Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm

54°N 6°E / 54°N 6°E / 54; 6StatusOperationalConstruction beganApril 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)[1]Commission date
  • 31 May 2017
Construction cost1,900 M€[1]Owner(s)
  • Commerz Real
  • KGAL
  • Skyborn Renewables
  • INGKA Holding
  • Siemens Financial Services
Wind farm Type
  • Offshore
Max. water depth41 mDistance from shore95 kmHub height103 mRotor diameter
  • 154 m (505 ft)
Rated wind speed4–25 m/s[2]Site area51 km2Power generation Units operational67 × 6 MWMake and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 (67)Nameplate capacity
  • 402 MW
Capacity factor45.4% (projected)[1]Annual net output1,600 GW·hExternal linksWebsitewww.vejamate.net
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Wind farm layout

Veja Mate is a German 402 MW offshore wind farm in the German Bight of the North Sea about 95 km northwest of Borkum. The wind farm consists of 67 Siemens Wind Power SWT-6.0-154 turbines, each with a 6 MW capacity.[3]

In January 2017, 18 months after the financial close, the first of the turbines started delivering power to the German grid. The last turbine was installed on 25 May 2017, and commissioning activities were completed on 31 May 2017. Construction was completed in less than 23 months after financial close, almost four months ahead of the schedule agreed at financial close.[4][5]

The EUR 1.9 billion (US$2.1bn) wind farm is owned by Siemens Financial Services and a consortium of European investors.[6]

The power is delivered via the offshore converter station HVDC BorWin2 to the German onshore Diele substation near Weener.[4][7]

See also

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  • iconWeather portal
  • iconRenewable energy portal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Veja Mate completes array cable installation". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ^ "SWT-6.0-154 (Siemens)" (PDF). thewindpower.net. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. ^ "Veja Mate Offshore About Us". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ^ a b "Veja Mate delivers first power from the North Sea". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. ^ "Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park". Renewables Now. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "CMS advises Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on sale of Veja Mate offshore wind farm". cms.law. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ^ "Veja Mate wind park connected to BorWin beta platform". offshorewindindustry.com. 2017-01-19. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.

External links

  • Official website
  • "Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm". 4coffshore.com.


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