BARD Offshore 1

{{Short description|German offshore wind farm in the North Sea}}

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BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt (MW) North Sea offshore wind farm with 80 BARD 5.0 turbines. Since the owner could not buy such 5MW offshore wind turbines in sufficient numbers in 2006, Dr. Bekker set up its own production of turbines. This should serve as the legacy for his children. The systems were developed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH. A plant for rotor blades and nacelle assembly was built in Emden and a plant for the offshore foundations in Cuxhaven. Two turbine prototypes were set up at the Rysumer Nacken in 2007, and another prototype in Hooksiel in 2008.

Construction was finished in July 2013Press release: [http://www.bard-offshore.de/en/media/press-releases/details/article/pionier-windparkprojekt-bard-offshore-1-auf-hoher-see-erfolgreich-errichtet.html Pioneering wind farm project BARD Offshore 1 successfully completed on the high seas] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140821141033/http://www.bard-offshore.de/en/media/press-releases/details/article/pionier-windparkprojekt-bard-offshore-1-auf-hoher-see-erfolgreich-errichtet.html |date=2014-08-21 }} and the wind farm was officially inaugurated in August 2013.[https://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/08/26/german-federal-minister-inaugurates-bard-offshore-1/ German Federal Minister Inaugurates BARD Offshore 1] The wind farm is located {{convert|100|km|-1}} northwest of the isle Borkum in {{convert|40|m|adj=on}} deep water.[http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2008/11/5-mw-bard-near-shore-wind-turbine-erected-in-germany-54098 5-MW BARD Near-shore Wind Turbine Erected in Germany]

Laying of cables to connect the wind farm started on 23 July 2009.[http://www.nealine.de/news/Wirtschaft/Energie/seekabelverlegung-fuer-offshore-windpark-gestartet-1937817386.html DDP: Laying cables to wind farm started (in German)] The 200 km connection is the longest of its kind in the world. It is also the first connection of an offshore wind park realized as HVDC-transmission.

Construction of the wind turbines began in March 2010.[http://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Home/Region/Cuxland/Weg-frei-fuer-den-Windpark-im-Meer-_arid,182964_puid,1_pageid,17.html Wind farm in the ocean ready to go (in German)] The first turbine became operational at the beginning of December 2010. Construction was assisted by the purpose-built Wind Lift 1 barge / platform, which placed the 470 ton, 21 meter foundations on the sea bed.

The project has run into serious and unclear problems, including being three years behind schedule and, at a cost of €3 billion, run significantly over budget. A diver"[https://www.welt.de/die-welt/regionales/hamburg/article8665362/Tauchunfall-im-Windpark.html Tauchunfall im Windpark]" [https://translate.google.dk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=da&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welt.de%2Fdie-welt%2Fregionales%2Fhamburg%2Farticle8665362%2FTauchunfall-im-Windpark.html&edit-text= Diving accident in the wind farm] Die Welt, 27 July 2010. Accessed: 25 February 2015. and a worker died during construction.[http://www.bard-offshore.de/uploads/media/BARD_Pressemitteilung_VermissterOffshoreMitarbeiter_20120127.pdf Pressemitteilung der BARD-Gruppe vom 27. Januar 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093122/http://www.bard-offshore.de/uploads/media/BARD_Pressemitteilung_VermissterOffshoreMitarbeiter_20120127.pdf |date=2015-04-02 }} (PDF; 117 kB)[http://www.dgzrs.de/index.php?id=62&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=690&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=30&cHash=3ac7dee015e35d01b81cf543d28f6ab8 Mitteilung der DGzRS, retrieved, 4 February 2012]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The farm was supposed to go online in August 2013, but a series of setbacks, including a fire at a transmission station in March 2014, have delayed its activation.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanys-expensive-gamble-on-renewable-energy-1409106602 Germany's Expensive Gamble on Renewable Energy] by Matthew Karnitschnig, The Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2014. BARD went bankrupt in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.renewablesinternational.net/bard-is-bankrupt/150/435/74916/|title=Bard is bankrupt|work=renewablesinternational.net|access-date=2015-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061124/http://www.renewablesinternational.net/bard-is-bankrupt/150/435/74916/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}} Problems include overvoltage and harmonics"[https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article131879638/Raetselhafter-Defekt-legt-groessten-Windpark-lahm.html Rätselhafter Defekt legt größten Windpark lahm]" [https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=da&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.dk&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article131879638/Raetselhafter-Defekt-legt-groessten-Windpark-lahm.html&usg=ALkJrhhjIbA5wh998NQ8nKLfE5lj2lXKUg Enigmatic defect paralyzes largest wind farm] Die Welt, 3 September 2014. Accessed: 25 February 2015. between BARD and the BorWin 1 grid link and BorWin Alpha HVDC converter platform.{{cite web|url=http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1349269/politics-block-german-offshore-wind-link |date=29 May 2015 |first1=Sara |last1=Knight |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150906182458/http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1349269/politics-block-german-offshore-wind-link|title=Politics block German offshore wind link |archivedate=6 September 2015|work=windpowermonthly.com}}

BARD's original owner had decided to make all components within the company, and troubles from the custom transformer are unrelated to standard equipment used elsewhere."[https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/energie/article129894382/Groesster-deutscher-Meereswindpark-faellt-aus.html Größter deutscher Meereswindpark fällt aus]" [https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=da&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.dk&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/energie/article129894382/Groesster-deutscher-Meereswindpark-faellt-aus.html&usg=ALkJrhgtTRAJI6LR0JPpv8bAU38XU2Mnvg The largest German offshore wind park falls out] Die Welt, 7 July 2014. Accessed: 25 February 2015.

{{asof|2015|01}}, most of the turbines were not supplying power to shore, costing ratepayers €2million per day."[https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article136776170/Im-groessten-Meereswindpark-dreht-sich-wenig.html Im größten Meereswindpark dreht sich wenig]" [https://translate.google.dk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=da&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welt.de%2Fwirtschaft%2Farticle136776170%2FIm-groessten-Meereswindpark-dreht-sich-wenig.html&edit-text= In the largest offshore wind park little turns] Die Welt, 26 January 2015. Accessed: 25 February 2015.

In September 2015, StatKraft and Ocean Breeze extended their contract for two years.{{cite web|url=http://w3.windmesse.de/windenergie/news/19394-statkraft-vermarktet-strom-aus-bard-offshore-1-fur-weitere-zwei-jahre |title=Statkraft vermarktet Strom aus Bard Offshore 1 für weitere zwei Jahre|work=windmesse.de}}

By May 2016, the company website stated that the wind farm had produced {{convert|3|TWh}}, and was running stably at full capacity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oceanbreeze.de/en|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160705204457/http://www.oceanbreeze.de/en|archive-date = 2016-07-05|title = Ocean Breeze | Home}}

Availability increased from 66% in 2014 to 95% by 2017. The feed-in tariff is €150/MWh to €190/MWh until 2024.{{cite web |last1=Heap |first1=Richard |title=Bard Offshore 1: 'How we turned it around' - Richard Heap |url=https://www.awordaboutwind.com/analysis/bard-offshore-1-how-we-turned-it-around |website=www.awordaboutwind.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200814103239/https://www.awordaboutwind.com/analysis/bard-offshore-1-how-we-turned-it-around |archive-date=14 August 2020|language=en |date=30 July 2020 |url-status=live}} Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets purchased the facility in 2019.{{cite web |title=Macquarie to acquire 400MW BARD Offshore 1 wind farm from Unicredit |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/macquarie-bard-offshore-1/# |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201021011758/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/macquarie-bard-offshore-1/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=8 August 2019 |url-status=live}}