Ecowende wind farm starts feeding power into the grid in 2026

The Ecowende offshore wind farm (Hollandse Kust West site VI) sits about 53 km off the Dutch coast near IJmuiden in the North Sea and has an installed capacity of 760 MW from 52 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines. It is operated by the Ecowende joint venture of Shell and Eneco, with construction carried out by Van Oord; the farm began feeding first power into TenneT's grid in mid-2026, with full commissioning expected by the end of 2026. No specific investment volume has been published to date.