Cargill, Vattenfall to purchase power from 90 MW Windpark Hanze project in Flevoland

Cargill and Vattenfall are partnering with the developers of the wind project in the Netherlands that is expected to generate enough power for up to 95,000 homes. 

Named as 'Windpark Hanze', the onshore wind project will have 15 turbines to be commissioned in the Flevoland province near the city of Dronten. It will have a total installed capacity of 90 megawatts and will go into full commercial operation in 2023. Windpark Hanze has recently achieved financial close and civil works have already commenced.

Vattenfall will offtake the output of 78 megawatts from the planned onshore wind farm under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Cargill will offtake 2.9 terawatt-hours from Vattenfall under a 10-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA). As a result, the renewable energy generated from 13 of the wind farm’s wind turbines will power more than 90% of Cargill’s grid-based electrical consumption in the Netherlands.

Windpark Hanze is a local initiative of 26 agricultural entrepreneurs, 180 local investors, and the regional public water authority Waterschap Zuiderzeeland, and is part of Wind plan Groen, a regional initiative that forms part of the regional energy strategy of the Flevoland province.