| BARD Offshore 1 | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Location | North Sea |
| Coordinates | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | March 2010 |
| Commission date | 2012 (expected) |
| Owner(s) | Enovos |
| Developer(s) | BARD Group |
| Turbine information | |
| Turbines | 80 x 5 MW |
| Model(s) | BARD 5.0 |
| Hub height | 90 m (295 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Wind farm information | |
| Type | Offshore |
| Distance from shore | 90 km (56 mi) |
| Power generation information | |
| Maximum capacity | 400 MW |
| Website www.bard-offshore.de |
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| As of 7 November 2010 | |
BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt (MW) North Sea offshore wind farm that is presently under construction and is expected to be fully operational by 2012. It will be an 80-turbine wind farm, located 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water which is 40 metres (130 ft) deep.[1]
Laying of cables to connect the wind farm started on July 23, 2009.[2] The 200 km connection is the longest connection to an offshore wind farm in the world. It is the first connection of an offshore wind park realized as HVDC-transmission.
The construction of the wind turbines began in March 2010.[3] 15 of the 80 turbines had been installed by the end of 2010, and the first turbine became operational at the beginning of December 2010.[4] Construction is planned to be completed in 2012. The construction is assisted by the purposed-built Wind Lift 1 barge / platform, which places the 470 ton, 21 meter foundations on the sea bed.