Wind power in the Netherlands

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The Dutch government has set a target of 6,000 MW nameplate capacity of onshore wind power by 2020 and 4,450 MW of offshore wind power by 2023, neither of which were met.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gwec.net/publications/global-wind-report-2/global-wind-report-2015-annual-market-update/|title=Global Wind Report 2015, 61}} This will contribute towards the Dutch target of 14% renewable energy use out of total energy use by 2020{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180704182708/https://www.energievergelijking.net/groene-energie/windenergie/rijksoverheid-doelen/ Goals Dutch Government 2020]}}, and 16% by 2023. In 2020 wind power provided 11.54% of Dutch electricity generation (see table above) while solar power provided an additional 7.25%, for a combined 18.79%

For offshore wind a new system of tendering is under development. New wind farm deployment is based on the SER agreement that describes a plan for five years of tendering 700 MW per year. Under this system the government chooses locations and organizes tenders for projects of 350 MW, and project developers can offer bids for each farm. These sites are also surveyed centrally by the government, allowing developers to avoid costly and multiple surveys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ieawind.org/annual_reports_PDF/2015.html|title=IEA Wind Annual Report for 2015 (Netherlands)}}

Many small scale wind farms exist throughout the Netherlands which bear testament to earlier models of wind turbines and lesser known manufacturers which provided a range of niche products, ranging in size and power output. There are several Dutch turbine manufacturers that continue to manufacture both large and small installations for domestic and international clients. Smaller turbines are often used for off grid, bespoke and community power internationally.

Some of the newer larger wind farms currently under construction are replacing smaller turbines previously installed at given locations. One such example is the largest wind farm in the Netherlands, Noordoostpolder, which is installing industrial scale wind turbines such as the new Enercon onshore wind turbines, at the time the largest onshore turbines in the world rated at 7500 kW nameplate capacity. The turbines have a hub height of {{convert|135|m}} and each new turbine can generate as much electricity as all 50 turbines of the old wind farm combined.{{Cite web|url=http://www.windparknoordoostpolder.nl/en/windpark/|title=Noordoostpolder wind farm|date=19 June 2018 }} The wind farm demonstrates the growth in scale in wind power as between 1987 and 1991 it was the largest of its kind in Europe with 50 turbines and a total nameplate capacity of 15 MW. The new Zuidwester site at the wind farm will have just 12 turbines and a total nameplate capacity of 90 MW.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunwindenergy.com/wind-energy/first-75-mw-turbine-zuidwester-wind-farm-operation|title=Sun and Wind Energy|date=9 November 2015}} A second hand market for turbines also exists, which could grow as older turbines are replaced by larger newer ones.{{Cite web|url=http://dutchwind.com/products/|title=Dutchwind}}

2022

In February 2022 the Netherlands announced it increased its offshore wind target to 21 GW by 2030. That would meet approximately 75% of the countries electricity needs. With this, offshore wind energy makes an important contribution to achieving the increased climate target of 55% less {{CO2}}-emissions.{{cite web | url=https://english.rvo.nl/information/offshore-wind-energy/new-offshore-wind-energy-roadmap | title=New Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap | RVO.nl }}

2018

In March 2018 the Dutch government announced that it will build between 2023 and 2030 several new windfarms with a total installed capacity of 7 gigawatt.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2224502-drie-nieuwe-windparken-in-de-noordzee.html|title=Drie nieuwe windparken in de Noordzee|language=nl |work=nos.nl |date=27 March 2018 | access-date=1 April 2018}} Where the parks will come and how they will be built is still being discussed. However, the government wants 40% of the total electricity used in 2030 in the Netherlands to be supplied by wind.{{cite web|url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/duurzame-energie/windenergie-op-zee|title=Windenergie op zee|language=nl |work=rijksoverheid.nl |date= 11 August 2016| access-date=1 April 2018}}

2016

In the first week of December 2016, all 150 turbines of the new 600 MW Gemini offshore windfarm began producing power, and the project is expected to be fully commissioned by mid 2017.4C Offshore, Key project dates for Gemini [http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/project-dates-for-gemini-nl18.html [2]], accessed 22 January 2017 In July 2016, the first two stages of offshore wind farm development for a combined 700 MegaWatt capacity in a water area near Borssele was awarded to DONG Energy at a price of 7.27 Euro cent per kilowatt hour for 15 years. Transmission costs of 1.4 eurocent/kWh is to be added as TenneT is required to take power from sea to shore.https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2016/07/05/netherlands-offshore-wind-farm-borssele-cheapest-world-wide {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #10 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1401396/updated-dong-wins-borssele-tender-%e2%82%ac7270-mwh {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #11 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}http://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2016/07/dong-energy-wins-first-borssele-offshore-wind/ {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #12 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}

2015

2015 was a record year for new installations in the Netherlands with 586 MW added of which 180 MW were offshore. This record was immediately beaten the following year with another 766 MW being added.

The Dutch government has expressed the aspiration to build 4.450 MW of offshore wind power by 2023 which will have a considerable impact on the Dutch electricity grid, operated by TenneT.[http://www.we-at-sea.org/index.php?keuze=r13 Offshore Wind Power Research], WE@Sea, accessed December 28th 2009. {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #9 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} As a first step, the government has determined 65 sites for offshore wind farms in the North Sea and IJsselmeer.{{cite web|title=Offshore wind farm opens off the coast of the Netherlands|work=The New York Times|date=18 April 2007|accessdate=14 October 2009|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/18/business/worldbusiness/18iht-wind.4.5338427.html}} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}

2013

By December 2013, 1,975 wind turbines were operational on land in the Netherlands, with an aggregate capacity of 2,479 MW.{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70960NED&D1=0-1,6,9&D2=a&D3=22-23&VW=T|title=Windenergie op land; productie en capaciteit per provincie Windenergy on land; production and capacity per province|access-date=16 November 2014}} An additional 228 MW of capacity was installed at sea.{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70802ned&D1=0,3&D2=0,2&D3=152,169,186-189,191-193,195-197,199-201,203-206,208-210,212-214&VW=T|title=Windenergie; elektriciteitsproductie, capaciteit en windaanbod per maand (Windenergy; electricity production, capacity and wind per month)|publisher=CBS StatLine|access-date=16 November 2014}}

2011

In November 2011, the Dutch government decided to no longer fund €6 billion per year to maintain subsidized wind kWh at €0.18. It sharply cut subsidies down to €1.5 billion, leaving private sector to carry over wind turbine investments should these be beneficial.Hudson, Alexandra. "Dutch build towering wind turbines out at sea." Reuters. {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #6 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}

Whilst there are a growing number of large onshore wind farms in the Netherlands, most of the onshore farms in 2015 consisted of a large number of small wind farms, including many single installation turbines as well as farms of between 1–10 turbines. In total there were 3,004 MW of onshore wind power at the end of 2015. Most wind power is produced in the province of Flevoland. A few of the larger wind farms are listed here.

The largest wind farm in the Netherlands is Noordoostpolder with a capacity of 429 MW. The farm consists of three smaller wind farms owned by separate organisations with local community links. The wind farm's 86 wind turbines will produce 1.4 billion kWh of electricity, enough. power for over 400,000 households every day, a figure roughly equivalent to the number of households in the Northern Netherlands.

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The next largest onshore wind farm is the Westereems wind farm located in Eemshaven in Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.

Up until the Westereems Wind Park was commissioned the largest onshore wind farm was the Princess Alexia Windpark in Zeewolde (122MW),{{cite web|url= http://www.power-technology.com/projects/princess-alexia-zuidlob-wind-farm/ |title=Princess Alexia (Zuidlob) Wind Farm|access-date=14 March 2017}} consisting of 36 REpower turbines and a 3.2MW/33MWh battery storage power station of BMW i3 batteries.{{cite web|url= http://renews.biz/106268/bmw-drives-vattenfall-storage/ |title=BMW drives Vattenfall storage|date=14 March 2017|access-date=14 March 2017}}

The Eemmeerdijk wind farm consists of wind turbines with just 2 blades, manufactured by Nedwind. The 19 turbines have a combined nominal power of 18 MW. The wind farm was built in 1998.

In 2006 the tower of one of the turbines had buckled. The damaged wind turbine could be safely dismantled.{{Cite web| title = Knak in windmolen 'wereldwijd eerste'| work = De Stentor| access-date = 2023-11-10| date = 2006-02-13| url = https://www.destentor.nl/noordoostpolder/knak-in-windmolen-wereldwijd-eerste~ae3b4b06/| language = nl}} A second wind turbine was also dismantled. In January 2023 another wind turbine collapsed due to strong winds, leaving the farm with only 16 turbines.{{Cite web |last=Lankhorst |first=Sabine |date=2023-01-04 |title=Eemmeerdijk Wind Farm turbine collapses |url=https://windpowernl.com/2023/01/04/eemmeerdijk-wind-farm-turbine-collapses/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Windpowernl |language=en-GB}}

{{See also|List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea}}

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Early offshore wind farms were responsible for installing their own offshore grid infrastructure to connect their wind farm to the main electricity grid. From 2016 onwards, the national grid operator TenneT has been designated as the offshore grid operator and is responsible for the construction of transmission infrastructure at sea.

Wind farms are connected via standardised connections of 700 megawatts (MW) AC or 2 gigawatts (GW) HVDC for larger wind farms located further offshore. Through the standardisation of these offshore platforms, the government hopes to significantly reduce the overall development, construction and maintenance costs.{{Cite web |title=Offshore Grid |url=https://www.noordzeeloket.nl/en/functions-and-use/offshore-wind-energy/offshore-grid/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Noordzeeloket UK |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Offshore projects Netherlands |url=https://www.tennet.eu/projects/offshore-projects-netherlands |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=TenneT |language=en}}

File:Prinses Amalia windmolenpark 4.jpg in the North Sea]]The Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm was officially opened in September 2015 and is a 50/50 joint venture between Dutch energy company Eneco and Japan's Mitsubishi corporation. The 129 MW Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm is located 23 km off the coast between Zandvoort and Noordwijk cities in the Netherlands. The farm consists of 43 Vestas V112 turbines of 3 MW capacity each.{{Cite news|url=http://www.power-technology.com/projects/eneco-luchterduinen-offshore-wind-farm-noordwijk/ |title=Power Technology.com|newspaper=Power Technology }}

In 2008, a second, somewhat larger offshore wind farm was built: the Princess Amalia Wind Farm, consisting of 60 Vestas V80 2MW turbines totaling 120 MW, sufficient to power 125,000 homes and help the Netherlands cut 225,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70960NED&D1=0-1,6,9&D2=a&D3=22-23&VW=T|title=Windenergie op land; productie en capaciteit per provincie (Windenergy on land; production and capacity per province|accessdate=16 November 2014}} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} The wind park was developed off the coast of IJmuiden by Econcern and Eneco Energie, at a total cost of $522.3 million.

In 2006, the Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm was built, consisting of 36 Vestas V90 3MW turbines, totaling 108 MW, sufficient to light 100,000 houses.The Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. "In the sea, the Netherlands finds threats, hope." The Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct.Q7 doesn't exist 2009.. {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/762423256 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/754951924 cite #7 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} The project cost $272 million and is cooperatively owned by Royal Dutch Shell and the Dutch utility company Nuon.

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Lely was the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Construction began in 1992 and the farm was completed in 1994. The nearshore wind farm had 4 Nedwind 500 KW turbines located 1 km to shore.

In 2014 one of the turbines lost its rotor with both blades due to metal fatigue.{{Cite web |last=annevisser |date=2014-12-30 |title=Lely Shut Down as Nuon Investigates Turbine Malfunction |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2014/12/30/lely-shut-down-as-nuon-investigates-turbine-malfunction/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Offshore Wind |language=en-US}} The 4 wind turbines were eventually dismantled in 2016, after 22 years of service.{{Cite web|url=http://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/09/28/lely-offshore-wind-farm-is-no-more/ |title=offshoreWIND.biz|date=28 September 2016 }}

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