Hollandse Kust West Wind Farm (officially Hollandse Kust (West) Wind Farm Zone) is a planned offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The wind farm consists of 3 sites with a capacity of around 700 MW each. The farm is located around 53 km off of the Dutch coast.[1] it is the third offshore wind farm in the Netherlands after the Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord wind farms to be built without subsidies .
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| Coordinates | 52°41′N 3°46′E / 52.68°N 3.77°E |
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| Make and model | Vestas V236-15.0MW (VI) |
| Units planned | 52 × 15 MW (VI) |
| Nameplate capacity | 760 MW (VI) 760 MW (VII) 700 MW (VIII) |
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| Website | https://ecowende.nl/ |
Originally only 2 sites were planned. A possible third site was added in 2022.
Wind Farms
Hollandse Kust (West) VI
The tender for this site was won by Ecowende, a consortion of Shell and Eneco.[2] The wind farm will be built by Van Oord.[3]
Hollandse Kust (West) VII
The tender for the second site was won by Oranje Wind Power II, a subsidiary of RWE. The site will have an installed capacity of around 760 MW.[4]
Hollandse Kust (West) VIII
The site was added in 2022. The tender for this site is expected to be held in 2026 or 2027.[5]