Primary flood defence provides space for wind farm
Last Thursday, RWE officially opened the Oostpolderdijk Wind Farm together with Herman Beerda, a member of the executive board of Noorderzijlvest Water Authority Melissa van Hoorn, a member of the Provincial Executive of Groningen.
This project demonstrates that there are opportunities to make better use of the more than 3,500 kilometers of primary flood defence the Netherlands to further advance the energy transition. Water safety is, of course, a key concern in this context. That is why significant attention was paid to the construction of the wind turbine foundations, which dyke reinforce the dyke . Noorderzijlvest Water Authority courage by making a dyke for the project. Other water boards and interested parties also expressed interest in how the project water authority in collaboration with the water authority .
About the Oostpolderdijk wind farm
In collaboration with Noorderzijlvest Water Authority RWE Noorderzijlvest Water Authority completed the unique Oostpolderdijk Wind Farm in the province of Groningen. We have installed three wind turbines on a primary flood defence Noorderzijlvest Water Authority Eemshaven; these turbines generate electricity and sea dyke the sea dyke . This is the first time such a project has been completed anywhere in the world. The Oostpolderdijk Wind Farm has a total installed capacity of 7.5 MW.