Borssele 5

Location

The Borssele V wind farm is located in the Dutch North Sea, approximately 18.5 kilometers from the coast of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands.

Capacity and Turbines

• The Borssele V wind farm, also known as the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKNWFS V) project, has an installed capacity of 760 MW.
• It features 69 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines.

Project Developers

• The project is developed by the CrossWind consortium, a collaboration between Shell (80%) and Eneco (20%).

Innovations

• This project is notable for several innovations:
  • Offshore Solar Park: It will include the world's first offshore solar farm integrated within a wind farm. The solar park, provided by Dutch supplier Oceans of Energy, will be installed in 2025 and will produce energy on sunny but less windy days, enhancing the utilization of the offshore power grid infrastructure.
  • Baseload Power Hub: The project includes an integrated fuel cell system to convert excess wind energy into green hydrogen through an electrolyzer and store it as green hydrogen. It also includes battery storage for shorter-term power storage. The system features a containerized fuel cell power solution with a peak power capacity of 1 MW to regenerate stable and baseload power.
  • Monopile Foundations: The monopiles used in this project are of the 'TP-less' type, meaning they do not require transition pieces, which enables faster installation and cost reductions.

Operational Timeline

• The wind farm is planned to be operational by the end of 2023.

Grid Connection

• The power produced by the turbines will be transported to an offshore transformer substation, where it will be converted and then transferred to the onshore substation before feeding into the national electricity grid.

Energy Production

• The HKNWFS V wind farm is expected to generate at least 3.3 TWh of electricity per year, which is enough to meet approximately 2.8% of the total electricity demand in the Netherlands.

This project showcases advanced technologies and innovative approaches to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of offshore wind energy production.