Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for the 1500MW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm with Air Liquide.
Air Liquide will purchase 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year from the project located off the Dutch coast.
The 15-year contract will start in 2023 when the Hollandse Kust Zuid becomes operational.
Air Liquide will use the electricity to power its factories in the Netherlands.
Vattenfall Netherlands chief executive Martijn Hagens said: “We are delighted that Air Liquide, which has ambitious sustainability targets, will purchase fossil-free electricity from Vattenfall.
“Long-term contracts like these provide us with financial security and enable us to keep investing in wind and solar farms, a cornerstone in our ambition to enable fossil free living within one generation.
“The Netherlands is turning to a fossil-free future and we want to make that a reality for our customers.”
Hollandse Kust Zuid will be located between 18 and 36 km off the Dutch coast, between the Hague and Zandvoort.
In 2023, when the wind farm is operational, the 140 turbines will produce more than six terawatt-hours of renewable electricity annually.