Arkona Becken Sudost is a 387MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2018. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by RWE Renewables. RWE Renewables, Energy Infrastructure Partners and Equinor are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 50%, 25% and 25% respectively.
The wind turbines in the project are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the project.
The project generates 1,627,257.6MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 400,000 households, offsetting 1,200,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
The turbines installed on the project are using Tubular Steel towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2018.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Engie Deutschland under a power purchase agreement for a period of 4 years. The contracted capacity is 387MW.
Contractors involved
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 60 units of SWT-6.0-154 turbines, each with 6.45MW nameplate capacity.
RWE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
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About RWE Renewables
RWE Renewables GmbH, a renewable company that engaged in the operation of wind farms, photovoltaic plants and battery storage facilities. The company is headquartered in Essen, Germany.
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