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title: "Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ)"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/nl-egmond-aan-zee-owez/
identifier: nl-egmond-aan-zee-owez
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ)

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/nl-egmond-aan-zee-owez/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 10-18 km off Egmond aan Zee coast, North Holland. Originally NoordzeeWind JV (Shell 50% / Nuon 50%). Shell acquired 100% in March 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 108 MW |
| Turbines | 36 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Shell |
| Coordinates | 52.6124, 4.4201 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2007 |

## Milestones

- **Final investment decision** — 2005 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2006-04 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2007 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2007 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

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

- Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz), 2021-03-30 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/03/30/shell-takes-full-ownership-of-first-dutch-offshore-wind-farm/
- Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz), 2025-05-06 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/05/06/shell-and-google-power-deal-extends-life-of-netherlands-first-offshore-wind-farm/
- WindpowerNL, 2021-02-22 — https://windpowernl.com/2021/02/22/egmond-aan-zee/
- EgmondOnline.nl, date not stated — https://egmondonline.nl/en/the-egmond-aan-zee-offshore-wind-farm/
- RVO (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland), date not stated — https://english.rvo.nl/topics/offshore-wind-energy/operational-wind-farms
- Noordzeeloket (RWS / Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), date not stated — https://noordzeeloket.nl/en/functions-use/offshore-wind-energy/free-passage-shared-use/offshore-wind-farm-egmond-aan-zee-owez/
- Staatscourant (officielebekendmakingen.nl) — Rijkswaterstaat, 2024-06-21 — https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stcrt-2024-20324.html
- Staatscourant (officielebekendmakingen.nl) — Rijkswaterstaat, 2018-04-30 — https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stcrt-2018-23769.html
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Egmond_Aan_Zee_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- windfair.net, 2006-04-21 — https://w3.windfair.net/wind-energy/news/2619-the-netherlands-shell-begins-construction-at-egmond-aan-zee-offshore-wind-farm
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/

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