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
NetherlandsNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
2,000 MW ◆
Turbines
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Foundation
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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 ⌁
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
LikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for IJmuiden Ver Alpha (Noordzeker)
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
2 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal 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 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]
[9]
[10]
[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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