Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm

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Alpha Ventus
Aerial view of Alpha Ventus wind park (May 2012)
Country	Germany
Coordinates	54°00′40″N 6°36′28″E / 54.0112°N 6.6078°E / 54.0112; 6.6078
Status	Operational
Commission date	2009
EWE AG RWE AG Vattenfall
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Rotor diameter	126 m (413 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	12 × 5 MW
Make and model	Adwen Adwen AD 5-116 (6) Senvion REpower 5M (6)
Nameplate capacity	60 MW
Capacity factor	50 - 55% (2011 & 2012)
External links
Website	www.alpha-ventus.de
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Wind farm layout

Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Park (before renaming known as Borkum West Offshore Wind Park) is a German offshore wind farm. This is Germany’s first offshore wind farm. It is situated in the North Sea, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the island of Borkum.