Norther Offshore Wind Farm

Norther
Country Belgium
Location Belgian North Sea
Coordinates 51°31′41″N 3°01′55″E / 51.528°N 3.032°E / 51.528; 3.032Coordinates: 51°31′41″N 3°01′55″E / 51.528°N 3.032°E / 51.528; 3.032
Status Proposed
Commission date 2019 (planned)
Owner(s) Elicio NV,
Eneco
Wind farm
Type Offshore
Site area 38 km2
Max. water depth 33 m
Distance from shore 23 km
Rotor diameter 164 m
Power generation
Make and model Vestas V164-8.4
Units planned 44 × 8.4 MW
Nameplate capacity 369.6 MW
Capacity factor 43.1% (projected)
Annual net output 1,394 GW·h

Norther is an offshore wind farm to be built in the Belgian North Sea, within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Belgium, approximately 23 kilometres from the Belgian port of Ostend. The concession was granted at the end of 2009, which is when the actual development of the project began.[1]

The wind farm will comprise 44 Vestas V164-8.4 MW turbines on monopile foundations for a nameplate capacity of 369.6 MW with a projected annual production of 1,394 GWh, corresponding to a capacity factor of 43.1% and the average consumption of almost 400,000 households.[1][2] The wind farm will span an area of 38 km2 with water depths up to 33 m.[3]

The Norther offshore wind farm is being developed through a 50-50 joint venture between Elicio NV, a Belgian renewable energy producer operating internationally, and the Dutch utility company Eneco, who is a major producer and supplier of renewable electricity, natural gas and heat in the Netherlands and Belgium.[1]

Offshore wind is expected to be a key element of Belgium's future energy mix and is projected to represent around 10% of total generated electricity by 2025.[1] Norther Wind is expected to be commissioned in 2019.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Norther Project". norther.be. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ↑ "World's most powerful wind turbine selected for Belgium's largest offshore wind park". mhivestasoffshore.com. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Norther Offshore Wind Farm". 4coffshore.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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