BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 MW wind power station in Friesland, Germany. It is operated by Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 340k homes (estimated). It ranks #100 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 27.2% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1025858.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000916164; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 400 MW, BARD Offshore 1 is well above the median wind plant in Germany (189.3 MW). Technically it is described as Offshore hard mount. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Germany wind capacity
- 7.9% of 5,050 MW across 25 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 of 25 dated wind plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG.
Climate zone & how it works
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 54.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest wind power plant of 25 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 25 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 5,050 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Global Tech I · Wind · 400 MW · Lower Saxony
- Gemini · Wind · 600 MW · Friesland
- Trianel Windpark Borkum · Wind · 200 MW · Lower Saxony
- Borkum Riffgrund I · Wind · 312 MW · Lower Saxony
- Gode Wind 1 - Teil 1 · Wind · 263.1 MW · Lower Saxony
- Windpark Riffgat · Wind · 113.4 MW · Lower Saxony
Location
Coordinates 54.36, 5.98 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is BARD Offshore 1?
BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 MW wind power plant in Friesland, Germany, commissioned in 2013.
Who operates BARD Offshore 1?
BARD Offshore 1 is operated by Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG.