Veja Mate
Veja Mate among the wind farms of the German Bight
Official nameVeja Mate Offshore Wind Farm
Country
  • Germany
LocationNorth Sea
Coordinates54°N 6°E / 54°N 6°E / 54; 6
StatusOperational
Construction beganApril 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)[1]
Commission date
  • 31 May 2017
Construction cost1,900 M€[1]
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
Max. water depth41 m
Distance from shore95 km
Hub height103 m
Rotor diameter
  • 154 m (505 ft)
Rated wind speed4–25 m/s[2]
Site area51 km2
Power generation
Units operational67 × 6 MW
Make and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 (67)
Nameplate capacity
  • 402 MW
Capacity factor45.4% (projected)[1]
Annual net output1,600 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.vejamate.net

Veja Mate is a German 402 MW offshore wind farm in the German Bight of the North Sea about 95 km northwest of Borkum. The wind farm consists of 67 Siemens Wind Power SWT-6.0-154 turbines, each with a 6 MW capacity.[3]

In January 2017, 18 months after the financial close, the first of the turbines started delivering power to the German grid. The last turbine was installed on 25 May 2017, and commissioning activities were completed on 31 May 2017. Construction was completed in less than 23 months after financial close, almost four months ahead of the schedule agreed at financial close.[4][5]

The EUR 1.9 billion (US$2.1bn) wind farm is owned by Siemens Financial Services and a consortium of European investors.[6]

The power is delivered via the offshore converter station HVDC BorWin2 to the German onshore Diele substation near Weener.[4][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Veja Mate completes array cable installation". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ↑ "SWT-6.0-154 (Siemens)" (PDF). thewindpower.net. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Veja Mate Offshore About Us". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. 1 2 "Veja Mate delivers first power from the North Sea". vejamate.net. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Construction complete for 402-MW Veja Mate offshore wind park". Renewables Now. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "CMS advises Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on sale of Veja Mate offshore wind farm". cms.law. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ↑ "Veja Mate wind park connected to BorWin beta platform". offshorewindindustry.com. 2017-01-19. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.


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