The Princess Amalia Wind Farm at the North Sea, which was put into operation by Eneco and Econcern in June of last year, has for 100% met the expectations during the first half year after its opening. Eneco, which obtains all the electricity generated by the wind farm, has in the period from the end of June until now obtained the same amount of electricity from the wind farm as was foreseen before the start. By now, the 60 wind turbines have been optimised and operate at full power when the wind conditions are good. At optimal wind conditions, the daily electricity production reaches peaks which are over 2 times as high as the average yield. Eneco and Econcern are very pleased with these results, which are important for the further development of wind farms at the North Sea.
The Princess Amalia Wind Farm, the Netherlands’ largest wind farm at the North Sea, is located 23 kilometres from the coast of IJmuiden. At the start it was expected that the wind farm would generate 435 GWh of power per year, sufficient to provide 125,000 Dutch households with sustainable electricity. So far, the amount of electricity produced by the 60 wind turbines meets this expectation. The highest level of electricity production was recorded last week. At an optimal wind force 6, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm produced 2.6 million kWh per day. Such a yield is sufficient to provide 250,000 households with electricity!

The Princess Amalia Wind Farm has demonstrated excellent availability due to the well prepared construction and optimal management and maintenance. The performance of the installed wind turbines is completely in line with expectations and their availability for producing sustainable electricity is high.  At the recorded electricity production, CO2 emissions are reduced by 225,000 ton per year.