Shell buys out Vattenfall at North Sea offshore wind farm
Egmond aan Zee array was the first major offshore wind project built in the Netherlands when it entered service in 2006
Oil supermajor Shell is taking over Vattenfall’s 50% stake in the 108MW Egmond aan Zee array, and becomes the full owner of the Dutch offshore wind farm.
The wind farm, which uses 36 3MW V90 turbines from MHI Vestas, became the Netherlands’ first major offshore wind project when it entered service in 2006.
“We have learned a lot with the construction of this first Dutch wind farm at sea and I am glad that we are contributing to the energy transition with it,” said Hessel de Jong, general director for offshore wind in Europe at Shell.
