Northwind is an
offshore wind farm
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. There are higher wind speeds offshore than on land, so offshore farms generate more electricity per amount of ca ...
located on the in the
Belgian part of the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...
. The wind farm was commissioned in 2014 and is the third offshore wind project in the Belgian North Sea after the
Thorntonbank and
Belwind wind farms.
The wind farm consists of 72
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Un ...
V112 wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each, giving the farm a total capacity of 216 MW.
See also
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Wind power in Belgium
Wind power in Belgium has seen significant advancements, starting with the generation of electricity from offshore wind farms in 2009. By 2020, the capacity of these offshore farms reached 2,262 megawatts (MW), matching the combined output of B ...
References
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Offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Wind farms in Belgium
2014 establishments in Belgium