Van Oord Completed the Installation of Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Van Oord successfully installed the last of the in total 44 wind turbines of the Norther offshore wind farm. Achieving this milestone and already delivering renewable energy makes an important contribution to the energy transition.
Floren Verweij, Project Manager Van Oord said: „The achievement of completing such a complex scope of work in this time frame, is something that all involved on this project can be proud of”.
The 370 megawatt offshore wind farm supplies almost 400,000 households with renewable energy. The Norther offshore wind farm will contribute significantly to Belgium meeting its target of generating 13 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.
Source: IWR Online, 30 Apr 2019