Hollandse kust (noord) grid connection

Hollandse Kust (noord) and Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) are two of the six offshore wind energy areas that will be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea before 2023/2025. Wind turbines with a combined capacity of 700 MW will be installed in each of the areas. The Hollandse Kust (noord) area is located more than 18 kilometres off the coast of Petten and will supply enough electricity for over 1 million Dutch households. Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) is the northern part of the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind energy area where wind turbines with a combined capacity of 700 MW will be located. Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) is located more than 50 kilometres off the coast of Petten and will supply enough power for more than 1 million Dutch households. An offshore electricity grid is being constructed for the parcels in the wind energy areas of the Hollandse Kust north and west: two offshore (HV) platforms, offshore cables, underground cables at land, a transformer station and the connection to the high-voltage grid. At sea, the cables will lie a few metres below the seabed. The cables come ashore north of Wijk aan Zee, after which they are connected to the high-voltage station in Beverwijk via the shortest possible route through the municipalities of Heemskerk, Beverwijk and Velsen. The onshore route will also be underground. Pondera is guiding the EIA, permits and appropriate assessments together with Arcadis. An important part of the environmental impact assessment is determining the optimal onshore and offshore cable route , taking into account environmental, ecological, economic and technical aspects, and especially the stakeholders in the area. This is done, among other things, by means of an integrated impact assessment.