OWEZ Export Cable

Offshore GridOperationalNL108 MW34 kV21 km

Basic Information

Also known as:OWEZ export cables, Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee export cable, Windpark Egmond aan Zee exportkabel, OWEZ 3 x 34 kV export cable

Status:Operational

Capacity:108 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Full

Owners:

Shell WindEnergy(50%)

Nuon Duurzame Energie (NUON)(50%)

Continuon(100%)

Project Company:

Continuon

Type:offshore grid

Website:www.shell.nl

Description:

The OWEZ Export Cable system is the HVAC grid connection for the Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ, 108 MW). The wind farm comprises 36 Vestas V90 3 MW turbines and is connected to shore by three subsea 34 kV export cables that make landfall near Wijk aan Zee /...

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System Topology

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Cable Specifications

OWEZ export cable system to Velsen Noord

Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands

3 × 34 kV MVAC · 36 MVA · 21 km

System:3 × 34 kV MVAC

Power rating:36 MVA

Route length:21 km(14 subsea · 7 land)

Burial depth:

OWEZ export cables are described in project literature as being buried in the seabed sediment where practicable to protect them (e.g., from anchors and bottom trawling) and to reduce environmental/EMF...