Nordsee One is an

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in the

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part of the

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. It has a

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of 332 MW and was commissioned in 2017. It uses 54 Senvion 6.2M126

wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. ...

s that are expected to produce 1200 GWh of electricity annually. The wind farm is owned by

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(85%) and

Innogy Innogy SE was an energy company based in Essen, Germany. It is now merged and integrated into German energy company E.ON. History The company was created on 1 April 2016, by splitting the renewable, network and retail businesses of RWE into a ...

(15%). Offshore construction began in December 2015. All 54 turbines get their rotor shaft main bearings replaced during 2021-2022.

References

External links

Nordsee One website

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