Butendiek
Located 32km west of Sylt island.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
OBOWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG — 100% ◆
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
288 MW ◆
Turbines
80 × 3.6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 3-6-120 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Offshore-Bürger-Windpark Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG · 2002 ◆
Water depth
17–22 m ◆
Distance from shore
32 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · Aug 2015 ◆
Connection
TenneT SylWin cluster (30 km sea cable to SylWin alpha … ◆
Schedule
FID
Feb 2013 ◆
COD
2015-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 13 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 12 sources (20 primary) · ◆ 5 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 für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2002-12-18◆ Genehmigungsbescheid Offshore-Windpark B…
“Hamburg, den 18. Dezember 2002 Genehmigungsbescheid Auf den Antrag der Offshore-Bürger-Windpark Butendi ek GmbH & Co. KG [...] werden Errichtung und Betrieb von 80 einzelnen Windenergieanlagen (WEA) n…”
supportsoperatorConsentTurbinesCoordinatesConsent granted
[17]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Butendiek": 80 units, 288.0 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 80}, operators ['OWP Butendiek GmbH ＆ Co. KG'], commissioned 2015-02-04..2015-08-03, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator7
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
wpd AG2015-08-04◆ Full power at Butendiek offshore wind fa…
"04. Aug 2015 – Full power at Butendiek offshore wind farm [...] Bringing the 80th and thus final wind turbine into operation, the construction of the offshore wind farm Butendiek is now complete." ..…
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[13]
Ballast Nedam2014
"first monopile was installed on the 1st of April 2014 [...] the 80th and last monopile was installed on the 22nd of July 2014 [...] 32 km West of the German Island Sylt [...] between 17 and 22 metres…
supportsOffshore constructionSite rightsFoundationWater depthDistance from shore+1 more
[14]
OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG2025
“The grid connection of the Butendiek wind farm is part of Tennet's Sylwin cluster which has the capacity of 864 MW and connects three wind farms west of Sylt. [...] Butendiek's offshore substation is …”
supportsStatusConnection point
[22]
Unternehmensregister2026-02-27◆ OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen - Ja…
“Die OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG (im Folgenden kurz: Gesellschaft) hat ihren Sitz in Bremen. Das zuständige Registergericht ist das Amtsgericht Bremen, HRA 25927 HB. [...] Die Direktvermarktung erfolgt…”
supportsMechanismDetail
Financier1
[23]
Greencoat Renewables PLC2023-10-02◆ Further 22.5% investment in Butendiek of…
“an agreement to acquire an additional 22.5% stake in the Butendiek offshore wind farm ("Butendiek") from an affiliate of Siemens Pension Trust. [...] Greencoat Renewables expects to make the acquisiti…”
supports↳ parents
Trade press2
[15]
offshoreWIND.biz2015-02-05
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[16]
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