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Offshore wind pioneers: earliest projects

Nogersund Svante 11,990Vindeby-Lolland1,991Dronten offshore wind farm1,996Irene Vorrink I H.v.d.Kroone1,996Irene Vorrink II H.v.d.Kroon1,997Lely Ijsselmeer1,997Rødsand wind farm 12,003Samsø Offshore wind farm2,003Emden Offshore Enova2,004Ajos 12,005Breitling2,006Ajos 52,007Beatrice Demonstration2,007Ajos 2-32,008Ajos 42,008
#Wind farmCommissioning yearCountryCapacity
1Nogersund Svante 11990Sweden0.22 MW
2Vindeby-Lolland1991Denmark4.95 MW
3Dronten offshore wind farm1996Netherlands17 MW
4Irene Vorrink I H.v.d.Kroonenberg1996Netherlands11.4 MW
5Irene Vorrink II H.v.d.Kroonenberg1997Netherlands5.40 MW
6Lely Ijsselmeer1997Netherlands2 MW
7Rødsand wind farm 12003Denmark166 MW
8Samsø Offshore wind farm2003Denmark21 MW
9Emden Offshore Enova2004Germany4.50 MW
10Ajos 12005Finland3 MW
11Breitling2006Germany2.50 MW
12Ajos 52007Finland3 MW
13Beatrice Demonstration2007United Kingdom10 MW
14Ajos 2-32008Finland6 MW
15Ajos 42008Finland3 MW
16Ajos 6-72008Finland6 MW
17Ajos 8-9-10-112008Finland12 MW
18Hooksiel2008Germany5 MW
19Beaufort wind farm2009Netherlands350 MW
20Vänern2009Sweden0.02 MW
21Vänern Gasslingegrund Offshore2009Sweden21 MW
22Vänern wind farm2009Sweden30 MW
23Pori Offshore 1 Reposaaren Tuulipuisto2010Finland2.30 MW
24SeaTwirl 3MW2011Sweden3 MW
25Walney Phase 12011United Kingdom183.6 MW
26Le Carnet Prototype Haliade 1502012France6 MW
27WindFloat Prototype2012Portugal2 MW
28Belwind Alstom Haliade Demonstration Bligh Bank2013Belgium6 MW
29Gamesa 5MW Test Turbine Arinaga Offshore2013Spain4.50 MW
30Luchterduinen wind farm2015Netherlands129 MW
31SEM-REV2015France8 MW
32Westermeerdijk buitendijks Windpark Noordoostpolder-Westermeerwind2016Netherlands144 MW
33Ajos Repowering Offshore Part2017Finland26.4 MW
34Ajos Repowering Onshore Part2017Finland16 MW
35Blyth Offshore NaREC Offshore Wind Demonstration Project2017United Kingdom41.5 MW
36NOP Agrowind wind farm2017Netherlands195 MW
37Noordoostpolder-Westermeerwind Windpark 12017Netherlands144 MW
38Plocan2017Spain50 MW
39Pori-Tahkoluoto Pori 22017Finland42 MW
40Tahkoluoto Offshore wind farm 12017Finland42 MW

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