
The wind farm
Location
Building the windfarm
Frequently asked questions
The wind farm is being build 18,5 km from the coast near Egmond aan Zee. There are a few factors that you have to take into consideration on whether or not you will be able to see the wind farm. These factors include the weather conditions, the time of day and the season. Generally speaking, in clear weather conditions, the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm can be seen from the coast.
Hollandse Kust Noord is located 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands. The total surface area of the wind farm (including maintenance and safety zones) is 125 km². CrossWind plans to have an installed capacity of 759 MW, generating at least 3.3 TWh per year. This equals enough renewable electricity for more than 1 million Dutch households.
Offshore wind projects produce intermittent electricity. Balancing these dips and peaks and integrating this electricity into the national energy system requires new technologies. That is why the offshore wind farm will include five technology innovations that could be implemented at full-scale in the future.