Global Tech I
140 km from its logistics base in Emden; at its 2015 inauguration the most distant wind farm from the German coast.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
GCGlobaleye Capital AG — 26% ◆
Stadtwerke München — 24.9% ◇ENEntega — 24.9% ◇
AIAxpo International — 24.1% ◆
Location
GermanyNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
400 MW ◆
Turbines
80 × 5 MW ◆
Model
Adwen M5000 116 ◆
Foundation
Tripod ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
39–41 m ◆
Distance from shore
140 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured · Sep 2015 ◇
Connection
TenneT BorWin2 HVDC (plus-minus 300 kV; BorWin Beta offshore … ◇
Schedule
FID
Jul 2011 ◆
COD
Sep 2015 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok’s transactions record
JV formation · 2012-01
Windreich AG · Norderland Projekt · Stadtwerke München · HSE (ENTEGA) · EGL (Axpo) · Esportes Offshore · FC Windenergy · GTU I GmbH stake not disclosed
- Stake
- not disclosed
- Consideration
- not disclosed
- Announced
- 2012-01
- Closed
- 2013-06
- Project stage
- early development
Global Tech I developed by consortium including Windreich AG, Norderland Projekt, Stadtwerke München, HSE (ENTEGA), EGL (Axpo), Esportes Offshore, FC Windenergy, GTU I GmbH. No single M&A transaction; consortium evolved through development. Financial close with EUR 500m EIB financing (2011). Constructed 2012; commissioned 2015.
Evidence
- European Investment Bank — Germany: EUR 500m for Global Tech I offshore wind farm ↗ 2011-07-07 ◆ held
From Hafrok’s transactions record
Secondary trade · 2022-11
Seven minority shareholders → Globaleye Capital AG 26%
- Stake
- 26%
- Consideration
- not disclosed
- Announced
- 2022-11
- Closed
- 2022-12
- Project stage
- operational
Globaleye Capital AG (Liechtenstein; reported in the trade press as "GE Ventures AG", and unrelated to General Electric) acquired a 26% consolidated stake from seven sellers via two acquisition vehicles. Deal value undisclosed. Post-transaction: Stadtwerke München ~24.9%, ENTEGA ~24.9%, Axpo ~24.1%, Globaleye 26%.
Evidence
- Offshore Wind Biz — GE Ventures Acquires Stake in Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm ↗ 2022-12-15 ◆ held
- Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH — Our Story ↗ ◆ held
From Hafrok’s transactions record
Dashed tick marks today (13 Oct 2026). Ownership lives in the band below: one station per recorded deal, dated at its label, in deal order rather than to calendar scale. Secondary trades appear only at the interchanges; grey lines are parties whose entry or exit Hafrok’s record does not hold.
Announced-COD history: 2015-Q3→2015-09 · 2 recorded revisions · held within the year (first announced 2015-Q3, latest 2015-09)
Revenue & offtake the regime the project was built under
Offtake regime on record
RegimeThe farm company's accounts state that it has sold its power by direct marketing under the EEG since 1 Jan 2015, in the subsidised direct-marketing route (geförderte Direktvermarktung), under the compressed tariff model (Stauchungsmodell). The FY2024 accounts say the first turbine moves from 15.4 ct/kWh to 3.9 ct/kWh in 2025 and the others in 2026 and 2027. The operator's own history page gives the opening rate as 19.4 ct/kWh.
Instrumentmarket premium
A built project sells its power under the contract or support regime it was financed with; it is not expected to bid into new government offtake rounds. Where the record does not yet name that regime, the row says so rather than guessing.
Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok’s registers
Installation complete
Installation · on record
StageOperational
In operation since2015-09
Offshore construction2012-09 → 2015-09
Construction ports
PortBremerhaven ◆·assembly and staging · quay 4930 m · draft 12.8 m
Grid connection
from Hafrok’s substation, converter and cable registers
Offshore platforms · 2
Offshore substationGlobal Tech I Umspannplattform (combined transformer and accommodation platform)·155/33 kV · in service 2013 · owner Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH (wind farm owner; farm-owned platform)
HVDC systemBorWin3·900 MW · ±320 kV · in service 2019-08 · shared with EnBW Hohe See
Converter supplierSiemens (HVDC PLUS); Petrofac EPCI·BorWin3 · Drydocks World, Dubai, UAE · for TenneT
Grid connection · ready in time?
when each part of the grid connection is due, against the start date the developer states (black line) · a bar spans the whole year, quarter or month the source gives
installed or in serviceexpected deliveryearlier date that was later moved
Sources & verification
Rests on 14 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 11 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)2006-05◆ Genehmigungsbescheid Offshore-Windpark G…
“Hamburg, den 24.05.2006 Genehmigungsbescheid Auf den Antrag der Firma Nordsee Windpower GmbH [...] Hindenburgufer 247, 24106 Kiel, genehmigt. 1. Gegenstand dieser Genehmigung sind 80 (achtzig) WEA [..…”
supportsConsentTurbinesWater depthConsent granted
[12]
Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister2026-08-23◆ Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) offshore…
“Park row "Global Tech I": 80 units, 400.0 MW gross, statuses {'In Betrieb': 80}, operators ['Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH'], commissioned 2014-09-06..2015-07-27, planned None..None.”
supportsFirst power
Operator4
[5]
Axpo2015-09-02◆ Swiss offshore wind farm Global Tech I i…
“02.09.2015 - The offshore wind farm Global Tech I (GTI), located in the North Sea 140 kilometres off the German coastline, officially went into operation today. With a capacity of 400 megawatts, it is…”
supportsco-ownerCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesUnit capacity+2 more
[7]
Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH2025◆ Our Story - Global Tech I Offshore Wind …
“Seit 2022 gehört die Globaleye Capital AG zum Kreis der Gesellschafter von Global Tech I. [...] Jede einzelne Tripode besteht aus rund 900 Tonnen Stahl, ist 60 Meter hoch und wird in Wassertiefen von …”
supportsco-ownerFirst powerFoundationMechanismDetail
[16]
Unternehmensregister2024-01-15◆ Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, Hambur…
“Die Gesellschaft "Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH" hat ihren Sitz in 20459 Hamburg, Rödingsmarkt 39, und ist unter HR B Nr. 117586 im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Hamburg eingetragen. [...] Ferne…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[17]
Unternehmensregister2025-11-04◆ Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, Hambur…
“Die Gesellschaft "Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH" hat ihren Sitz in 20459 Hamburg, Rödingsmarkt 39, und ist unter HR B Nr. 117586 im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Hamburg eingetragen. [...] GT I …”
supportsMechanismDetail
Financier1
[2]
European Investment Bank (EIB)2011-07◆ Germany: EUR 500m for Global Tech I offs…
“7 July 2011 [...] A consortium of commercial banks and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed the finance contract for the Global Tech I project in Hamburg today. The external borrowing requirement…”
supportsFinal investment decisionTurbinesTotal capacity
Trade press6
[3]
Offshore Wind Biz2012-09◆ Germany: First Tripod Foundations Head t…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rightsFoundationassembly and staging
[4]
Offshore Wind Biz2015-09-02◆ Global Tech I Officially Turned On | Off…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationTurbinesTotal capacity
[6]
Offshore Wind Biz2022-12-15◆ GE Ventures Acquires Stake in Global Tec…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
[8]
Power Technology (GlobalData)2024-10-14◆ Power plant profile: Global Tech 1, Germ…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsco-owner
[10]
[11]
Encyclopaedic1
[9]
Wikipedia2024
“HVDC BorWin2 is a high voltage direct current (HVDC) link [...] DC voltage plus-minus 300 kV [...] Each of the two 300 kV cables linking BorWin Beta to the onshore substation has a total length of 200…”
supportsStatusConnection point