Northwind
Lodewijkbank, 37 km from Zeebrugge. Originally developed by Eldepasco (Parkwind). Aspiravi Offshore acquired 70% March 2024; Sumitomo retained 30%.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
216 MW ◆
Turbines
72 × 3 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V112 3-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank) · 2006 ·
Water depth
16–29 m ◆
Distance from shore
37 km ◆
Wind speed
9.4 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured · 2014 ◆
Connection
Elia Stevin substation, Zeebrugge (220 kV) ◆
Schedule
FID
Jun 2012 ◆
COD
2014-Q2 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 7 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 14 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 7 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator3
[1]
Aspiravi2024-03-19◆ Aspiravi Offshore acquires 70% of shares…
“Aspiravi Offshore acquires 70% of shares in offshore wind farm Northwind. Aspiravi Offshore, which was already the main shareholder with 40% of the shares of Northwind, was able to exercise its pre-em…”
supportsoperator↳ parent
[8]
JERA Nex bp Parkwind2024
“Northwind: 216 MW, 72 turbines, 37 km from shore in the Belgian North Sea, operational since 2014. Since March 2024, Northwind has been jointly owned by Aspiravi Offshore and Sumitomo Corporation. Par…”
supportsTurbinesTotal capacityDistance from shore
[15]
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM)2026-10-12◆ MUMM permit register: milestones for the…
"NORTHWIND" ... "Environmental permit" ... "Granted" ... "Minister responsible for the marine environment" ... "2009-11-19T01:00:00+01:00"
supportsConsentConsent granted
Financier1
[3]
European Investment Bank2012-06-27◆ Belgium: EUR 333 million for Northwind o…
“Northwind NV announced the formal financial close with all key stakeholders and banks on 27 June 2012. The EIB has approved EUR 333 million in non-recourse project finance loans for the construction o…”
supportsFinal investment decisionTotal capacityMechanismDetailDistance from shore
Auction results1
[16]
RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2)2011◆ rbins-mumm-2011-belgian-owf-ch2
Table 1, "Overview of the dates when the projects were granted a domain concession and an environmental permit": C-Power 27/06/03 · Belwind 5/6/2007 · Eldepasco 15/5/2006 · Norther 5/10/2009 · Rentel …
supportsConcession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)
Trade press9
[4]
Offshore Wind Biz2012-06-29
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityDistance from shore
[5]
Offshore Wind Biz2013-08-21
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionFoundationWater depthinstallation base
[6]
Energy Solutions B.V.2014
“72 wind turbines from manufacturer Vestas (type V112), total output 216 MW (72 × 3 MW each). Turbines installed on monopole foundations in waters between 16–29 metres deep. Situated approximately 37 k…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityFoundationStatus+4 more
[7]
Belgian Offshore Platform2024
“Northwind: 216 MW, 72 (3MW) turbines, water depth 16–29 m, 37 km from shore, 14.5 km², operational since 2014. The third project of the Belgian North Sea and the second Parkwind project.”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shore
[9]
CMS Law2024◆ CMS Expert Guide - Offshore wind in Belg…
“Offshore wind farms with financial close prior to 1 May 2014 can sell their Green Certificates to the TSO at a fixed minimum price of EUR 107 per MWh for the electricity that is generated from the fir…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[10]
International Energy Agency2024◆ Green Certificate Scheme - Federal – Pol…
“EUR 107/MWh for offshore wind energy (for installations with a financial close before 1/5/2014) for the first 216 MW per concession. The scheme operates through green certificates issued by the federa…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[11]
Offshore Energy2014-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsBackground
[12]
CMS Law2024◆ CMS Expert Guide - Offshore wind in Belg…
“NORTHWIND [...] Domain concession date: 15 May 2006 [...] Capacity: 216 MW [...] Start of operation: May 2014 ... The table below provides an overview of domain concessions for offshore wind farms tha…”
supportsConsentCommercial operationCOD historyConsent granted
[13]
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