Northwind Offshore Wind Farm

Belgian offshore wind farm in the North Sea
51°37′00″N 2°54′00″E / 51.6167°N 2.9°E / 51.6167; 2.9StatusOperationalCommission date
  • 2014
Wind farm Type
  • Offshore
Max. water depth
  • 29 m (95 ft)
Distance from shore
  • 37 km (23 mi)
Rotor diameter
  • 112 m (367 ft)
Site area
  • 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Power generation Units operational72 × 3 MWMake and modelVestas V112-3.0MW (72)Nameplate capacity
  • 216 MW
External linksWebsiteparkwind.eu/projects/northwind
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Wind farm layout

Northwind is an offshore wind farm located on the Lodewijkbank [nl] in the Belgian part of the North Sea. The wind farm was commissioned in 2014 and is the third offshore wind project in the Belgian North Sea after the Thorntonbank and Belwind wind farms.

The wind farm consists of 72 Vestas V112 wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each, giving the farm a total capacity of 216 MW. [1][2]

See also

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  • iconRenewable energy portal

References

  1. ^ "Northwind". Belgian Offshore Platform. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ^ "Northwind". Parkwind. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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