North Sea Farmers Offshore Test Site | North Sea Farmers Offshore Test Site | North Sea Farmers

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