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Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm

Coordinates: 52°36′00″N 4°25′00″E / 52.6000°N 4.4167°E / 52.6000; 4.4167
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Windpark Egmond aan Zee
Wind turbine components in an assembly area onshore before installation at sea
Map
Country
  • Netherlands
Locationoffshore of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Coordinates52°36′00″N 4°25′00″E / 52.6000°N 4.4167°E / 52.6000; 4.4167
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • 2006
Commission dateJanuary 2007
Owner(s)Shell
Wind farm
Type
Distance from shore
  • 10 km (6.2 mi)
Hub height
  • 70 m (230 ft)
Rotor diameter
  • 90 m (300 ft)
Rated wind speed
  • 15 m/s (49 ft/s)
Site area
  • 27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational36 Vestas V90-3MW Wind turbines
Make and modelVestas V90/3000 (36)
Nameplate capacity108 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) is the first large scale offshore wind farm built off the Dutch North Sea coast. The wind park is owned by Shell. It consists of 36 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines, each with nameplate capacity of 3 MW. In total the farm has a capacity of 108 MW. Together these are scaled to provide energy for a maximum of 100,000 households.

Location and size

The wind farm is located 10 km (6.2 mi) to 18 km (11 mi) off the coasts of Egmond aan Zee and is visible from the shore. Size of the farm is a projected 27 square kilometres (10 sq mi). It was built by a consortium of Ballast Nedam and wind turbine manufacturers Vestas.[1] The facility is being refurbished in 2021.[2]

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See also

References

  1. ^ Shell Begins Construction at Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm Oil Voice, 20 April 2006
  2. ^ "Vestas helps Shell maintain oldest Dutch offshore wind farm". reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. 8 April 2021.

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