Hollandse Kust West Beta

Offshore GridOperationalNL700 MW220 kV74 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Hollandse Kust (west Beta), HKW West Beta, HKW-B

Status:Operational

Capacity:700 MW

Transmission Model:TSO Build & Own

Owners:

TenneT(100%)

Project Company:

TenneT TSO B.V.

Type:offshore grid

Website:www.tennet.eu

Description:

Hollandse Kust (West) Beta is a TenneT-owned offshore HVAC grid connection that provides a 700 MW, 220 kV alternating-current export link between a standardised offshore transformer platform and the Dutch onshore high-voltage grid. The system was built to enable export of power from the nearby OranjeWind development (installed capacity ~795...

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System Topology

ExportInter Platform

React Flow

Route

	North Sea	North Holland
Landfall	N/A	Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands
Grid Connection	—	Beverwijk 380 kV substation

North Sea

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

North Holland

Landfall:Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands

Grid:Beverwijk 380 kV substation

Cable Specifications

Hollandse Kust (West Beta) export cable system

Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands

2 × 220 kV HVAC · 700 MVA · 65 km

System:2 × 220 kV HVAC

Power rating:700 MVA

Route length:65 km(65 subsea)

Burial depth:

Export cables were installed using specialist cable-lay and burial equipment (Boskalis’ Giant 7 with BSSIII burial sledge and dredging support) and trencher-type burial methods for nearshore sections; project documents and...

Hollandse Kust West Alpha–Beta 66 kV interlink

1 × 66 kV MVAC · 9 km

System:1 × 66 kV MVAC

Route length:9 km(9 subsea · 0 land)

Burial depth:

Project sources do not specify a single nominal burial depth for the 66 kV interlink. Planning and施工 references for the Hollandse Kust West programme indicate cables are trenched and buried...

Collector Stations

Hollandse Kust (West Beta) offshore substation

Hollandse Kust (West Beta) offshore platform (approx. 50 km off Egmond aan Zee), Netherlands

700 MW 220 kV · offshore

Rating:700 MW · 220 kV

Location:offshore

Beverwijk 380 kV substation

Beverwijk (380 kV substation), Netherlands

700 MW 380 kV · onshore

Rating:700 MW · 380 kV

Location:onshore