The Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 and 2 farms are expected to one day supply 700 to 750 MW of capacity, drawing from an estimated 60 to 130 turbines, depending on the kind of monopile-foundation wind technology installed.
Swedish utility Vattenfall this year deployed 8.4-MW turbines off the coast of Scotland. Manufacturing and engineering producers such as Siemens and GE are now eyeing turbines as large as 12 MW. However capacity is reached, the Kust Zuid 1 and 2 field will generate enough power for up to 1.5 million households. The project will be managed and operated by a subsidiary of Vattenfall.