Meerwind is a 288MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, Germany. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in November 2014. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by WindMW. China Three Gorges, China Yangtze Power and Windland Energieerzeugungs are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 56%, 24% and 20% respectively.
The wind turbines in the Meerwind Phase I are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the phase.
The wind turbines in the Meerwind Phase II are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the phase.
The project generates 1,000,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 360,000 households, offsetting 1,000,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in November 2014.
Contractors involved
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 80 units of SWT-3.6-120 turbines, each with 3.6MW nameplate capacity.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project. The operation and maintenance contract commenced from 2014, for a period of 5 years.
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