OWEZ

Windpark Egmond aan Zee
Wind turbine components in an assembly area onshore before installation at sea
Location	offshore of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Status	Active
Power station information
Primary fuel	Wind
Generation units	36 Vestas V90-3MW Wind turbines
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	108 MW

Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) is the first large scale offshore wind farm built off the Dutch North Sea coast. 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 provided 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) of 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]

Gallery

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  View of the distant wind turbines from shore at Bergen aan Zee, North Holland

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  Another view from shore

See also

Energy portal

• List of Offshore Wind Farms
• List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
• Princess Amalia Wind Farm

References

1. ^ Shell Begins Construction at Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm Oil Voice, 20 April 2006

External links

• Windpark Egmond aan Zee / NoordZeeWind Official website
• Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee on YouTube, showing the construction
• LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Egmond Aan Zee