CrossWindHKN

CrossWind is a joint venture between Shell and Eneco that develops and will operate the Hollandse Kust (noord) subsidy-free offshore wind farm. CrossWind plans to have Hollandse Kust (noord) operational in 2023 with an installed capacity of 759 MW, generating at least 3.3 TWh per year. This is enough renewable power to supply the equivalent of more than 1 million Dutch households with green electricity. The wind farm will be located 18.5 kilometres off the coast of The Netherlands near the town of Egmond aan Zee. CrossWind is taking solid steps to address the challenges of intermittent wind power by delivering ground-breaking, state-of-the-art innovations, together with its partners, to demonstrate the future of offshore wind and the role they can play in the energy system. That is why the offshore wind farm will include the following five technology demonstrations that could be implemented at full-scale in the future: a floating solar park; short-term battery storage; turbines tha...