Gemini
Located ~85 km north of the Wadden Islands. Largest Dutch offshore wind farm by capacity at commissioning. Construction budget EUR 2.8bn.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Northland Power — 60% ◆SFSiemens Financial Services — 20% ◆
HGHVC Groep — 10% ◆
ALAlte Leipziger-Hallesche — 10% ◆
Location
NetherlandsNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
600 MW ◆
Turbines
150 × 4 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 4-0-130 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
28–36 m ◆
Distance from shore
85 km ◆
Wind speed
9.9 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium ◆
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
380 kV substation Oudeschip, Eemshaven ◆
Schedule
FID
May 2014 ◆
COD
28 Apr 2017 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 6 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 11 sources (11 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
[1]
RVO / Bureau Energieprojecten (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland)2013◆ Aansluiting wind op zee - Gemini (RVO cl…
“Inpassingsplan onherroepelijk: 17 augustus 2013. Inpassingsplan inwerkingtreding: 17 augustus 2013. [...] Buitengaats CV en ZeeEnergie CV [...] bouwen twee naast elkaar gelegen offshore windparken in …”
supportsConsentStatusConnection pointportConsent granted
[3]
Noordzeeloket (Rijkswaterstaat / Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)◆ Windenergiegebied Ten noorden van de Wad…
“Gemini Buitengaats en ZeeEnergie / In gebruik vanaf / 2017 / In gebruik tot / 2036 / Aantal turbines / 150 / Vermogen turbine (MW) / 4 / Vermogen windpark (MW) / 600 / Oppervlakte (km2) / 70 / Exploit…”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacity
Operator3
[2]
Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Dutch Government)2009-11-24◆ Staatscourant 2009, 17851 - Procedure SD…
“Regeling van de Minister van Economische Zaken van 18 november 2009, nr. WJZ/9203919, tot aanwijzing van productie-installaties voor het opwekken van hernieuwbare elektriciteit met behulp van windener…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[4]
Northland Power Inc.
“Located 85 km off the Netherlands coast in the North Sea. Water depth: 28-36 meters. 150x Siemens 4 MW turbines. Financial close: May 2014. First turbine connected: February 2016. Full completion: Apr…”
supportsFirst powerCommercial operationModelUnit capacityWater depth+1 more
[5]
Northland Power Inc.2017-04-28◆ Northland Power's Gemini Offshore Wind F…
“Northland Power's Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Achieves Full Project Completion [...]. The project achieved full completion on April 28, 2017 [...] All turbines have been operating since October 2016. [.…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
Auction results1
[18]
Overheid.nl (Ministerie van Economische Zaken)2009-11-18◆ nl-regeling-wind-op-zee-2009
"Het subsidieplafond ... bedraagt EUR 5.384.817.810,00. De Minister verdeelt het bedrag ... op volgorde van rangschikking van de aanvragen." / "Aanvragen ... worden ontvangen in de periode van 4 janua…
supportsFeed-in tariff · Regeling windenergie op zee 2009 (SDE offshore subsidy tender)
Trade press4
[6]
[7]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2015-07-02◆ Gemini: First Foundation Installed | Off…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rightsFoundation
[9]
Power Technology2024
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorowner
[11]
Encyclopaedic1
[10]
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