Dutch developer Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has placed an order for 52 V236-15.0MW turbines for its 760MW Hollandse Kust (west) site 6.
Once installed, Vestas will service the machines under a 15-year service contract designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets.
“We are happy to announce yet another project with Shell and with Eneco, to work on Europe’s energy security and to deliver for the energy transition in the Netherlands,” said president of Vestas Northern & Central Europe Nils de Baar.
“This project has a strong emphasis on the integration of the wind farm into the local ecology, which is essential to underline the societal value of wind energy.”
Ecowende chief executive and project director Folkert Visser added: “We are pleased to announce this agreement with Vestas to supply and service the wind turbines for Hollandse Kust West.
“With Vestas’ extensive experience in offshore wind, we are confident we will be able to develop and operate the Ecowende wind farm safely, on time and meeting the energy production targets. In addition, we look forward to working together with Vestas to implement the ecology measures that make Ecowende stand out.”
The project has a grid connection capacity of 760MW and an excess capacity of 20MW to use the connection capacity as efficiently as possible, even when production is lower.
The wind farm will be constructed about 53km off the Dutch coast, near IJmuiden.
Turbine installation is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026.
The plan is to commission the wind farm by the end of 2026.