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EnglishWind farm Westermeerwind achieves full power
Emmeloord, March 29, 2016. This weekend Wind Farm Westermeerwind achieved an important milestone. All wind turbines produced maximum power output of 3MW per turbine, meaning that the wind farm produced its maximum capacity in power production of 144MW. This is an excellent achievement, especially given the last turbine was installed less than a month ago and part of the wind farm is still in the testing and commissioning phase.
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Siemens installs last turbine at Westermeerwind Wind Farm at this time the largest wind farm in the Netherlands
Siemens installs last turbine at Westermeerwind Wind Farm at this time the largest wind farm in the Netherlands
Emmeloord/The Hague, 1 March 2016. The construction of the 48 wind turbines for the Westermeerwind Wind Farm in the IJsselmeer is complete. Siemens has finished installing the final turbine. The wind farm will commence operations following the test phase. The very windy location and the quality of the selected turbines will ensure high sustainable electricity production, as is already clear.
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Siemens installs two thirds of Westermeerwind Wind Farm
First group of turbines provides over 26,000 households with electricity
Emmeloord, 10 February 2016. Today, Westermeerwind Wind Farm has reached an important construction milestone. Siemens has fully installed two thirds of the 48 wind turbines. The first group of eight wind turbines has also been transferred to Westermeerwind. This already enables over 26,000 households to benefit from renewable power, obtained from the wind farm under construction. Lees meer →
Windpark Westermeerwind supplies its first electricity to the grid
Windpark Westermeerwind has reached an important milestone of its construction. Last weekend the wind turbines generated the first durable wind energy. All 48 wind turbines will be installed and connected during the next months, and wind energy should be generated for about 160,000 household by spring 2016. Lees meer →
Important milestone: The installation of wind turbines in Westermeerwind has started
The installation of 48 Siemens wind turbines for nearshore Windpark Westermeerwind in the IJsselmeer has started. The first tower was placed today on the foundation that had already been completed in May
The towers are brought directly to the construction site, from the port of Amsterdam through the IJsselmeer along the dike of the North East Polder. Each shipment carries, among others, two upright tower parts of no less than 50 and 40 meters high, comparable to apartment buildings of 16 and 13 floor respectively. Lees meer →
Important milestone reached: Nearshore Transformer Station Windpark Westermeerwind is ready
Today the on-land nearshore Windpark Westermeerwind transformer station was powered up. This is an important milestone for the project, because it is an absolute pre-requisite to be able to use the first wind turbine.
Transformer station
Siemens’ Project Manager Willie Wienholts: “The energy that the 48 wind turbines will generate in the IJsselmeer will be brought to the transformer station using electricity cables. The generated electricity is then transformed into high voltage in the transformer station and is fed onto TenneT’s national electricity grid. The transformer station has various switches that can connect or disconnect wind turbine clusters and transformers, for example, for maintenance reasons. Automatic protection, automatic control and remote control of the wind farm are also present in the transformer station. As well as power meters to deliver green power to Eneco”. Lees meer →
Initial wind turbine funding finalised
29-10-2014 Production for our wind turbines is fully under way. In mid-October the foundation for the first turbine, known as the monopile, was delivered. Our manufacturer in Roermond shipped the monopile to Vlissingen via inland waterways for coating and storage. Three to four monopiles will be supplied every week from now on. A total of 48 monopiles will be needed for the Westermeerwind Wind Farm. Lees meer →
Full steam ahead for development of underwater nature reserve in IJsselmeer
18-09-2014 One year on, and the development of the new nature reserve in IJsselmeer by the Rotterdamse Hoek is progressing well. There is now a diversity of birds and plant growth, and zebra mussels can also be found there. Lees meer →
Westermeerwind Wind Farm companies’ meeting well attended
Over 80 companies from Noordoostpolder, Urk and Lemsterland attended the Westermeerwind Wind Farm meeting on 20 March at Concern voor Werk in Emmeloord. Preparations for the construction of the wind farm in the waters of the IJsselmeer have begun. In consultation with the business associations and Westermeerwind, Siemens – the company appointed by Westermeerwind to construct the wind farm – and its subcontractors invited targeted regional businesses to explain the farm and maintenance of the wind farm. Lees meer →
Westermeerwind Wind Farm is offering ample opportunity for investment
Residents of Noordoostpolder, Urk and Lemsterland will given the chance to acquire shares as well as bonds in the Westermeerwind Wind Farm that is due for completion in 2016. The decision was taken by the initiators following in-depth research among the population and following consultation with the municipality of Noordoostpolder and the banks, among others. The opportunity to invest will made available approximately one year following completion of the wind farm. Lees meer →
