Meerwind Süd/Ost
Located 23 km northwest of Helgoland in the German North Sea EEZ (AWZ). First large German offshore wind farm financed solely by private investors.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
CTChina Three Gorges — 80% ◆
WEWindland Energieerzeugungs — 20% ◆
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 ∴
Water depth
22–26 m ◆
Distance from shore
23 km ◆
Wind speed
9.9 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · Jan 2015 ◇
Connection
TenneT HelWin1 HVDC (+-250 kV, 85 km sea cable + 45 km land … ◇
Schedule
FID
2011 ◆
COD
Feb 2015 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 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 (12 primary) · ◆ 7 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)2007-05◆ Genehmigungsbescheid Offshore-Windpark M…
“Hamburg, den 16. Mai 2007 [...] werden 40 Anlagen im Bereich der deutschen ausschließlichen Wirtschaftszone (AWZ) der Nordsee [...] Hindenburgufer 247, 24106 Kiel, genehmigt. [...] (Meerwind Ost) vom …”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[12]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Meerwind Süd|Ost": 80 units, 302.4 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 80}, operators ['WindMW GmbH'], commissioned 2014-09-01..2015-02-17, planned None..None.”
supportsCommercial operation
Operator5
[3]
WindMW GmbH2024
“Distance to Helgoland: 23 km Northwest. [...] convenient water depth of 22 m to 26 m.”
supportsWater depthDistance from shoreCoordinates
[4]
Blackstone2011-08◆ WindMW Announces Financing Completion fo…
“August 05, 2011 [...] WindMW GmbH (“WindMW”), a company majority owned by funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE: BX), has completed the financing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to c…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[5]
Blackstone2014-11-10◆ Germany’s First Privately-Financed Offsh…
“Bremerhaven – 10 November 2014. WindMW GmbH today celebrated the inauguration of Meerwind Süd|Ost, a 288 megawatt offshore wind farm [...] Meerwind Süd|Ost is located 23 kilometers offshore from the i…”
supportsTurbinesTotal capacity
[13]
Unternehmensregister2026-02-17◆ WindMW GmbH, Zossen - Jahresabschluss zu…
“Die WindMW GmbH, Helgoland (vormals: Zossen), ist beim Amtsgericht Potsdam unter der Handelsregisternummer HRB 34002 P gemeldet. ... Die Gesellschaft erzielt Umsatzerlöse im Wesentlichen aus dem Verka…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[16]
Bundesanzeiger2017-03-08◆ WindMW GmbH, Gadebusch (vormals Bremerha…
“Die WindMW GmbH mit Sitz in Bremerhaven ist ein Joint Venture zwischen der BCP Meerwind Germany GmbH, einem Portfolio-Unternehmen des Private Equity Hauses Blackstone Capital Partners (80%) und der Wi…”
supportsFirst powerCommercial operationCOD historyMechanismDetail
Trade press3
[2]
Power Technology (GlobalData)2014
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionSite rightsTurbinesModelUnit capacity+4 more
[10]
[11]
Encyclopaedic1
[9]
Wikipedia2024
“DC voltage of +-250 kV and a transmission capacity of 576 MW. [...] a total length of 130 km, of which 85 km is sea cable and 45 km is underground land cable. [...] Commissioning was completed in Janu…”
supportsStatusConnection point
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