Fryslân wind farm in the IJsselmeer becomes operational

Windpark Fryslân is located in the IJsselmeer about 7 km off the Frisian coast of the Netherlands and comprises 89 Siemens Gamesa SWT-DD-130 turbines rated at 4.3 MW each, for 382.7 MW of installed capacity. It is operated by project company Windpark Fryslân B.V. (75.5%) together with the Province of Fryslân (24.5%); the Zuiderzeewind consortium (Ventolines, Siemens Gamesa, Van Oord) built it at a total cost of around EUR 850 million. It became operational in 2021 and was, at the time, the largest lake-based offshore wind farm in the world.