Horns Rev 1
Located ~14-20 km west of Esbjerg, Jutland. Originally built by Elsam/DONG (now Ørsted); Vattenfall acquired 60% in 2005 and is operator.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Vattenfall — 60% ◆
Ørsted — 40% ◆Location
DenmarkNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
158 MW ◆
Turbines
80 × 2 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V80 2-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
6–14 m ◆
Distance from shore
14 km ◆
Wind speed
9.9 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
FiT ◆
Grid
Secured · 2002 ◆
Connection
Blaabjerg switching station (150 kV, 21 km submarine cable) ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
2002-Q4 ◆
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 FiT 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 10 sources (6 primary) · ◆ 9 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.
Regulator3
[1]
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)2001-03◆ Energistyrelsens godkendelse og sammenfa…
"Den 29. marts 2001 Miljø- og energiministeren gav med brev af 13. februar 1998 ... pålæg til Elsam og Eltra om i fællesskab at opføre op til 300 MW havbaseret vindkraft." "havvindmølleparken vil få e…
supportsConsentTotal capacityFoundationWater depthDistance from shore+1 more
[2]
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)2002◆ Elproduktionsbevilling for Horns Rev 1
“Elproduktionsbevilling for Horns Rev 1. Scanned document — no machine-readable text layer. Per secondary sources dated 2002-07-25. Backs lifecycle.offtake_secured (production licence issued by Energis…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[3]
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)◆ Eksisterende havvindmølleparker
"Vindmølleparken blev etableret i 2002 og består af i alt 80 møller på i alt 160 MW." "Vattenfall besidder 60 procent af ejerskabet for Horns Rev Vindmøllepark, mens Ørsted besidder de sidste 40 proce…
supportsTurbines
Operator3
[4]
Ørsted A/S (DONG Energy)2015-05◆ Horns Rev 1 wind turbine has reached the…
"Horns Rev 1 consists of 80 Vestas 2.0MW wind turbines and has a total capacity of 160MW. The wind farm is located approximately 20km west off Blåvandshuk on the west coast of Jutland. Vattenfall oper…
supportsownerTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity+1 more
[6]
Vattenfall◆ Power plants: Horns Rev 1 - Vattenfall
“Horns Rev 1 "20 kilometres off the west coast of Jutland." "158 megawatts of electricity using 80 turbines supplied by Vestas." "In Operation (inaugurated in 2002)." "Vattenfall Ownership: 60%." Water…”
supportsTurbinesModelStatusConnection pointWater depth+1 more
[10]
Vattenfall2025◆ Vattenfall — vattenfall corporate factbo…
“Horns Rev 1 60% 95 158”
supportsTotal capacity
Financier1
[7]
European Investment Bank2002-07-05◆ ELSAM OFFSHORE WINDFARM
"ELSAM OFFSHORE WINDFARM." Promoter: "Elsam A/S, Fredericia, Denmark." "80 wind turbines with 2 MWe capacity each, generating approximately 600 GWh annually." "Approved: 5 July 2002. Signed: 19 May 20…
supportsTurbinesUnit capacity
Trade press3
[5]
[8]
Tethys (PNNL / US DOE)◆ Horns Rev 1 | Tethys
"Construction Start: March 1, 2002." "First Turbine: July 29, 2002." "Full Commission: December 11, 2002." "Foundation Type: Monopile." "Water Depth: 6-14 m." "Distance from Shore: 20 km." "Capacity p…
supportsFinal investment decisionOnshore constructionOffshore constructionFirst powerCommercial operation+4 more
[9]
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