The Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm – the primary subsidy-free wind farm in Europe – is now inaugurated.

Hollandse Kust Zuid is within the North Sea, 18-36 kilometers (11-22 miles) off the Dutch coast between the cities of Scheveningen and Zandvoort. It’s collectively owned by Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz.

It’s subsidy-free as a result of Vattenfall was in a position to full the undertaking with out the Dutch authorities’s monetary assist, as the federal government assured the license and community connections in its tender.

It options 139 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind generators with a complete capability of 1.5 GW. Every has a rotor diameter of 200 meters (656 ft) and a swept space of 31,400 sq. meters (337,987 sq. ft).

Three of the wind generators are fitted with Siemens Gamesa’s lately developed recyclable blades. The resin used to connect the blades collectively might be simpler to dissolve when their working life is full, and the parts can then be reused.

The overall variety of generators was initially speculated to be 140, however final yr, one of many foundations was broken after a bulk provider grew to become rudderless throughout a storm and drifted by means of the wind farm’s web site.

The clear electrical energy that the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm generates is anticipated to have the ability to energy the equal of 1.5 million households within the Netherlands. Almost half of the clear electrical energy might be used at BASF websites in Europe. It can turn out to be totally operational subsequent yr.

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Picture: BASF

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