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title: "Sandbank"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-sandbank/
identifier: de-sandbank
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Sandbank

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-sandbank/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 90km west of Sylt. Companion farm to DanTysk. JV Vattenfall/SWM.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 288 MW |
| Turbines | 72 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall · Stadtwerke München |
| Coordinates | 55.2, 6.85 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2017-01-25 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2004-08-23 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2014-08 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2015-07 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2016-09 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2017-01-25 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), 2004-08-23 — https://gdi.bsh.de/Planfeststellung/Offshore-Vorhaben/N-5.3/01_Genehmigungsbescheid.pdf
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2014-08-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2014/08/11/vattenfall-stadtwerke-munchen-decide-to-invest-in-sandbank-owf/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2015-07-08 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2015/07/08/sandbank-owf-construction-kicks-off/
- Vattenfall AB, 2016-09-09 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2016/correction-sandbank-offshore-wind-farm-supplies-first-power/
- Vattenfall AB, 2017-01-27 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2017/sandbank-offshore-wind-farm-commissioned/
- Vattenfall AB, 2017-07-24 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2017/offshore-wind-farm-sandbank-now-officially-inaugurated/
- Power Technology (GlobalData), 2017 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/sandbank-offshore-wind-farm-north-sea/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2015-02-23 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2015/02/23/windfarm-updates-sandbank-wikinger/
- Noerr LLP, 2014 — https://www.noerr.com/de/insights/das-novellierte-erneuerbare-energien-gesetz---ein-uberblick-zum-eeg-2014
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister, 2026-08-23 — https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Einheiten/OeffentlicheEinheitenuebersicht
- Bundesanzeiger, 2017-12-31 — https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/pub/de/suchen
- Unternehmensregister, 2020-08-17 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche

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