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title: "SeaMade"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-seamade/
identifier: be-seamade
updated: 2026-10-13
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# SeaMade

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-seamade/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

SeaMade is the merger of two Belgian offshore wind concessions: Seastar (252 MW, 30 turbines) and Mermaid (235 MW, 28 turbines), jointly developed as SeaMade NV.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 487 MW |
| Turbines | 58 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Otary · Ocean Winds · Eneco Wind Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51.68, 2.8 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2020-Q4 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2015-04-13 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2018-12-03 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2019-09 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2020 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2020-Q4 (achieved)

## Offtake

487 MW contracted — concession

- **Concession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)** — €79/MWh · awarded 2004 · 20-year term

## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Eneco, 2018-12-03 — https://news.eneco.be/seamade-reaches-financial-close-for-its-487-mw-offshore-wind-farm-in-the-belgian-north-sea
- European Investment Bank, 2018-12-03 — https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2018-317-investment-plan-for-europe-eur250-million-eu-financing-for-seamade-offshore-wind-farm-in-belgium
- Power Technology (NS Energy), 2021-10 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/seamade-offshore-wind-farm-north-sea/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2021-10-20 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/10/20/belgiums-largest-offshore-wind-farm-officially-inaugurated/
- Otary, 2021-10-20 — https://www.otary.be/en/news/detail/ostend-b-seamade-offshore-wind-farm-officially-inaugurated-on-20-october-2021
- Eneco, 2019-09-10 — https://news.eneco.be/start-offshore-construction-activities-of-the-final-and-largest-offshore-wind-farm-ever-built-in-the-belgian-north-sea
- DEME Group, 2020-06-22 — https://deme-group.com/news/turbine-installation-kicked-seamade-belgiums-largest-offshore-wind-farm
- Port of Ostend, 2020-03-25 — https://www.portofoostende.be/en/news/first-parts-of-wind-farm-seamade-unloaded-at-the-rebo-terminal-in-port-oostende
- DEME Group, 2020-11-30 — https://www.deme-group.com/news/turbine-installation-belgiums-largest-offshore-wind-farm-crosses-finish-line
- INEOS, 2022-01-12 — https://www.ineos.com/news/ineos-group/ineos-signs-renewable-power-deal-with-eneco/
- Enerdata, 2017-10-31 — https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/belgium-agrees-eu79mwh-lcoe-three-offshore-wind-parks.html
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2019-09-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/09/11/elia-inaugurates-its-modular-offshore-grid/
- Power Technology, 2024 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/seamade-offshore-wind-farm-north-sea/
- Tethys (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), 2026-04-16 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/seamade
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2020-07-02 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/07/02/seamade-produces-first-power/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2022-06-30 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/212bf5b5-f86f-11ec-9089-ed5a042e6730
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2026-07-06 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/94113858-7910-11f1-b767-2bc9d712135d
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM), 2026-10-12 — https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/api/mumm_project/milestone/?project_id=5
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM), 2026-10-12 — https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/api/mumm_project/milestone/?project_id=9
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2017-10-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/10/27/belgium-agrees-on-eur-79mwh-for-three-offshore-wind-farms/
- RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2), 2011 — https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/227494.pdf

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