Hohe See. Combined complex 609 MW.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
117.6 MW ◆
Turbines
16 × 7 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 7-0-154 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
35–40 m ◆
Distance from shore
95 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · 2020-01 ∅
Connection
TenneT BorWin3 (BorWin gamma) HVDC converter platform ∅
Schedule
FID
May 2017 ◆
COD
Jan 2020 ◆
Project timeline verified milestones only — each date carries its provenance mark
Dashed tick marks today (9 Sep 2026).
Announced-COD history: 2020-Q1→2020-01 · 2 recorded revisions · held (announced 2020-Q1, unchanged)
Revenue & offtake the regime the project was built under
Offtake regime on record
RegimeEEG 2014 market premium (Marktpramie / 'direct selling', para 34 EEG 2014); Stauchungsmodell initial reference value 184 EUR/MWh for 8 years, then ~39 EUR/MWh Grundwert. Confirmed by EC state-aid SA.39731/SA.39737 (Hohe See/Albatros). NB He Dreiht, same developer 2024, is the zero-subsidy one - Albatros is NOT.
Instrumentmarket premium
A built project sells its power under the contract or support regime it was financed with; it is not expected to bid into new government offtake rounds. Where the record does not yet name that regime, the row says so rather than guessing.
Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Satellite installation tracker
counted from satellite radar images · a structure standing in the sea on a given date, not a turbine producing power · a guide, not a sourced fact
Installation · counted from satellite
Foundations16 of 16≈100% · first seen 2019-02-23
Turbines15 of 16≈94% · first seen 2019-02-26
Latest count2021-12-30from 669 satellite passes · 1 substation platform left out so the counts compare with the turbine number · the count has ended: the build is complete
Hafrok counts foundations and turbines from satellite radar images (≈): a structure is counted once it is seen standing in the sea, which is not the same as producing power. A structure first seen in the last 60 days is not yet confirmed, because on a single image a freshly set foundation and a ship holding position look alike. Substation platforms are left out so the counts compare with the number of turbines. Rows marked with a dot (·) come from Hafrok’s own registers; a supplier or contract appears only where a source states it — everything else reads “not recorded”, never guessed.
Structures standing over time · count
strong line = confirmed · light line = seen in the last 60 days, not yet confirmed · the chart counts every structure (16 turbines + 1 platform); the table counts turbines only
foundationsturbines up (a substation top being set in place counts here too)
Satellite image
Image taken2026-09-06≈Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellite, southbound pass
Farm covered100%≈the whole farm lies inside the image
Structures ringed17 confirmed · 0 not yet confirmed≈as counted on 2021-12-30 · the image is newer than the count, so a bright spot without a ring may be a structure not yet counted
Construction ports
PortCuxhaven ∅·quay 734 m · crane 650 t · draft 12.7 m
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, processed by ESA and by Microsoft Planetary Computer.
Latest satellite radar image · 2026-09-06
a radar picture, not a photograph: the sea is dark, steel is bright · black is beyond the edge of the image
confirmed structure (17)seen recently, not yet confirmed (0)probably a substation platform (a larger structure than a turbine; the register above has the facts)farm boundary
Grid connection
from Hafrok’s substation, converter and cable registers
Offshore platforms · 1
HVDC systemBorWin2·800 MW · ±300 kV · in service 2015-01 · shared with Deutsche Bucht, Veja Mate
Converter supplierSiemens (HVDC PLUS); Prysmian cables·BorWin2 · Nordic Yards, Warnemünde, Germany · for TenneT
Grid connection · ready in time?
when each part of the grid connection is due, against the start date the developer states (black line) · a bar spans the whole year, quarter or month the source gives
installed or in serviceexpected deliveryearlier date that was later moved
Sources & verification
15/18 fields verified · rests on 12 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 9 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator3
[1]
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2016-12◆ Plangenehmigung Offshore-Windpark Albatr…
"Az: 5111/Albatros/PfV/M5307 Hamburg, den 23.12.2016 — Die von der EnBW Albatros GmbH … Gegenstand dieser Plangenehmigung sind 16 (sechzehn) Windenergieanlagen … Nennleistung je WEA: 7,0 MW — Rotordu…
supportsConsentTurbinesUnit capacityFoundationCoordinates+1 more
[11]
European Commission (DG Competition)2015◆ State aid SA.39731/SA.39737 — Support to…
“Support is granted in the form of a market premium ("direct selling", para 34 EEG-Act 2014).”
supportsMechanismDetail
[14]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Windpark Albatros": 16 units, 117.6 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 16}, operators ['EnBW Albatros GmbH ＆ Co. KG'], commissioned 2020-01-05..2020-01-09, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator2
[6]
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG2018-04◆ Start of construction of EnBW Hohe See a…
"EnBW has started the offshore construction … In 2018, the foundations and the transformer station for Hohe See will be installed … In 2019, the wind turbines and the transformer station for Albatros …
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rights
[13]
Trade press7
[2]
offshoreWIND.biz2017-05-09◆ EnBW Greenlights Albatros Offshore Wind …
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decisionTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
[3]
offshoreWIND.biz2017-06-08◆ Enbridge Takes a Piece of Albatros Offsh…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperator
[5]
offshoreWIND.biz2023-11-06◆ CPP Investments Sells Stake in Two Germa…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsinvestor
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-01-10◆ Albatros Goes Into Operation | Offshore …
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesModelUnit capacity+1 more
[9]
NS Energy2020-01
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[10]
Power Technology / GlobalData2020
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsModelFoundationWater depthDistance from shore
[12]