The Princess Amalia Wind Farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark in Dutch) is an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Prior to its official opening, it was known as the Q7 Wind Farm.[1]
The wind farm lies approximately 23 km off the coast of IJmuiden. It consists of 60 Vestas V80-2.0MW[2]wind turbines and has a total nameplate capacity of 120 MW. The wind turbine towers rest on steel monopile foundations, in water depths of 19 to 24 meters.[2] Each monopile is a steel tube with diameter of about 4 meters, length of over 50 meters, weighing 320 tonnes, and driven 30 meters into the seabed. The construction barge Sea Jack required about 2 hours to drive in each monopile after positioning it.[2]
Developmentedit
Close-up of the wind farm
Building this wind farm was an initiative of Eneco and Econcern. Upon completion, Eneco CEO Jeroen de Haas complained that the required procedures took seven years. By contrast, it only took two years to actually build.[1] Project manager Bernard van Hemert stated that the long delay to obtain approval led to the project using a model of wind turbine (the Vestas V80-2MW) which was state-of-the-art at the start of project planning, but no longer the largest-capacity wind turbine on the market by the time of construction.[1] (For example, the Thorntonbank Wind Farm off the adjacent Belgian coast uses larger 5 MW wind turbines from REpower.) However, the V80-2MW is considered a proven design with over 2700 units installed globally by 2008, thereby reducing the project risks.[2]
The Princess Amalia Wind Farm was officially opened on June 4, 2008. It is named after Princess Amalia, Hereditary Princess of Orange.[3]
^ abc Maurits, Peter (June 5, 2008). "Energieconcerns wijken uit naar België". Trouw (in Dutch). p. 12. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
^ abcdJohnstone, Heather (May 2008). "Q7 breathes new life into offshore wind financing". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
^"Princess Amalia (Q7) Offshore Windfarm". Mott MacDonald. from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess Amalia Wind Farm.
Official Princess Amalia Wind Farm website
Construction of Princess Amalia windfarm on YouTube
LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Princess Amalia Wind Farm
April 17, 2024
princess, amalia, wind, farm, prinses, amaliawindpark, dutch, offshore, wind, farm, netherlands, prior, official, opening, known, wind, farm, countrynetherlandslocationoffshore, ijmuidencoordinates52, 5894, 2063, 5894, 2063statusoperationalcommission, date4, j. The Princess Amalia Wind Farm Prinses Amaliawindpark in Dutch is an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands Prior to its official opening it was known as the Q7 Wind Farm 1 Princess Amalia Wind FarmCountryNetherlandsLocationoffshore of IJmuidenCoordinates52 35 22 N 4 12 23 E 52 5894 N 4 2063 E 52 5894 4 2063StatusOperationalCommission date4 June 2008Owner s EnecoWind farmTypeOffshoreDistance from shore23 km 14 mi Hub height60 m 200 ft Rotor diameter80 m 260 ft Power generationUnits operational60 2 MWMake and modelVestas V80 60 Nameplate capacity120 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Specifications 2 Development 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSpecifications edit nbsp Wind farm layout The wind farm lies approximately 23 km off the coast of IJmuiden It consists of 60 Vestas V80 2 0MW 2 wind turbines and has a total nameplate capacity of 120 MW The wind turbine towers rest on steel monopile foundations in water depths of 19 to 24 meters 2 Each monopile is a steel tube with diameter of about 4 meters length of over 50 meters weighing 320 tonnes and driven 30 meters into the seabed The construction barge Sea Jack required about 2 hours to drive in each monopile after positioning it 2 Development edit nbsp Close up of the wind farmBuilding this wind farm was an initiative of Eneco and Econcern Upon completion Eneco CEO Jeroen de Haas complained that the required procedures took seven years By contrast it only took two years to actually build 1 Project manager Bernard van Hemert stated that the long delay to obtain approval led to the project using a model of wind turbine the Vestas V80 2MW which was state of the art at the start of project planning but no longer the largest capacity wind turbine on the market by the time of construction 1 For example the Thorntonbank Wind Farm off the adjacent Belgian coast uses larger 5 MW wind turbines from REpower However the V80 2MW is considered a proven design with over 2700 units installed globally by 2008 thereby reducing the project risks 2 The Princess Amalia Wind Farm was officially opened on June 4 2008 It is named after Princess Amalia Hereditary Princess of Orange 3 See also edit nbsp Netherlands portal nbsp Weather portal nbsp Renewable energy portal List of offshore wind farms List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea List of offshore wind farms in the Netherlands Wind power in the Netherlands Renewable energy in the NetherlandsReferences edit a b c Maurits Peter June 5 2008 Energieconcerns wijken uit naar Belgie Trouw in Dutch p 12 Retrieved 2008 12 23 a b c d Johnstone Heather May 2008 Q7 breathes new life into offshore wind financing Power Engineering International Retrieved 2008 12 23 Princess Amalia Q7 Offshore Windfarm Mott MacDonald Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 21 April 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess Amalia Wind Farm Official Princess Amalia Wind Farm website Construction of Princess Amalia windfarm on YouTube LORC Knowledge Datasheet for Princess Amalia Wind Farm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Amalia Wind Farm amp oldid 1157562093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
