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On 26 November 2021, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate signed Kavelbesluit VII windenergiegebied Hollandse Kust (west) under the Offshore Wind Energy Act (Wet windenergie op zee), formally designating Kavel VII in the Hollandse Kust (west) wind energy zone as the seabed location for an offshore wind farm of approximately 760 MW. A companion decision, Kavelbesluit VI windenergiegebied Hollandse Kust (west), was signed the same day for the adjacent kavel. The decision for kavel VII was published in the Staatscourant on 25 February 2022 as Stcrt. 2022, 3428. The Kavelbesluit is the Dutch legal instrument under the Wet windenergie op zee (effective 1 July 2015) that formally designates a specific seabed plot for offshore wind use, establishing the basis for the subsequent tender. The Hollandse Kust (west) VII tender was awarded to the OranjeWind consortium (RWE / TotalEnergies) in December 2022 under a qualitative criteria scheme emphasising system integration, including 500 MW of green hydrogen production and demand-responsive generation profiles.