Belwind Wind Farm: The Furthest Offshore in the Deepest Waters

The Belwind wind farm will be constructed on the Blight Bank, 46 km off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The wind farm lies farther from the coast than any other offshore wind farm. Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the project. The developer and client is Belwind nv.

The activities involve the construction of the foundation of 55 wind turbines, all infield, subsea cables in between the wind farms, the subsea export cable, a 165 Mega Watt offshore high voltage station and placement of 55 turbines. This is Van Oord's second EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for Offshore Wind Projects. Earlier we completed the Princess Amalia wind farm project off the coast of IJmuiden, the Netherlands.

Our results
As of 2011 the first phase of the Belwind project will annually provide 165,000 families with environment-friendly power. Ultimately, the wind farm will have 110 turbines. That's enough to supply about 350,000 households with green energy and to reduce the amount of CO2 by 540,000 tonnes per year.

Facts & Figures

Location: The Bligh Bank, 46 km offshore, outside shipping lanes and outside the 12-mile zone

Sea Depth: 15 to 37 meters

Distance from shore: 46 km

Wind Farm Area: 17 sq km

Owner: Belwind nv

Contractors:

Supply and installation of foundations, design and installation of the off-and onshore high voltage station and cable network
marine operations to support the installation of the wind turbines.

Vestas
Supply and installation of turbines ex marine operations

Insurance:
Delta Lloyd, Profin, Marsh

CO2 emissions avoided: 540,000 tons/ year (equivalent to 350,000 households or the domestic consumptions of both Antwerp and Ghent)

Investment: 620 Million Euros for phase 1

For more facts and figures click here & for more details visit http://www.belwind.eu or www.vanoord.com