Borssele

Borssele is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 12 km east of Vlissingen. Note that the municipality name is spelled with a single s while the name of the town is spelled with a double s.

Borssele
Town
Flag
Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Borssele in the municipality of Borsele.
Coordinates: 51°25′23″N 3°44′7″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityBorsele
Population
 (1 January 2010)
 • Total1,459
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 2001, the town of Borssele had 1081 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.30 km², and contained 410 residences.[1] The statistical area "Borssele", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1440.[2]

Something rather interesting about Borssele, is the town's structure. In 1616 (the year the town was established). It follows a rectangular design with four streets all leading to a central square (called the "Plein"). The streets are named according to their cardinal directions.

Energy

The town is the site of the Netherlands' only commercial nuclear power plant, the 485 MW Borssele nuclear power plant.

A nearby area in the North Sea is also called Borssele, and is scheduled for offshore wind farm development. The first two stages for a combined 700-760 MegaWatt capacity was awarded to DONG Energy (among 36-38 bidders) in July 2016 at a price of 7.27 Euro cent per kilowatt hour[3][4][5] for 15 years, after which it would produce at market conditions. The price will not be adjusted for inflation.[6] TenneT receives a further €14/MWh (1.4 c/kWh) for transmission, giving a total price of €87/MWh (8.7 c/kWh).

Experts view the price as unusually low (the lowest price was 10.3 c/kWh), and consider finance, high wind of 9.5 m/s and scaling as main drivers for the decreased price. Proximity to shore also means the project can use alternating current transformer and cables to shore, instead of direct current, decreasing the cost. The wind farm operators only handle the farms, as TenneT handles the transmission.[7][8][9][10] The 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 was commissioned in late 2020.[11]

Two more stages with a further 680-740 MW[12][13] went on auction on 29 September 2016 with 26 bids from 7 consortia.[14] The auction was won by the Blauwwind II c.v. consortium with 8MW Vestas-Mitsubishi turbines, at a price of 5.45 c/kWh.[15] The total subsidy is estimated at €300 million, down from the expected €5 billion.[16]

References
  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 1999-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. Zaken, Ministerie van Economische. "Netherlands Offshore Wind Farm Borssele cheapest world wide".
  4. "Updated: Dong wins Borssele tender at €72.70/MWh".
  5. "DONG grows with Borssele I&II win".
  6. "Borssele 1 and 2". 4C Offshore. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. Giles Hundleby (1 August 2016). "EXPERT: How Dong achieved a landmark strike price". Windpower Monthly. Retrieved 1 August 2016. Diagram
  8. "Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm In The World, Thanks To Shell". Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. "Tender design, output gains key to DONG's record-low Borssele 1&2 offshore bid price". 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. "TenneT Takes Partial Credit for Low Borssele Bids, Sees Room for Growth in Dutch North Sea". Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  11. Frangoul, Anmar (30 November 2020). "An offshore wind farm with the ability to 'power one million households' is fully up and running". CNBC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
  12. "DONG Energy wins tender for Dutch offshore wind farms". Offshore Wind Industry. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. "Borssele III & IV Tender Specifics Revealed". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  14. "26 Bidders Apply for Borssele III & IV". Offshore Wind. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  15. "Borssele 3 and 4". 4C Offshore. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  16. "Oil & Gas Giant to Build Dutch Borssele III & IV Offshore Wind Farms". Offshore Wind. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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