Layout
The windfarm consists of 54 wind turbines. Within the concenssion area, two subareas are separated by a channel defined around the Interconnector gas pipeline and the Concerto South 1 telecommunication cable:
- Subarea A (southwestern part of the concession) consists of 30 turbines.
- Subarea B (northeastern part of the concession) consists of 24 turbines
The project was built in 3 phases
| Phase 1 (yellow turbines) | 2007-2009 | Demonstration phase: Installation of - 6 turbines of 5 MW (=30MW) - First Cable: 150 kV (40 km) - Infield cables and foundations |
| Phase 2 (blue turbines) | 2011-2012 | Installation of 30 turbines of 6,15 MW (=184,5 MW): - 6 turbines Area A and 24 turbines Area B - Second cable: 150 kV (40 km) - Offshore Transformer Station - Infield cables and foundations |
| Phase 3 (red turbines) | 2012-2013 | Installation of - 18 turbines of 6,15 MW (=110,7 MW) - Infield cables and foundations |
Infield cables connect the wind turbines to the transformer station, situated in the southeastern corner, in strings of maximum 6 turbines.
The transformer station transform the voltage from 33.000 volt to 150.000 volt.
Two 150kV AC cables link the transformer station to the high voltage grid of Elia onshore in Bredene.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Water depth | 12 to 27,5 m |
| Distance to the coast | 27 to 30 km |
| Area | 19,84 km² (Area A = 10,68 km² + Area B = 9,16 km²) |
| Distance between turbines | +/- 700 m |
| Total capacity | 325,20 MW |
| Annual generation | +/- 1.000.000.000 kWh or 1000 GWh = enough energy for the annual consumption of 300.000 families |
| Avoided CO2 emission | 415.000 tonnes/year (compared with a recent gas power station). = the annual CO2 absorption capacity of a forested area of 65.000 ha = 1/3 of the gorests within flanders |
| Wind turbines | Phase 1: 6 x 5 MW each Phase 2: 30 x 6,15 MW each Phase 3: 18 x 6,15 MW each |
