Borssele Offshore Wind Farm (officially Borssele Wind Farm Zone) is an offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea, on the border with Belgium. It consists of 5 sites and 3 farms with a total capacity of 1502.5 MW.[1]
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Location | North Sea |
| Coordinates | 51°43′N 3°00′E / 51.72°N 3°E |
| Commission date | 2021 |
| Owner(s) | multiple |
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| Type | Offshore |
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| Units operational | 94 × 8 MW (I & II) 77 × 9.5 MW (III & IV) 2 × 9.5 MW (V) |
| Make and model | Siemens SWT-8.0-154 (I & II) Vestas V164-9.5MW (III & IV) Vestas V164-9.5MW (V) |
| Nameplate capacity | 752 MW (I & II) 731.5 MW (III & IV) 18 MW (V) |
Wind Farms
Borssele I & II
Borssele I & II consists of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines for a total capacity of 752 MW. It was built by Ørsted.
The tender for this farm took place in 2016. A total of 38 bids were received. On 5 July 2017, it was announced that Ørsted had won the tender.[2] Construction of the wind farm began in January 2020 and the first electricity was generated in April 2020.[3] By the end of 2020, the construction was finished. The official opening was on 6 September 2021.[4]
Borssele III & IV
Consists of 77 Vestas V164 9.5 MW wind turbines for a total capacity of 731,5 MW. Built by Blauwwind II, a consortium of Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi. The tender for this farm was held in 2016. A total of 26 bids were submitted. On 12 December 2016, it was announced that Blauwwind II had won the tender.[5]
Borssele V
Consists of 2 Vestas V164 9.5 MW wind turbines. The wind farm was built by Two Towers, a consortium of Van Oord Renewable Finance, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe Holding.[6][7]