After two years of preparation, Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile for the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. In the coming months, the company will place a total of 77 monopiles for this offshore wind farm and two for the innovation site Borssele V.
The Borssele III and IV wind farm will be built 22 kilometres off the coast of the Dutch Province of Zeeland and will be one of the largest Dutch offshore wind farms. The monopiles installation will be followed by cable laying and installation of 77 V164 9.5 megawatts of wind turbines supplied by MHI Vestas. Van Oord is responsible for the engineering, supply and construction of the foundations and connecting cables.
The Borssele Beta offshore transformer station will be designed and built by TenneT and is scheduled to be operational by the beginning of 2021.
Energy Transition
The construction of the Borssele III and IV wind farm will make an important contribution to the Dutch climate objectives. The Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 731.5 megawatts, providing sufficient power for approximately 825,000 Dutch households. The wind farm is part of the offshore wind roadmap drawn up by the Dutch government. The roadmap details the areas designated in the North Sea where offshore wind farms can be built.
