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Project advancing - milestone achieved
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Major milestone or critical setback
On 10 November 2014, WindMW GmbH officially inaugurated the 288 MW Meerwind Süd|Ost offshore wind farm at a ceremony in Bremerhaven, marking the project’s entry into operational service. The privately financed wind farm, located 23 km off Helgoland and comprising 80 turbines, was reported as generating electricity for around 360,000 households and reducing Germany’s carbon emissions by about one million tonnes per year after being built in a record 18 months.