World wind farms — GPS-located
Major wind farms globally — offshore and onshore
Wind farms are classified as offshore (in sea or freshwater) or onshore. Offshore wind has higher capacity factors (40–55%) but much higher installation costs. Onshore capacity factors: 25–45% depending on site. Source: GEM Global Wind Power Tracker (CC BY 4.0) · GWEC Global Wind Report 2024.
Offshore wind farms
| Wind Farm | GPS (centre) | MW | Turbines | Developer | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogger Bank A/B/C | 54.57°N 2.44°E | 3,600 MW (complete) | 277 × GE Haliade-X 13 MW | UK / Equinor + SSE + Vårgrønn | Phase A operational, B/C completing | Will be world's largest offshore wind farm when complete. 130 km off Yorkshire coast, North Sea. Deepest foundation: 33m. GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines — 260m rotor diameter. Each turbine can power 16,000 UK homes/year. Monopile foundations driven into seabed by WTIV. |
| Hornsea Two | 53.90°N 1.60°E | 1,386 | 165 × Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 | UK / Ørsted | Operational | See dedicated page for full documentation. Currently world's largest operational offshore wind farm. CfD contract GBP 57.50/MWh (2017 prices). |
| Hornsea One | 53.87°N 1.17°E | 1,218 | 174 × Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 | UK / Ørsted | Operational | Adjacent to Hornsea Two. Largest when built (2019). Together Hornsea One and Two form a 2,604 MW complex — powering approximately 2.5 million UK homes. CfD contract GBP 79.23/MWh. |
| Vineyard Wind 1 | 41.34°N 70.47°W | 800 | 62 × Vestas V236-15 MW | USA / Avangrid + Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Under construction 2024–2025 | USA's first major offshore wind farm. Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Vestas V236-15 MW turbines — largest in the Americas. Under the Biden administration offshore wind expansion. Faced Jones Act shipping complications for installation vessels. |
| Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm | 23.82°N 119.83°E | 900 (phases 1–4) | 62 × Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 + larger | Taiwan / Ørsted | Phase 1–2 operational | Taiwan's largest offshore wind project. West coast of Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. Taiwan has become Asia's most advanced offshore wind market. Capacity factor approximately 43% due to strong northeast monsoon. |
| Hywind Tampen | 61.26°N 2.24°E | 88 | 11 × Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 | Norway / Equinor + partners | Operational | World's largest floating offshore wind farm. Snorre and Gullfaks oil fields, Norwegian North Sea. Floating tension-leg platform mooring. Powers offshore oil platforms — reducing their gas turbine fuel use. Floating wind enables depths of 100–1,000m where fixed foundations are impossible. |
| London Array | 51.63°N 1.43°E | 630 | 175 × Siemens SWT-3.6-120 | UK / Orsted + Masdar + E.ON | Operational | Thames Estuary. Was world's largest offshore wind farm when built (2013). Visible from the Kent and Essex coasts on clear days. |
| Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm | 58.12°N 2.87°W | 588 | 84 × Siemens SWT-7.0-154 | UK / SSE + Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Operational | North Sea, 13 km off Caithness, Scotland. One of the deepest fixed-foundation offshore wind farms — 45m water depth. Jacket foundations rather than monopiles. |
Major onshore wind farms
| Wind Farm / Complex | GPS | MW | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gansu Wind Power Base | 40.00°N 95.00°E | 20,000+ MW (target) | China / National Energy Administration | World's largest wind farm complex. Gobi Desert, Gansu province. Multiple projects across the Hexi Corridor. First phase complete, ongoing expansion. Major challenge: most power generated far from east China demand — HVDC transmission lines being built. China added approximately 75 GW onshore wind in 2023 alone. |
| Alta Wind Energy Center | 34.94°N 118.53°W | 1,550 | USA (California) / Terra-Gen | USA's largest onshore wind farm. Tehachapi Pass, San Bernardino County. One of the world's best wind sites — the Tehachapi-Mojave Wind Resource Area. Produces approximately 3,200 GWh/year. |
| Roscoe Wind Farm | 32.45°N 100.54°W | 782 | USA (Texas) / E.ON Climate & Renewables | West Texas. Was the world's largest wind farm when built (2009). Texas has the most wind capacity of any US state — approximately 40 GW — and generates approximately 20% of its electricity from wind (ERCOT grid). |
| Muppandal Wind Farm India | 8.42°N 77.68°E | ~1,500 (region) | India (Tamil Nadu) / multiple operators | India's largest onshore wind region. Kanyakumari district. At the southern tip of India where the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea meet — exceptional wind resource, capacity factor 35–40%. Hundreds of Enercon and Suzlon turbines. Fishing community impacts and land disputes have been documented. |
| Jaisalmer Wind Park India | 27.17°N 70.91°E | 1,064 | India (Rajasthan) / multiple | Rajasthan's Thar Desert. India's largest single-area wind park. Wipro, Greenko, and other operators. Adjacent to Bhadla Solar Park (27.53°N 71.92°E, 100 km east) — together they make Rajasthan the most renewable-rich state in India. Capacity factor approximately 32%. |
Provenance
Attribution and citation
- Sources
- GEM Global Wind Power Tracker (CC BY 4.0) · GWEC Global Wind Report 2024 · MNRE India Annual Report 2024 · 4C Offshore · Ørsted annual reports · Equinor
- Cite as
- "World Wind Farms — All Major Wind Farms GPS-Located", The Energy Codex, https://thecodex.expert/energy/wind/farms/, last updated .