Gode Wind 3
Located northwest of Norderney. Co-developed with Borkum Riffgrund 3.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Ørsted — 50% ◆
Nuveen Infrastructure — 50% ◆Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
253 MW ◆
Turbines
23 × 11 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 11-0-200 DD ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2017 (transitional) · 2017 ·
Water depth
30–34 m ≈
Wind speed
10.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
FiT · €81/MWh ◆
Grid
Secured · 2023 ◆
Connection
Offshore substation feeds electricity via TenneT DolWin6 HVDC … ◆
Schedule
FID
1 Dec 2021 ◆
COD
Feb 2025 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok’s transactions record
Origination · 2017-04
BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2017 (transitional)
- Awarded to
- DONG Energy (now Ørsted)
- Basis
- integrated tender
From the auction results — the round that created the project.
Farmdown · 2023-10
Ørsted → Glennmont Partners (Nuveen) 50%
- Stake
- 50%
- Consideration
- not disclosed
- Announced
- 2023-10
- Closed
- 2023-12
- Project stage
- under construction
Ørsted sold 50% of Gode Wind 3 to Glennmont Partners for EUR 473m. However, EUR 473m includes both equity stake purchase price AND Glennmont's commitment to fund 50% of remaining construction costs. Announced 17 October 2023; closed December 2023. Extended the Ørsted-Glennmont partnership from Borkum Riffgrund 3.
Evidence
From Hafrok’s transactions record
Dashed tick marks today (9 Sep 2026). The teal diamond on the spine is origination — the seabed award or round that created the project. Every other ownership event lives in the band below: one station per recorded deal, dated at its label, in deal order rather than to calendar scale. Secondary trades appear only at the interchanges; grey lines are parties whose entry or exit Hafrok’s record does not hold.
Announced-COD history: 2024→2024→2024→2024→2025-Q1→2025-02 · 6 recorded revisions · slipped +0.6 yr (first announced 2024)
Revenue & offtake contract duration and price levels · money of the day
242 MW contracted — tender award
● Tender award · BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2017 (transitional)
Price6 ct/kWh ·Capacity110 MWAwardedApr 2017Term20 yrs
● Tender award · BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2018 (transitional)
Price9.83 ct/kWh ·Capacity131.75 MWAwardedApr 2018Term20 yrs
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
Foundations22 of 23≈96% · first seen 2023-08-05
Turbines18 of 23≈78% · first seen 2023-08-20
Latest count2026-09-01from 462 satellite passes · 2 substation platforms left out so the counts compare with the turbine number · anything first seen in the last 60 days is not yet confirmed
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 (23 turbines + 2 platforms); the table counts turbines only
foundationsturbines up (a substation top being set in place counts here too)
Satellite image
Image taken2026-09-07≈Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellite, southbound pass
Farm covered100%≈the whole farm lies inside the image
Structures ringed40 confirmed · 0 not yet confirmed≈as counted on 2026-09-01 · the image is newer than the count, so a bright spot without a ring may be a structure not yet counted
Construction ports
PortBOW Terminal Eemshaven ◆·marshalling harbour · quay 5000 m · crane 50 t · draft 14 m
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, processed by ESA and by Microsoft Planetary Computer.
Latest satellite radar image · 2026-09-07
a radar picture, not a photograph: the sea is dark, steel is bright · black is beyond the edge of the image
confirmed structure (40)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 · 2
Offshore substationGode Wind 3 offshore substation·66 (array) kV · in service 2023 · owner Oersted with Glennmont Partners / Nuveen Infrastructure (wind farm owners) — farm-owned, not TSO-owned
HVDC systemDolWin6·900 MW · ±320 kV · in service 2023-09
Converter supplierSiemens Energy·DolWin6 · Dragados Offshore · 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
14/17 fields verified · rests on 17 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 12 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)2021-03-26◆ Planfeststellungsbeschluss Offshore-Wind…
“BSH Az: 5111/Gode Wind 3/PFV/O3103 Hamburg, den 26.03.2021. Der Planfeststellungsbeschluss umfasst 23 (dreiundzwanzig) Windenergieanlagen. Nennleistung je WEA: 11 MW (Power Boost: 11,55 MW). Rotordu…”
supportsConsentTurbinesUnit capacityFoundationCoordinates+1 more
[18]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Gode Wind 3": 23 units, 265.65 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 23}, operators ['Gode Wind 3 GmbH ＆ Co. oHG'], commissioned 2024-05-07..2024-09-16, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator8
[2]
Ørsted (then DONG Energy)2017-04◆ DONG Energy awarded three German offshor…
“DONG Energy awarded three German offshore wind projects … Gode Wind 3 (110MW). The Gode Wind 3 project was awarded based on a bid price of EUR 60 per MWh. The three projects are planned to be commissi…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[3]
Ørsted2018-04-27◆ Orsted wins 551.75MW in German offshore …
“Orsted's Gode Wind 3 and 4 projects will have a total capacity of 241.75MW at a weighted average price of EUR 81 per MWh. Gode Wind 4: 131.75 MW at EUR 98.30 per MWh.”
supportsMechanismDetail
[4]
Ørsted2021-12-01◆ Orsted takes final investment decision o…
“Orsted's Board of Directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on the two German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 (242 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (900 MW) which are expected to be commissioned i…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[5]
Ørsted2022-02-03◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2021
“In Germany, we took FID on our originally fully merchant Borkum Riffgrund 3 project and the Gode Wind 3 project. … Gode Wind 3 (253 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (913 MW), Germany, FID'ed. Expected COD i…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[6]
Ørsted2023-12-05◆ Ørsted completes divestment of 50 % of G…
“Orsted has completed the divestment of 50 % of the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm to funds managed by Glennmont Partners from Nuveen. Gode Wind 3 has a capacity of 253 MW and was awarded to Orsted in …”
supportsoperatorTotal capacityMechanismStrike / priceDetail
[9]
Ørsted2025-03-06◆ More renewable power from offshore wind …
“More renewable power from offshore wind - Gode Wind 3 starts commercial operation. Orsted will now receive a weighted average price of EUR 81 per MWh for the electricity generated. In Germany, Orsted …”
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyMechanismDetail
[10]
Ørsted2026-02-05◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2025
“In Germany, we commissioned Gode Wind 3 in February and also completed the installation of all foundations and turbines for Borkum Riffgrund 3. Installed renewable capacity increased by 2 % to 18.5 GW…”
supportsCommercial operationTotal capacity
[12]
Auction results2
[19]
Bundesministerium der Justiz2026-06-22◆ de-tender-2017-windseeg-82
WindSeeG 82: Poenale - 100% of security for missing realisation deadline 1 or 2 (30% pre-2021)
supportsTender award · BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2017 (transitional)
[20]
Bundesministerium der Justiz2026-06-22◆ de-tender-2018-windseeg-82
WindSeeG 82: Poenale - 100% of security for missing realisation deadline 1 or 2 (30% pre-2021)
supportsTender award · BNetzA Offshore Wind Auction 2018 (transitional)
Trade press5
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2024-05-08
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst powerModelUnit capacity
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-03-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionCommercial operationTurbinesModelUnit capacity+2 more
[11]
offshoreWIND.biz2023-02-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsmarshalling harbour
[13]
[14]