Nobelwind Offshore Wind Farm

Nobelwind (also known as Belwind 2 or Bligh Bank Phase II) is an offshore wind farm located on the Bligh Bank in the Belgian part of the North Sea. The wind farm lies directly to the south of the Northwester 2 wind farm and to the north of the Seastar wind farm. The farm was commissioned in 2017 and is the fourth offshore wind project in Belgium. It is built as an extension to the Belwind wind farm.^[1]

Nobelwind
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	51°39′47″N 2°50′02″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	2017
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Max. water depth	38 m (125 ft)
Distance from shore	47 km (29 mi)
Rotor diameter	112 m (367 ft)
Site area	19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational	50 × 3.3 MW
Make and model	Vestas V112-3.3 MW (50)
Nameplate capacity	165 MW
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons

Wind farm layout

The wind farm consists of 50 Vestas V112 wind turbines with a capacity of 3.3 MW each, giving the farm a total capacity of 165 MW. The farms submarine electrical export cable is connected to the nearby Northwind offshore wind farm, from where it has a shared connection to the main land.^[2][3]

See also

• Belgium portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Wind power in Belgium