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Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm
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Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Park (before renaming known as Borkum West Offshore Wind Park) is a German offshore wind farm. This is Germany’s first offshore wind farm. It is situated in the North Sea, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the island of Borkum.
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![]() Aerial view of Alpha Ventus wind park (May 2012) | |
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Coordinates | 54°00′40″N 6°36′28″E |
Status | Operational |
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Units operational | 12 × 5 MW |
Make and model | Adwen Adwen AD 5-116 (6) Senvion REpower 5M (6) |
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Capacity factor | 50 - 55% (2011 & 2012) |
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Website | www |
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