The internal wind farm cabling will later be connected to the converter platform managed by the transmission system operator TenneT, which is due to be installed at sea in the summer. This is where the generated electricity will be concentrated, converted from alternating current to direct current, and brought ashore using two high-voltage DC export cables.
EnBW He Dreiht is currently the largest offshore wind farm in Germany, with a total output of 960 megawatts (MW). It is being built about 85 kilometers northwest of Borkum and 110 kilometers west of Heligoland without state funding. Around 2.4 billion euros have been invested in the wind farm. EnBW’s offshore office in Hamburg is coordinating the major project. More than 500 people work on this large offshore construction site at peak times, and over 60 vessels are involved. The 64 foundations were installed last year. From spring onwards, the latest generation of Vestas wind turbines will be installed, each with an output of 15 MW. EnBW He Dreiht will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of around 1.1 million households.
