Riffgat
Located 15 km NW of Borkum island in the southern North Sea, the first commercial offshore wind farm off the coast of Borkum.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
EWEEWE — 99.58% ◆
EEENOVA Energiesysteme — 0.42% ◆
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
108 MW ◆
Turbines
30 × 3.6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 3-6-120 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
18–23 m ◆
Distance from shore
15 km ◆
Wind speed
9.7 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · Feb 2014 ◆
Connection
TenneT AC connection (50 km submarine cable + 30 km land cable, … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
1 Jun 2014 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain 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 (9 primary) · ◆ 4 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
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Regulator1
[13]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "RIFFGAT": 30 units, 113.4 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 30}, operators ['Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH'], commissioned 2014-02-13..2014-03-02, planned None..None.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator3
[1]
EWE AG2024
“30 wind turbines manufactured by Siemens [...] 3.6 megawatt units each [...] Rotor diameter: 120 meters [...] 15 kilometers off the north seas of Borkum [...] Water depth ranges from 18 to 23 meters […”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityFoundationWater depth+1 more
[14]
Bundesanzeiger2015-12-31◆ Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG,…
“Der Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT vereinnahmt auf Basis des EEG 2012 grundsätzlich eine Vergütung von 0,190 €/kWh bis zum Jahr 2021 verbunden mit Chancen einer Direktvermarktung (Marktprämienmodell). [..…”
supportsFirst powerCommercial operationMechanismDetail
[15]
Unternehmensregister2024-12-31◆ Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH, Oldenbur…
“Die Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH wird seit 2021 außerhalb der EEG-Vergütung vermarktet. Im Jahr 2024 befand sich die Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH in der sonstigen Direktvermarktung und erzielte ei…”
supportsMechanismDetail
Trade press6
[2]
GlobalData / Power Technology2024
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation
[3]
offshoreWIND.biz2014-02-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decisionFirst powerCommercial operationCOD historyStatus+2 more
[6]
Schiff & Hafen (trade press)2010-10-13◆ Baugenehmigung für Offshore-Windpark Rif…
“13. Oktober 2010 [...] Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Oldenburg hat jetzt die Baugenehmigung für den Offshore-Windpark Riffgat erteilt. [...] 30 Windanlagen mit einer Leistung von jeweils 3,6 MW [...] etwa 15 km…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[9]
offshoreWIND.biz2012-09-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionSite rights
[10]
Power Technology2024
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsowner
[12]
Encyclopaedic1
[11]
Early access