RWE submits offshore wind farm Netherlands permit apllication and environmental report

Hoofddorp, Netherlands - RWE submitted a permit application and environmental impact assessment for its wind farm

The wind farm comprises 59 wind turbines with a total capacity of approximately 300 megawatts. In addition to the wind turbines and a collector station, it will use transportation cables leading to shore and a transformer station on the coast of Velsen-Noord.

RWE submitted proposals to the Dutch authorities in February 2008 of this year to build at least two major offshore wind farms in the Netherlands. The total volume of up to 2000 MW is thought to represent one of the largest offshore wind development projects in the world.

Source: IWR Online, Jan 01 2009