Status: | Under development. The wind farm is scheduled to be operation at the end of 2026 |
Location: | Approximately 53 kilometres off the coast from IJmuiden, province of Noord-Holland. effecive area 90 km2, water depths 26 – 30 m |
Owner: | Ecowende: Shell, Eneco & Chubu Electric Power |
Production Capacity: | 760 MW |
Annual yield: | Around 3.3 TWh |
Turbines: | 52 x Vestas V236-15.0 MW |
Turbine power: | 15 MW |
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Foundation: | TP-less Monopiles – by Sif Group |
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Inter-array cables: | TKF |
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Main vessels used: | Installation vessel Boreas, cable layer Nexus |
Grid operator: | TenneT – Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha connection |
Substation offshore: | 700 MW |
Substation onshore: | In Wijk aan Zee |
Base port: | Eemshaven |
Main contractors: | Van Oord -transport and installation of foundations, wind turbines and inter-array cables, |
Power purchasers: | Plukon and De Heus, Albert Heijn |
Additional features: | The tender process for HKW lot VI was groundbreaking, as applications were assessed on their contribution to the ecology of the North Sea. Some of the ecological features/measurements include: – GBM Works’ innovative noise reducing technology Vibrojet® will be used for installing 3 monopiles, – Waardenburg Ecology and Ecowende are developing a comprehensive ecological programme – monitoring programme for flying birds and bats by Robin Radar Systems, MIDO and DHI – HUB Ocean’s Ocean Data Platform to make ecology data publicly accessible |