Westküste
Facts
Country
Germany
Electricity Capacity
7.4 MWe
Turbines
4
Onshore / Offshore
Onshore
Supplier
Enercon
Vattenfall ownership share
20 %
Status
In Operation
The wind farm Westküste is Germany’s first wind farm. In August 1987, 30 wind turbines, with a total output of 1,000 kilowatts, were commissioned.
The architects of the wind farm were able to tap into the experience and infrastructure of Growian, a large wind turbine at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, and draw on some essential expertise for connecting wind turbines to a regional power network, material performance and wind farm design. As part of the Windenergiepark Westküste GmbH, today, the accumulated know-how serves the interest of the entire sector.
After the third repowering – of 38 wind turbines in total – there are now four turbines with a total capacity of 7,400 kilowatts at the Westküste wind farm in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog. Vattenfall has a share of 20 %.