North Sea Farmers Offshore Test Site

North Sea Farmers

Lead Organisation	North Sea Farmers
Country	The Netherlands
Type	Wave,Other (Floating solar, Seaweed cultivation, Artificial reefs, Data buoy, Mussel cultivation, Plastic collection, Passive fishery, Multi-use in general)
Website	https://www.northseafarmers.org/offshore-test-site/

Type of Testing	Wave,Other (Floating solar, Seaweed cultivation, Artificial reefs, Data buoy, Mussel cultivation, Plastic collection, Passive fishery, Multi-use in general)
Year Established	2018
Temperate/Tropical	Temperate
Commercial/Array/Full scale/Scale	Full scale, Scale
Development Status	Operational

Number of Berths	6+
Water Depth	18-20m
Min Water Depth (m)	18m
Max Water Depth (m)	20m
Avg Water Depth (m)
Annual mean significant wave height	7.7 m/s Hs
Maximum recorded wave height
Mean (averaged current speed)	1.5 m/s
Maximum current speed
Maximum tidal range
Mean wind speed
Max wind speed
Seabed type	Sand
Total test area (km2)	6 km2
Distance to land	12 km
Grid connected	In development
Grid connection capacity	2 MW
Rated export capacity and connection	2 MW
Proximity to nearest harbour (km)	12 km