- A 132MW wind farm in the IJseelmer Lake in the Netherlands has generated its first power.
- The electricity produced will be fed into the grid.
Swedish utility Vattenfall AB and Dutch SwifterwinT have generated the first power from a 132MW wind farm in the IJseelmer Lake in the Netherlands. The lake is being built to replace a nearshore wind park decommissioned last year. Vattenfall said 13 turbines have been installed at the site, five of which are fully operational. He added that testing of the machines will continue, and they will gradually reach full capacity. The electricity produced will be fed into the grid.
The IJsselmeer Park is being installed to replace the 16.8-MW Irene Vorrink nearshore wind farm. Irene Vorrink’s nearshore wind farm was dismantled in March 2022 after 25 years of service. The park is to be powered by 24 turbines arranged in two rows. Also, the new park will be part of a larger complex called Windplanblauw that will combine lake and land-based turbines. The land-based portion is already operational, while the 61-turbine complex is expected to go online in 2024.
The first turbine at IJsselmeer was erected in May last year. Once completed, the wind farm’s 5.5-MW General Electric Cypress turbines should generate electricity for over 130,000 homes annually. Project leader Matthew May from Vattenfall added, “I look forward to completing the remaining turbines as quickly as possible.”