In the Netherlands, the project for the Windpark Fryslan. With its 382,7 MW it is the largest offshore wind farm ever built in the world in a body of fresh water.
Located in the IJsselmeer lake in the Netherlands, Windpark Fryslân comprises 89 4,3 MW wind turbines that have already been fully tested and put into operation since mid-November. And (at least according to the data on the project website) the entire offshore wind farm is already operating at full capacity.
Offshore wind in inland waters: some synthetic data
The Windpark Fryslân Offshore Wind Farm includes:
- 89 wind turbines;
- about 55 km of terrestrial cable;
- approximately 90 km of cable in the IJsselmeer
- 1 transformation station (in the locality of Breezanddijk);
- 1 working platform (complete with nature reserve in the Kornwerderzand area).
Just a bit of delay, then at full blast
Located about six kilometers off the Frisian coast, the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind farm is the work of the consortium Zuiderzeewind and Siemens Games. Ventolines, owner and developer of the project, had initially planned to install and test all turbines in the wind farm by June. Together, they will enable the production of enough energy to power 500.000 households:
The developers then postponed the construction program to the third quarter of the year as the project faced negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, unfavorable weather conditions and the complex logistics involved.
The first power supply has been in the Dutch grid since the first half of April: now fully operational, every year, the offshore wind farm (perhaps in this case it would be more appropriate to say "nearshore") will produce approximately 1,5 terawatt hours* (1.500.000. XNUMX megawatt hours) of electricity. Really not bad for this type of energy, considering that it is the land of windmills.
And in Italy?
Due to the characteristics it presents, it seems that the Lake Bolsena is one of the most suitable for hosting a project of this type. The first project, not even on purpose, was presented by a Dutch company. Will we make one too?
The answer, my friend (Dylan is always right), is blowing where you know too.
