Borssele V (Innovation Site)
Innovation and demonstration site in Borssele Wind Farm Zone. Won at zero-subsidy by Two Towers consortium (Van Oord / Investri / Green Giraffe).
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Octopus Energy Generation — 100% ◆Location
NetherlandsNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
19 MW ◆
Turbines
2 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Borssele Wind Farm Site V (innovation site) · 2018 ·
Water depth
16–38 m ◆
Distance from shore
20 km ◆
Wind speed
9.7 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Secured · 2021 ◆
Connection
TenneT Borssele Beta offshore substation; 66 kV inter-array … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
Feb 2021 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 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 PPA contract's terms · 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 8 sources (4 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.
Regulator2
[2]
RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)2017-10◆ Borssele Wind Farm Zone Site V Innovatio…
“BWFS V is 0.59 km2 in size [...] The bathymetric data shows water depth ranging between from -15 m to -37 m aLAT for BWFS III and V [...] BWFS V will connect with one 66 kV inter array cable directly …”
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[3]
RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)2018-04-06◆ RVO Borssele V results
“On Friday 6 April 2018, Minister Wiebes of Economic Affairs and Climate announced that Two Towers B.V., a consortium of Van Oord Renewable Finance, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe Holding, won the…”
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Operator2
[1]
Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Netherlands)2016-03-24◆ Kavelbesluit V (innovatiekavel) windener…
“twee windturbineposities, met een maximum vermogen van in totaal 20 MW. Dit innovatiekavel (kavel V) is gesitueerd aan de noordzijde van kavel III. De twee windturbines sluiten via een aparte kabel aa…”
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[6]
Octopus Energy Generation2022-06-29◆ Octopus Energy accelerates European expa…
“Octopus Energy Generation's fund management team acquired the Borssele V offshore wind farm, operated by Eneco. The 19 MW capacity Borssele V wind farm has been operational since 2021. Octopus bought …”
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Trade press4
[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-04-28◆ Slip Joint Foundation Makes Debut Off th…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[5]
offshoreWIND.biz2021-02-25◆ Dutch Offshore Wind Innovation Site Full…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2022-06-29◆ Dutch Offshore Wind Innovation Site Gets…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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