EnBW Baltic 2 is an offshore
wind farm
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in the
German
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section of the
Kriegers Flak
''Kriegers Flak'' is a reef located in the Baltic Sea, north of Rügen, south of Skåne with its west most point about 15 km east of Møn. It is named after the Danish naval officer Christian Krieger, who in 1840 mapped the Baltic Sea. The Dan ...
reef in the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
.
The wind farm uses 80
Siemens
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SWT 3.6-120
wind turbine
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s for a total capacity of 288
megawatt
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.
Baltic 2 is connected to Germany via
Baltic 1, but is also connected to Denmark via the adjacent
offshore wind farm ″Kriegers Flak″ in 2020, creating a 400 MW AC offshore grid synchronized to the east Denmark network. The cable to Denmark costs €350m, of which €150m comes from the EU.
The Baltic 2 produced power in September 2015.
See also
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Wind power in Germany
Wind power in Germany is a growing industry. The installed capacity was 55.6 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2017, with 5.2 GW from offshore installations. In 2019, a quarter of the country's total electricity was generated using wind ...
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List of offshore wind farms in Germany
The following is a list of offshore wind farms in Germany, operational within the national maritime boundaries. Germany, along with Denmark and the United Kingdom is a worldwide leader in advancing offshore wind farm technology.
The name of the ...
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List of offshore wind farms
This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore w ...
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List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
This is a complete list of operational, offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and connected areas such as Kattegat and Danish straits.
This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources,Steve Kopits and Adam WestwoodOffshore Wind: Time ...
References
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Offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
Energy infrastructure completed in 2015
2015 establishments in Germany