Heute, am 6. September 2021, wird Ørsteds Offshore-Windpark Borssele 1 & 2 in den Niederlanden offiziell eingeweiht.

(WK-intern) – Der Windpark ist seit dem letzten Quartal 2020 im Vollbetrieb.

Auch die durch COVID-19 verzögerte offizielle Einweihung feiert das einjährige Bestehen des Windparks. Auch die „Zukunft der grünen Energie“ wird bei der Veranstaltung eine zentrale Rolle spielen.

Borssele 1 & 2, Ørsteds erster Offshore-Windpark in den Niederlanden, hat eine Kapazität von 752 MW und ist damit der größte Offshore-Windpark der Niederlande und der zweitgrößte Offshore-Windpark der Welt.

Official inauguration of Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm

‘One Year Borssele 1 & 2 & Future of Green Energy’ event in Vlissingen

Today, on 6 September 2021, Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands will be officially inaugurated. The wind farm has been in full operation since the last quarter of 2020. The official inauguration, which was delayed by COVID-19, also celebrates the wind farm’s first anniversary. The ‘Future of Green Energy’ will also play a central role in the event.

Borssele 1 & 2, which is Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, has a capacity of 752 MW, making it the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and the second largest operating offshore wind farm in the world.

Mads Nipper, CEO, Ørsted, says:

“Borssele 1 & 2 was an important milestone for the green energy transition and for Ørsted. With Borssele 1 & 2 as the first step, we wish to make a significant contribution to the Dutch transition from fossil-based to green energy. The Netherlands is a strategic market for us due to its ambitious targets on offshore wind and hydrogen. The Netherlands are among the global frontrunners in the energy transition, and we at Ørsted are committed to contribute to keeping this position.”

In 1991, Ørsted built the world’s first offshore wind farm in Denmark. Since then, Ørsted has constructed and operated more than 25 offshore wind farms in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America. The 25th wind turbine installed at Borssele 1 & 2 was Ørsted’s installed wind turbine number 1,500.

Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate, says:

“Borssele 1 & 2 was the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. I’m very glad to see that the wind farm has been operational for a year now, delivering clean energy to one million households in the Netherlands. Offshore wind energy now plays a crucial role in achieving our climate objectives, and I invite Ørsted to keep participating in realising the energy transition.”

Steven Engels, General Manager Benelux, Ørsted, says:

“After our breakthrough bid of 72.7 EUR per MWh in 2016, we delivered what we promised, on time and on budget. By introducing additional safety measures offshore as well as onshore, we were able to continue construction during a global pandemic and complete this large-scale clean energy project. With Norges Bank Investment Management, we also welcomed a very professional partner as co-owner of the wind farm. After having achieved these major milestones, we’re looking forward to continuing as a reliable partner in the Dutch energy transition in the future.”

Key facts Borssele 1 & 2:

Owner: Ørsted & NBIM

Total capacity: 752 MW

Wind turbines, Siemens Gamesa: 8 MW

Size of the site: 112 km2

Number of wind turbines: 94

Foundation: monopiles

Offshore and onshore grid: TSO TenneT

Operational: Q4 2020

Water depth: 14-36 m

Distance to coast from Westkapelle: 23 km

Operation and maintenance base: Vlissingen

Equal to yearly power consumption of: 1 million households

Main suppliers: Siemens Gamesa, Sif, Bladt, EEW SPC, EEW OSB, Nexans

Installation: DEME Offshore, Van Oord

Today’s event

Today’s ‘One Year Borssele 1 & 2 & Future of Green Energy’ will take place in Vlissingen. Ørsted has also established the maintenance location for the wind farm in this place in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Information and programme opening

Date: 6 September 2021
Location: Sluiskade, Vlissingen, Province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Time: 14:15 – 17:00 (CEST)
Part I: symbolic Borssele inauguration, part II: the Future of Green Energy
The event can be followed live via: www.inaugurationborssele.com
Contributions and speeches by:

Han Polman, King’s Commissioner of Zeeland
Sandor Gaastra, Director-General for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
Mads Nipper, CEO of Ørsted
Rasmus Errboe, Senior Vice President and Head of Continental Europe, Ørsted
Steven Engels, General Manager Benelux, Ørsted,
Anton van Beek, President of Dow Benelux and Chairman of Smart Delta Resources

The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Ørsted ranks as the world’s most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights‘ 2021 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,311 people. Ørsted’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2020, the group’s revenue was DKK 52.6 billion (EUR 7.1 billion). For more information on Ørsted, visit orsted.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

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