A consortium of Siemens Gamesa and Van Oord has been confirmed by Windpark Fryslan as the main contractor for the construction of the 383MW Fryslan nearshore wind farm at Ijsselmeer lake in the Netherlands.
The €500m project will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa DD-130 4.3MW turbines with 130-metre rotor diameters and 109-metre hub heigts. Siemens Gamesa will also service the hardware for at least 16 years.
Van Oord will be responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the foundations and cables. The company will also supply equipment to install the turbines.
The consortium also plans to cooperate with local partners and support local initiatives in order to stimulate the Frisian economy.
The wind farm is scheduled to be fully operational by mid 2021.
The deal will also include the construction of a nature conservation island using soil from the Ijsselmeer Lake.
Two hectares of land and 25 hectares of sheltered shallow water will be created.
The island will be used during construction of the wind farm and will then be turned into a nature conservation area.