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title: "Bornholm Energy Island"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-bornholm-energy-island/
identifier: dk-bornholm-energy-island
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Bornholm Energy Island

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-bornholm-energy-island/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Two wind farm areas on Rønne Banke, approximately 15 km south-southwest of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Sea basin | Baltic Sea |
| Capacity | 3000 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Coordinates | 54.9901, 14.8002 |
| Commercial operation (developer guidance, convention year) | 2035 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2035 (range 2035–2042) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.551) |

## Milestones

- **Commercial operation** — 2035 (expected)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

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

- European Commission (DG Energy), 2026-01-26 — https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-highways-germany-and-denmark-agree-joint-development-bornholm-energy-island-offshore-wind-2026-01-26_en
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), 2026-01-26 — https://www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/Redaktion/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/01/20260126-denmark-and-germany-conclude-bilateral-agreement-invest-bornholm-energy-island.html
- Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency), date not stated — https://ens.dk/en/energy-sources/bornholm-energy-island
- NKT (investor announcement), 2025-09-03 — https://investors.nkt.com/company-announcements/2025/nkt-awarded-the-power-cable-connection-between-bornholm-energy-island-and-zealand-in-denmark/
- Baltic Wind (trade press, citing Siemens Energy press release), 2025-09-15 — https://balticwind.eu/large-scale-order-for-siemens-energy-to-realise-danish-german-bornholm-energy-island-project/
- Offshore Wind (trade press), 2026-01-28 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/28/germany-denmark-reach-agreement-on-offshore-wind-cost-sharing-for-bornholm-energy-island/
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen), 2026 — https://ens.dk/en/energy-sources/offshore-wind-power

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