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After Only 15 Years Of Operation, Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm Being Scrapped

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Stu Turley
Mar 17, 2025
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Germany’s Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm, in operation for 15 years, will be dismantled due to unprofitability after subsidies expired.

​The Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm near the German North Sea island of Borkum is set to be dismantled after being in operation for only 15 years. [emphasis, links added]

It has become too unprofitable to operate withou…

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