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 to off the coasts of
Egmond aan Zee and is visible from the shore. Size of the farm is a projected . It was built by a consortium of
Ballast Nedam
Ballast Nedam is a Dutch-based construction and engineering company headquartered in Nieuwegein. The company resulted from a merger between Amsterdamse Ballast Maatschappij and Nederlandse Aannemingsmaatschappij.
History
As the name might sug ...
and wind turbine manufacturers
Vestas. The facility is being refurbished in 2021.
Gallery
File:OWEZ 1989925330 404396f5cb o.jpg, View of the distant wind turbines from shore at Bergen aan Zee
Bergen aan Zee is a village and seaside resort on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km west of Alkmaar.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1848 a ...
, North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
File:OWEZ 1989119753 205d59b181 o.jpg, Another view from shore
File:Egmond-aan-Zee-Windfarm.jpg, View from above
See also
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List of Offshore Wind Farms
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Princess Amalia Wind Farm
The Princess Amalia Wind Farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark in Dutch language, Dutch) is an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Prior to its official opening, it was known as the Q7 Wind Farm.
Specifications
The wind farm lies approximately 23 ...
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Wind power in the Netherlands
, wind power in the Netherlands has an installed capacity of 8,304 MW, 29.6% of which is based offshore. In 2019, the wind turbines provided the country with 12% of its electricity demand during the year, a figure that is growing but somewhat bel ...
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Renewable energy in the Netherlands
References
External links
Windpark Egmond aan Zee / NoordZeeWind Official website*, showing the construction
LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Egmond Aan Zee
Offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Wind farms in the Netherlands
Energy infrastructure completed in 2007
2007 establishments in the Netherlands
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