First power from Borkum Riffgrund 1

GERMANY: Dong Energy's 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the North Sea has exported its first power to the German grid.

by David Weston 17 February 2015

The first power has been exported from Borkum Riffgrund 1

It is Dong's first German offshore project to be connected, four months after the was installed.

Turbine installation at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund was by a "few weeks" after Siemens admitted to production delays on the delivery of the turbines. The commissioning date was not be affected, Dong and Siemens said at the time.

Installation of the 77 remaining turbines is continuing at the site located 37 kilometres off the Island of Borkum, northern Germany. Full commissioning is expected to take place this year.

Borkum Riffgrund 1 is being development by a consortium consisting of Dong Energy (50%), Kirkbi (32%) and William Demant (18%).

In December, Dong acquired the 215MW offshore project from developer EnergieKontor for up to €12 million.