One of the wind turbines at the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm off the coast of the Dutch towns of Zandvoort and Noordwijk caught fire over the weekend.
Co-owner Eneco was informed of this at the end of Saturday morning. The energy company then immediately disconnected the turbine in question from the grid.
Clouds of smoke were reportedly visible from the coast of Zandvoort. The coast guard completely cordoned off the area so that the fire could burn out in a controlled manner. No people were present on the turbine.
With the exception of the turbine where the fire was, the wind farm is now fully operational again. In the coming period, Eneco will investigate how the fire could have started. Nothing can be said about this at the moment, an Eneco spokesperson confirmed to Windpowernl.
About the wind farm
The Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm is located 23 km off the coast of Zandvoort and Noordwijk and consists of 43 Vestas wind turbines, type V112 with 3 MW capacity. The wind farm was commissioned in 2015. Eneco owns the wind farm together with INPEX. Image: © BGF
