- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ørsted Commissions the Netherland's Largest Wind Farm https://www.3blmedia.com/news/orsted-commissions-netherlands-largest-wind-farm?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/news/orsted-commissions-netherlands-largest-wind-farm?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/news/orsted-commissions-netherlands-largest-wind-farm?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Ørsted Commissions the Netherland's Largest Wind Farm&body=ESG News from Ørsted https://www.3blmedia.com/news/orsted-commissions-netherlands-largest-wind-farm?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Energy](/CSR-News/energy-0) # Ørsted Commissions the Netherland's Largest Wind Farm ##### Ørsted has fully commissioned the 752MW Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm, the company's first in the Netherlands. Borssele 1 & 2 is the second largest operating offshore wind farm in the world and the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Dec 2, 2020 10:00 AM ET ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/SPF_20200819_0006_480818699851435.jpg) [Origionally published on the Ørsted site on 11/27/2020](https://orsted.com/en/media/newsroom/news/2020/11/448070886682487) Henrik Poulsen, CEO and President of Ørsted, says: "This is an important milestone for the green transformation and for Ørsted. We're proud that we've commissioned our first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, which is among the global frontrunners in the energy transition. With Borssele 1 & 2 as the first step, we wish to make a significant contribution to the Dutch transition from fossil to renewable energy. We're proud that we completed this large-scale clean energy project on time and within budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, while maintaining our focus on health and safety." In 1991 Ørsted built the world's first offshore wind farm in Denmark. Since then, Ørsted has constructed and is operating more than 25 offshore windfarms across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Turbine number 25 installed at Borssele 1 & 2 turbine was at the same time the 1,500th offshore wind turbine installed across Ørsted's portfolio. Steven Engels, General Manager Benelux at Ørsted, says: "It's great that we now can deliver enough green electricity to power one million Dutch households. Ørsted has delivered what it promised back in 2016, when we won the tender with a ground-breaking bid price. Realising the first project of the large-scale offshore wind roll out programme in the Netherlands is an important milestone for the Dutch energy transition. I'd like to thank the Dutch national and regional governments and so many other stakeholders who have helped us achieve this result. Zeeland has welcomed us with open arms, which provides an excellent starting point for our operations out of Vlissingen for many years to come. Moreover, it's a good basis for future projects around industry decarbonization in the region, such as the renewable hydrogen project that we announced with Yara." Flemming Thomsen, Ørsted's Senior Programme Director for Borssele 1 & 2 says: "Together with our suppliers, our construction team has successfully installed this wind farm at high quality in less than nine months. By introducing additional health and safety measures offshore as well as onshore, we were able to continue construction during a global pandemic. We're grateful and proud of the result delivered and pleased to witness the commissioning of Borssele 1 & 2." Facts about Borssele 1 & 2 - Owner: Ørsted - Total capacity: 752 MW - Wind turbines: Siemens Gamesa 8 MW - Size of the site: 112 km2 - Number of turbines: 94 - Foundation: monopiles - Offshore and onshore grid: TSO TenneT - Operational: Q4 2020 - Water depth: 14-36m - Distance to coast: 23 km off the coast of Zeeland - Operation and maintenance base: Vlissingen - Capatity: Can power 1 million Dutch households - Main suppliers: Siemens Gamesa, Sif, Bladt, EEW SPC, EEW OSB, and Nexans - Installation: DEME Offshore, Van Oord **Contact information** Ørsted Media Relations Tom Christiansen tomlc@orsted.dk Tlf. 99 55 60 17 [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Orsted_logo_013119.jpg)](/profiles/orsted) ### More from Ørsted ###### [Alpha Petroleum, Energean UK and Orsted Agree To Explore the Repurposing of a UK Southern North Sea Gas Platform as a Potential Compensation Measure for Offshore Wind](/news/alpha-petroleum-energean-uk-and-orsted-agree-explore-repurposing-uk-southern-north-sea-gas) Sep 28, 2022 9:05 AM ET ###### [Hornsea 2, the World's Largest Windfarm, Enters Full Operation](/news/hornsea-2-worlds-largest-windfarm-enters-full-operation) Sep 26, 2022 11:00 AM ET ###### [Project Director Appointed for Stromar Floating Wind Project](/news/project-director-appointed-stromar-floating-wind-project) Sep 23, 2022 1:55 PM ET ###### [Sunrise Wind Invests $300,000 To Train Capital Region Workers for Union Construction Careers in Clean Energy](/news/sunrise-wind-invests-300000-train-capital-region-workers-union-construction-careers-clean) Sep 9, 2022 3:00 PM ET ###### [Ørsted Agrees Recognition Agreement With Leading Energy Trade Union Prospect](/news/orsted-agrees-recognition-agreement-leading-energy-trade-union-prospect) Sep 6, 2022 11:00 AM ET ###### [Ørsted Celebrates £1 Million Milestone of “Skills Fund” As Winners Announced for Coastal Areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk](/news/orsted-celebrates-ps1-million-milestone-skills-fund-winners-announced-coastal-areas-yorkshire) Aug 31, 2022 11:00 AM ET ###### [Ørsted Agrees New Two-Year Partnership With RNLI To Support Crew Training](/news/orsted-agrees-new-two-year-partnership-rnli-support-crew-training) Aug 30, 2022 5:40 PM ET ###### [Ørsted Applauds Major Investment in Maryland's Offshore Wind Workforce Training](/news/orsted-applauds-major-investment-marylands-offshore-wind-workforce-training) Aug 29, 2022 2:15 PM ET