Dutch King Willem-Alexander not too long ago joined the board members of Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz to formally inaugurate the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farm, situated within the North Sea off the Dutch coast.
The 1.5 GW growth, which comprise 139 11 MW wind generators, is without doubt one of the largest offshore wind farms on the planet. Full operations are anticipated subsequent yr.
A number of modern strategies have been used through the building of Hollandse Kust, like a double bubble display to dampen underwater noise throughout pile driving to restrict the impression for harbor porpoises. Enlarged water replenishment holes within the foundations provide shelter for marine life contained in the generators, the primary time the construction of a turbine itself is included in nature inclusive wind farm design.
Additionally, boulders and rocks of various sizes have been used through the building of scour safety. At a number of scour safety websites, synthetic rock reefs have been added to make them extra engaging to a wider variety of fish, crabs and crustaceans.
Furthermore, three of the generators are fitted with recyclable blades: The resin used to “glue” blades collectively might be simpler to dissolve after the working lifetime of the generators, making it simpler to disassemble the blades and reuse the elements.
Two offshore substations join Hollandse Kust Zuid to the Dutch grid. These grid connections have been developed and might be operated by Dutch Transmission System Operator TenneT.
The wind farm might be serviced out of the port of IJmuiden.
