Kriegers Flak

FactsCountry
Denmark 
        
Electricity Capacity
605 MWe
        
Turbines
72 
        
Onshore / Offshore
Offshore 
        
Supplier
Siemens Gamesa 
        
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
        
Status
In Operation 
        

Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, located 15 to 40 kilometres off the Danish coast, has been in operation since 2021. "Flak" means reef, and this one is named after the Danish naval officer Christian Krieger, who in 1840 mapped the Baltic Sea.

In May 2020, Vattenfall put the first foundation in place at Kriegers Flak, and the first wind turbine was installed at the beginning of 2021. Despite the logistical challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, all turbines were installed on schedule by summer 2021.

During the installation phase the turbines were preassembled and shipped out of the Port of Rønne on the island of Bornholm.

A wind energy milestone

Kriegers Flak has achieved a milestone for wind energy. For the first time, an offshore grid connects wind farms in two different countries. As part of the Combined Grid Solution project, Kriegers Flak is connected to the German wind farm Baltic 2, which is located less than 30 kilometres south-east of Kriegers Flak. This enables the exchange of renewable energy between Denmark and Germany.

Kriegers Flak

Facts

A wind energy milestone

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