Construction starts at Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in Netherlands

Ørsted has started constructing its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands by installing the first foundations at the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm.

The wind farm is located 22 kilometeres off the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. A total of 94 monopile foundations for mounting Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines will be installed at water depths ranging from 14 to 39.7 metres.

The Borssele 1 and 2 project is expected to become operational by the end of the year.