CrossWind, the developer of the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, has announced the installation of the first wind turbine at the project in the Dutch waters of the North Sea. Shell and Eneco’s joint venture, CrossWind, anticipates that the wind farm will begin producing power in the summer of 2023 and will be fully operational by the end of the same year.
In order to meet 2.8 per cent of the Netherlands’ yearly electricity demand, the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm will produce a minimum of 3.3 TWh of clean energy each year. The wind farm will be powered by 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD 11MW turbines and will be situated 18.5 km off the western coast of the Netherlands near to the town of Egmond aan Zee. Siemens Gamesa was awarded a 15-year service and maintenance contract. Siemens Gamesa, in collaboration with Van Oord, is installing wind turbines using the offshore installation vessel Scylla for transportation and installation work.
Earlier this month, the Scylla sailed from Eemshaven to the location of the wind farm with the first turbine, and installation was finished on April 15, 2023. The rotor diameter of the turbines will be 200 metres, and each blade will be 97 metres long.
