Wake Study Offshore Wind 2030

Offshore wind energy will play a large role in decarbonizing the Dutch energy supply. However - large scale offshore wind development may come at a price; as more wind farms are added - the clustering effect of the wind farms has a distorting effect on meteorology. This results in lower yields - as wind energy is removed upwind from a respective wind farm. The Dutch government has formulated their ambition for an acceleration in offshore wind energy development in order to decarbonize the energy supply. To meet this ambition - the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy introduced a roadmap towards about 21 GW around 2030. In this roadmap - specific areas are designated for offshore wind farm development in the upcoming years. However - ...