North wind is a 216MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, Belgium. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2013. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Northwind. Aspiravi and Sumitomo are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 70% and 30% respectively.
The wind turbines in the North wind I are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the phase.
The wind turbines in the North wind II are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the phase.
The project generates 850,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 230,000 households, offsetting 240,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in 2013.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Electrabel under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors involved
Vestas Offshore Wind was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 72 units of V112-3.0 MW turbines, each with 3MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Wind Systems is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 15 years.
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