IJmuiden Ver Alpha (Noordzeker)

First Dutch wind farm to use new 2 GW HVDC standard (525 kV). Noordzeker consortium will install artificial reefs at more than 75% of turbines.

Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
SSE Renewables — 50% ◆
AOAPG (on behalf of ABP) — 50% ◆
Location
Netherlands
North Sea
Technology
Capacity 2,000 MW ◆
Turbines —
Foundation —
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination IJmuiden Ver Sites Alpha & Beta · 2024 ·
Water depth 24–41 m ≈ Distance from shore 62 km ◆ Wind speed 10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake Merchant ◆ Grid Secured · Feb 2025 ◆ Connection TenneT IJmuiden Ver Alpha 2 GW offshore platform; HVDC export … ◆
Schedule
FID expected 2025-H2 ◆ COD · guidance 2030 ⌁
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers

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Sources & verification

Rests on 13 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 8 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.
Regulator4
[3]
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)2024-07◆ Permits for wind farms at IJmuiden Ver A…
"The permit for Site Alpha was granted to Noordzeker, a consortium that consists of SSE Renewables, ABP and APG ... and became irrevocable on 25 July 2024." ... The permit for Site Alpha has been gran…
supportsConsentConsent grantedConsent applied
[4]
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)2024-06◆ RVO IJmuiden Ver Alpha & Beta results
“Noordzeker receives the permit for IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Site Alpha. ... Noordzeker is a consortium that consists of SSE Renewables, ABP and APG. ... Noordzeker will pay EUR 1 million a year ... both…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[5]
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)2023-11◆ Project and Site Description IJmuiden Ve…
“The IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) is located 33.4 nautical miles (62 km) off the west coast of the Netherlands in the Dutch North Sea. Each site within the IJVWFZ will accommodate 2 GW of offsh…”
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shore
[11]
RVO — Bureau Energieprojecten (energietransitie.nl)2026-08-23◆ Dutch Bureau Energieprojecten register (…
“Listing row "Wind op zee - IJmuiden Ver kavels Alpha en Beta" (key wind-op-zee-ijmuiden-ver-kavels-alpha-en-beta); offshore docket page text hash a7ed4aac4252b523… (3819 chars). Listing row "Net op ze…”
supportsRegister entry
Operator4
[2]
Offshore Wind Biz (reporting TenneT press release)2025-02-03
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatus note
[7]
SSE Renewables2024-07◆ SSE and APG move forward with developmen…
“Subject to reaching a Final Investment Decision (FID), expected by late 2025, the wind farm would be commissioned by the end of the decade.”
supportsoperatorinvestorFinal investment decision
[12]
SSE Renewables2025-02-03◆ Realisation agreement signed for 2GW Dut…
“Joint venture partners SSE and APG (acting on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP) have signed a realisation agreement with Dutch high-voltage transmission system operator TenneT to enable the delivery o…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyStatusConnection point
[13]
Ministerie van Klimaat en Groene Groei (Staatscourant)2026-01-30◆ Wijzigingsbesluit kavelbesluiten ... Alp…
“De kavelbesluiten kavel Alpha windenergiegebied IJmuiden Ver ( stcrt 28 december 2023, nr. 35269 ), kavel Beta windenergiegebied IJmuiden Ver ( stcrt. 28 december 2023, nr. 35270 ), kavel Gamma-A wind…”
supportsStatus note
Trade press4
[8]
Global Energy Monitor2026
supportsTotal capacityCoordinates
[9]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[10]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
[14]
NOS2026-08-29◆ Kabinet probeert verder uitstel wind op …
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatus note
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shoreCoordinates
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