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Project details

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)
Total capacity 325,20 MW
Annual generation 1.050.000.000 kWh or 1050 GWh
= Enough energy for the annual consumption of 300.000 families
Avoided CO2 emission    415,000 tonnes/year (compared with the environmentally most friendly gas power stations)
= the annual CO2 absorption of a forested area of 65,000 ha 
= 1/3 of the forests within Flemish region
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
Project phasing  
  • Phase 1
6 x 5 MW each, construction from May 2007 to June 2009 and production started beginning 2009
  • Phase 2
30 x 6,15 MW each, construction started in November 2010, production started in October 2012
  • Phase 3 
18 x 6,15 MW each, construction started in November 2010, production started in September 2013

 Installatiescheme -  week 40 2012 without title small