Hohe See
Located 90km north of Borkum. Was Germany's largest single OWF at COD.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
521.9 MW ◆
Turbines
71 × 7 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 7-0-154 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
wpd offshore GmbH · 2006 ◆
Water depth
35–40 m ◆
Distance from shore
90 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · 2019 ◆
Connection
TenneT BorWin3 (BorWin gamma) HVDC converter platform ◆
Schedule
FID
Feb 2017 ◆
COD
Oct 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 11 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 6 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)2016-11-30◆ Genehmigungsbescheid Offshore-Windpark E…
“Az: 5111/EnBW Hohe See/PFV/M5317 Hamburg, den 30.11.2016 [...] Gegenstand dieser Plangenehmigung sind 71 (einundsiebzig) Windenergieanlagen ( im Folgenden: WEA) mit folgenden Parametern: Rotordurchmes…”
supportsConsentTurbinesUnit capacityFoundationCoordinates+1 more
[14]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Windpark Hohe See": 71 units, 521.85 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 71}, operators ['EnBW Hohe See GmbH ＆ Co. KG'], commissioned 2019-07-15..2019-10-01, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator4
[3]
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG2019-08◆ Construction of “EnBW Hohe See” offshore…
“EnBW has installed all 71 wind turbines of its offshore wind farm 'Hohe See' in the German North Sea. 27 turbines have already been put into operation and feed electricity into the grid. Both wind far…”
supportsTurbines
[5]
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG2020-01◆ Germany’s biggest wind farm connected to…
“The Hohe See offshore wind farm has already been in operation since October 2019. Now its smaller neighbour Albatros is also producing electricity.”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[12]
EnBW2026-06◆ EnBW — enbw factbook 2026
“Baltic 1 Baltic 2 Hohe See Albatros He Dreiht Dreekant Type of turbine 21 x Siemens 2.3 MW 80 x Siemens 3.6 MW 71 x Siemens 7.35 MW 16 x Siemens 7.35 MW 64 x Vestas 15 MW n/a Total capacity in MW 48.3…”
supportsoperatorinvestorTotal capacity
[18]
Unternehmensregister2026-07-10◆ EnBW Hohe See GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an…
“Die EnBW Hohe See GmbH & Co. KG mit Sitz in Biberach a. d. Riß, eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Ulm (HRA 727396), ist eine große Personenhandelsgesellschaft.”
supportsMechanismDetail
Trade press5
[2]
offshoreWIND.biz2017-02-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decision
[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2019-07-16
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst powerTotal capacity
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2018-04-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rightsmarshalling
[8]
Power Technology / GlobalData2020
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsModelStatusConnection pointWater depthDistance from shore
[10]
Early access