Located approximately 37km off the island of Borkum in the German North Sea, the wind project features 78 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6MW, to generate clean electricity to meet demand of around 320,000 German households.
Dong Energy owns 50% stake in the project while Kirkbi Invest and William Demant Invest jointly own the remaining 50% stake.
Dong Energy board of directors chairman Thomas Thune Andersen said: "Borkum Riffgrund 1′ is an impressive example of just how fast offshore installations can now be installed. This translates into lower costs and is good news for consumers."
"We are currently building another two offshore wind projects and have a number of other projects in our pipeline that will allow us to demonstrate the skills and competences we have gained and will allow us to continue to show the trust we have in the German offshore wind market."
Lego Group said that the wind project commissioning marks a step ahead its achieving its goal to be 100% balanced by renewable energy by 2020.
Danish Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate Lars Lilleholt said: "Germany is Denmark’s main export market, which is also the case when it comes to energy technologies."
Lower Saxony Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Stefan Wenzel said: "We need a smooth transition to ensure a continuous build out and realization of cost reduction potentials. Planning certainty is therefore key."
Siemens is responsible for providing turbines service and maintenance for an initial period of 10 years.
The installation of turbine at the wind farm comes in line with Siemens’ aim to reduce offshore wind power generating costs below 10 euro-cents per kilowatt-hour by 2020.
Image: The 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm is designed to supply to around 320,000 German households. Photo: courtesy of DONG Energy A/S.
