Wind park developer CrossWind, contractor Van Oord and wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy are hence celebrating the successful installation of the final wind turbine, a major milestone towards the completion of this renewable energy project in the North Sea.
The final turbine's three 97-metre long blades were lifted into position on Thursday evening, October 19 around 11:00 PM.
Tjalling de Bruin, CEO and Project Director at CrossWind, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco: “I am delighted to see the installation of our final turbine. We could not have done this without our colleagues, suppliers and partners who have worked tirelessly and – perhaps most importantly - safely to achieve this major milestone. A number of the turbines are already generating clean, green electricity for the Dutch grid, accelerating the energy transition.”
Installed in record time
Van Oord started installing the foundations of the offshore wind park in October 2022. With the final wind turbine installed within a year, CrossWind’s contractor is on track to make Hollandse Kust Noord one of the fastest installed wind parks of its kind.
Roeland Ris, Project Director Van Oord: “The installation of the 69th and final wind turbine in the wind park is a magnificent achievement. Completing the safe installation of this offshore wind park in this time frame is something that everyone involved in the project can be very proud of. We are pleased to collaborate with Shell and Eneco on this prestigious project and look forward to working together again on the construction of Ecowende’s offshore wind park at Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI.”
On track for completion by the end of this year
The wind park remains on track for completion by the end of this year, with final testing and commissioning works set to continue over the next few weeks. When fully operational, CrossWind’s 69 turbines will operate in 11 MW power mode and comprise 759 MW of installed wind-powered capacity, generating at least 3.3 TWh per year. This annual green electricity production will fulfil some 2.8% of the electricity demand in the Netherlands and is equivalent to the energy consumption of approximately 1 million households.
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