The Dutch Government decided to divide the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma into two sections: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A, located on the eastern side, and IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B, on the western side. Similarly, the 2 GW Nederwiek I will be split into Nederwiek IA, the southern section, and Nederwiek IB, the northern section.
Each site can support an offshore wind farm with a 1 GW capacity.
Source: The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
The IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone contains three 2 GW sites: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. The total area of the four lots in the zone is approximately 650 square kilometres.
Site Gamma-A starts around 53 kilometres from the west coast of the Netherlands, while site Gamma-B is located about 61 kilometres from the coast.
The Nederwiek Wind Farm Zone is one of the three new offshore wind areas the Dutch Government designated in 2022.
Sites IA and IB start approximately 95 kilometres from the west coast of the Netherlands, and the total surface area of the zone is approximately 600 square kilometres.
In the last permit round for 2 GW offshore wind projects, RVO received several bids from developers, though the number was lower than anticipated, the government agency said.
