Arkona
Located 35km NE of Rugen island. Turbines installed in record 5 months.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
GermanyBaltic Sea
Technology
Capacity
385 MW ◆
Turbines
60 × 6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 6-0-154 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
AWE Arkona-Windpark-Entwicklungs-GmbH · 2006 ◆
Water depth
23–37 m ◆
Distance from shore
35 km ◆
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · Apr 2019 ◆
Connection
50Hertz Ostwind 1 cable system (93 km: 90 km offshore + 3 km … ◆
Schedule
FID
Apr 2016 ◆
COD
Apr 2019 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 5 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the Premium contract's terms · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 16 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 11 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.
Regulator2
[1]
Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2006-03◆ Genehmigungsbescheid Offshore-Windpark A…
“Hamburg, den 15. März 2006 Genehmigungsbescheid Auf den Antrag der AWE Arkona-Windpark-Entwicklungs -GmbH, Frankendamm 7, 18439 Stralsund [...] werden Errichtung und Betrieb von 80 (achtzig) Wind ener…”
supportsConsentDistance from shoreCoordinatesConsent granted
[17]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Arkona Becken Süd-Ost": 60 units, 378.0 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 60}, operators ['AWE-Arkona-Windpark Entwicklungs-GmbH'], commissioned 2018-09-15..2018-10-22, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator9
[2]
Equinor ASA (then Statoil)2016-04-25◆ Statoil enters German offshore wind mark…
“April 25, 2016 [...] Statoil today enters the German offshore wind market, through a 50% acquisition of the Arkona offshore wind farm. Statoil and E.ON also announce the final investment decision on t…”
supportsFinal investment decisionTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+2 more
[5]
Equinor ASA2018-09-24◆ Arkona offshore wind farm supplies first…
"The Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea has supplied the first electricity into the German electricity grid." ... The wind farm will have an output of 385 megawatts (MW) an…
supportsFirst power
[6]
Equinor ASA2019-04-16◆ Angela Merkel and Kjell Børge Freiberg o…
“April 16, 2019 [...] Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Norwegian petroleum and energy minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg opened the Arkona offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in Mukran on the German…”
supportsCommercial operation
[7]
Bundesregierung (German Federal Government)2019-04-16
“385 Megawatt installed capacity, sufficient to supply approximately 400,000 households. Chancellor Angela Merkel: 'renewable energy has now moved from a niche to the centre stage of power supply.'”
supportsTotal capacity
[9]
RWE AG2024-02◆ Arkona offshore wind farm | RWE operatin…
“The Arkona wind farm is located 35 kilometers northeast of the island of Rügen. The wind farm has a capacity of 385 megawatts and can supply approximately 400,000 households with renewable energy. [..…”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityDistance from shore
[10]
RWE AG2020-12-18◆ RWE receives planning permission for Kas…
“The company operates the offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost (295 MW) and Amrumbank West (302 MW), also off the coast of Heligoland, as well as Arkona, which has an installed capacity of 385 MW (RWE share…”
supportsTotal capacity
[12]
Equinor ASA2019-10-03◆ Equinor sells 25% interest in Arkona to …
“Equinor has entered into an agreement to sell a 25% ownership interest in the Arkona offshore wind farm to funds advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG for a total amount of approx…”
supportsoperatorco-owner
[15]
[19]
Unternehmensregister2025-12-31◆ AWE-Arkona-Windpark Entwicklungs-GmbH, H…
"Der Windpark Arkona ist im April 2019 in Betrieb genommen worden. Er unterliegt den Regelungen des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes (EEG) in der aktuell geltenden Fassung. Mit einer installierten Gesamt…
supportsMechanismDetail
OEM1
[8]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy2019-04-16◆ Siemens Gamesa installs Arkona offshore …
“Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) carried out construction works including the installation and commissioning of 60 SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines in a record time of only five m…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityFoundationWater depth
Trade press4
[3]
Offshore Wind Biz2017-08-24
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rights
[4]
Offshore Wind Biz2017-02-20
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsO&M base and installation staging
[13]
NS Energy Business2019-04-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatusConnection point
[14]
Energie-Chronik2019-04-09◆ Kanzlerin eröffnete Windpark "Arkona" in…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyMechanismDetail
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