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title: "alpha ventus"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-alpha-ventus/
identifier: de-alpha-ventus
updated: 2026-10-13
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# alpha ventus

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-alpha-ventus/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

6 REpower 5M on jackets, 6 Multibrid M5000 on tripods. Located 45km north of Borkum.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 60 MW |
| Turbines | 12 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | EWE · RWE · Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 54.02, 6.6 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2010-04-27 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2001-11 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2007 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2009-04 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2009-08 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2010-04-27 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), 2001-11 — https://gdi.bsh.de/Planfeststellung/Offshore-Vorhaben/N-2.1/01_Genehmigungsbescheid.pdf
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2010-04-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2010/04/27/alpha-ventus-germanys-first-offshore-wind-farm-is-formally-commissioned/
- DOTI (Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG), 2025-01 — https://www.alpha-ventus.de/english
- windfair.net, 2020-04-27 — https://w3.windfair.net/wind-energy/news/34352-alpha-ventus-germany-offshore-wind-farm-pioneer-testing-german-bight-north-sea-hub-height-turbine-construction-permit-rotor-diametre-operation
- Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMU), 2009-08-13 — https://www.bundesumweltministerium.de/PM4423-1
- Power Info Today, 2020-01 — https://www.powerinfotoday.com/europe/alpha-ventus-wind-park-germany/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2025-05-22 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/05/22/alpha-ventus-consortium-decides-to-decommission-germanys-first-offshore-wind-farm/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2025-03-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/03/27/ewe-rwe-alpha-ventus-is-not-a-regular-offshore-wind-farm-project-has-more-than-fulfilled-its-purpose/
- Wikipedia, 2024 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ventus_Offshore_Wind_Farm
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister, 2026-08-23 — https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Einheiten/OeffentlicheEinheitenuebersicht
- Bundesanzeiger, 2011-12-31 — https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/pub/de/suchen
- Vattenfall, 2026-10-01 — https://group.vattenfall.com/de/newsroom/pressemitteilungen/2026/ocean-breeze-energy-ubernimmt-offshore-windpark-alpha-ventus--abschluss-der-transaktion-soll-zeitnah-erfolgen2
- Energy Global (reporting Watson Farley & Williams advisory notice), 2026-10-07 — https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/07102026/wfw-advises-ewe-on-sale-of-stake-in-german-offshore-wind-farm/

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