Belwind
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| Country | Belgium |
| Location | North Sea Zeebrugge region Ostend |
| Coordinates | 51°39′36″N 2°48′0″E / 51.66°N 2.8°ECoordinates: 51°39′36″N 2°48′0″E / 51.66°N 2.8°E |
| Status | Operational (phase 1) Planned (phase2) |
| Commission date | 9 December 2010 |
| Owner(s) | Belwind NV |
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| Turbines | 55 x 3 MW |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vestas |
| Model(s) | Vestas V90-3MW |
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| Distance from shore | 46 km (29 mi) |
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| Installed capacity | 165 MW |
| Maximum capacity | 330 MW |
The Belwind Wind Farm is located on Bligh Bank, 46 kilometres (29 mi) from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, and will be built in two phases. When completed, it is expected to have a 330 MW production capacity and an estimated annual output of 1.1 TWh.[1] Phase 1 has a 165 MW production capacity.[2]
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[edit] Financing
Bligh Bank is the first stage of what is planned to be a 330 MW project. It was financed under a Project Finance structure by Project Company ‘Belwind’, after a number of delays[3] that included bankruptcy of developer Econcern[4]. Financial close was eventually reached on July 27, 2009. Bligh Bank is only the third offshore wind farm to be Project Financed, following Q7 and Thornton Bank. The €613 million deal sees Colruyt Group, DHAM NV, SHV, ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV), Meewind and Rabo Project Equity, come together to invest in the construction of the 165 MW first stage of the Project[5]. For the first time the European Investment Bank will assume project finance risk for an offshore wind farm, by granting €300 million towards financing the Project[6].
[edit] Status
Construction of the first phase commenced in August 2009 and was completed on 9 December 2010.[7][8]
[edit] See also
- Wind power in Belgium
- List of offshore wind farms
- List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
- Lists of offshore wind farms by country
[edit] References
- ^ http://meewind.nl/belwind/
- ^ Van Oord has completed Belwind Van Oord, 9 December 2010. Accessed: 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Background to Belwind Financing". http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5608#more. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Econcern file for bankruptcy". Reuters. 2009-05-26. http://www.reuters.com/article/bankruptcyNews/idUSLQ23289420090526?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Belwind Press Release". http://www.meewind.nl/belwind/files/pers-27juli_en.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "EIB Press Release". http://www.eib.org/projects/press/2009/2009-156-eib-financing-of-eur-300mio-for-belwind-offshore-windfarm.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Toespraak van Eerste Minister Yves Leterme bij de inhuldiging van het Belwind windturbinepark op de Blighbank (Noordzee), 9 December 2010. Accessed: 10 December 2010.
- ^ http://belwind.eu/nl/nieuws/4
