crosswindhkn
CrossWind is an 80/20 Shell-Eneco joint venture that owns and operates the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, generating at least 3.3 TWh annually while piloting integrated renewable innovations including floating solar and offshore hydrogen.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersRotterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What crosswindhkn does
CrossWind Hollandse Kust Noord is a private joint venture between Shell (79.9%) and Eneco (20.1%) that develops and operates the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The 759 MW asset comprises 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines, each rated at 11 MW with 200 m rotor diameter and 225.5 m tip height, located 18.5 km off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee across a 125 km² lease area. The wind farm achieved full commercial operation on December 20, 2023 and is the first subsidy-free offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, generating at least 3.3 TWh annually — equivalent to approximately 2.8% of national electricity demand and the consumption of roughly one million Dutch households.
CrossWind operates more than 35 full-time professionals out of its Rotterdam legal office and IJmuiden operations base, with an additional Eemshaven presence for the hydrogen platform. Revenue is generated exclusively through electricity sales: power flows via TenneT's offshore grid connection (220 kV AC platform, 380 kV AC onshore at Beverwijk substation) to the Dutch national grid. Shell and Eneco offtake their JV shares and trade them on electricity markets, with Next Kraftwerke handling short-term power market trading (day-ahead and intraday). Beyond core wind generation, CrossWind functions as an innovation platform piloting five technologies to address intermittency: intelligent wind turbines with real-time grid support, wake effect reduction (wake steering, HELIX wake mixing), offshore floating solar (0.5 MWp installed in 2025), battery energy storage, and offshore hydrogen production via the BaseLoad Power Hub (handed to DOT in October 2025). Research partners include TU Delft, TNO, Siemens Gamesa, Oceans of Energy, Van Oord, and the GROW Foundation.
crosswindhkn firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- crosswindhkn
- Legal name
- CrossWind
- Website
- https://crosswindhkn.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- CrossWind is an 80/20 Shell-Eneco joint venture that owns and operates the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, generating at least 3.3 TWh annually while piloting integrated renewable innovations including floating solar and offshore hydrogen.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
crosswindhkn industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Offshore Wind Energy Generation
- NAICS
- Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)
- SIC
- Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wind Farm Ownership & Operations (IPP/Utility-Owned Asset Operations) (EUACAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Offshore Wind Power Generation (Fixed-Bottom) (EUACAFAB), Advanced Wind Technology R&D (Floating Offshore, Airborne Wind, New Rotor/Blade Concepts) (EUAMAOAB), Wind Grid Interconnection & Power Systems (Transformers, Reactive Power, SCADA) (EUAMACAK)
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Where crosswindhkn is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Rotterdam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
crosswindhkn business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Electricity Sales: CrossWind generates revenue by selling electricity produced from the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. The electricity is sold through TenneT's offshore grid connection to the Dutch electricity grid. Shell and Eneco trade their respective shares of green power on electricity markets, with Next Kraftwerke handling short-term power market trading (day-ahead and intraday markets).
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
crosswindhkn product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CrossWind develops, constructs, and operates the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, comprising 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines. The project combines wind generation with five co-located innovations — offshore floating solar, a BaseLoad Power Hub green hydrogen platform, battery energy storage, intelligent turbines, and wake-effect flow control — to deliver subsidy-free renewable electricity to the Dutch grid.
Product overview
CrossWind operates the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm as its core product—a 759 MW wind farm with 69 turbines generating at least 3.3 TWh annually. The company offers an integrated suite of energy solutions including offshore floating solar (0.5 MWp), battery energy storage, and the BaseLoad Power Hub for hydrogen production/storage. Five key innovations support the portfolio: intelligent wind turbines using real-time data, wind farm flow control for wake effect management, floating solar panels, energy storage solutions, and research & system integration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm 759 MW offshore wind generation asset producing subsidy-free electricity for the Dutch high-voltage grid; the core commercial offering of CrossWind.
- Offshore Floating Solar (OFS) Offshore floating solar installation co-located with the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm, demonstrating hybrid offshore solar-plus-wind generation.
- BaseLoad Power Hub (offshore green hydrogen) Offshore platform designed for green hydrogen production in marine conditions, powered by the wind farm's electricity and enabling a second revenue stream beyond grid power.
- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Co-located battery energy storage system integrated with the wind farm to smooth variability, optimize dispatch, and provide balancing services.
- Intelligent Wind Turbines Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines operated with advanced control features enabling real-time responsiveness to grid signals and optimization of output.
- Wind Farm Flow Control Operational innovation that controls turbine wake interactions to reduce losses and increase overall wind farm energy production.
Quantifiable outcome
- 759 MW installed capacity generating at least 3.3 TWh per year
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use crosswindhkn
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
crosswindhkn technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
crosswindhkn partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.
- DOT (Delft Offshore Turbine)coreDOT acquired the BaseLoad Power Hub (renamed Phynix) from CrossWind for further research into hydrogen production and storage. DOT aims to contribute to hydrogen technology development in Groningen and sees Phynix as a place for education, industry, government, and research collaboration.
- Shell TechnologyminorShell Technology team remains engaged with the Phynix (formerly BaseLoad Power Hub) hydrogen platform project after handover to DOT.
- BoskalismajorBoskalis contributed offshore capabilities with long-standing track record in offshore wind infrastructure installation for the transportation and installation of the permanent mooring system for the offshore solar farm in the North Sea.
- Next KraftwerkemajorAs a 100% Shell-owned company, Next Kraftwerke trades part of the electricity production on short-term power markets (day-ahead and intraday market) for CrossWind.
- Rosetti MarinomajorItalian shipyard that built the BaseLoad Power Hub (BLPH) - the first hydrogen production and storage platform designed for offshore conditions. Platform measures 23x46 meters, weighs 1,800 tonnes.
- Oceans of EnergycoreWorld's first offshore solar+wind project. Oceans of Energy supplied and installed approximately 1,400 floating solar panels (0.5 MWp) within the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm. The anchoring system and electrical cable (from NKT) were installed for the world's first commercial offshore solar array in an offshore wind farm.
- TNOcorePartnership for floating solar project. TNO assessed floating solar concepts and conducted reliability tests for different solar panel and inverter components for integration in offshore wind farm.
- TU DelftcoreResearch partnership for Dynamic Wind Farm Flow Control project focused on reducing wake effect using real-time data. Six PhD students and two postdoc researchers working on wake steering and wake mixing technologies. Also collaborates on system integration research.
- GROW FoundationminorPartner in the Dynamic Wind Farm Flow Control project alongside TU Delft, SGRE, Shell, and Eneco.
- TenneTcoreGrid operator responsible for connecting the wind farm to the Dutch electricity grid. Built offshore platform for voltage transformation (66kV to 220kV) and laid 220kV cable systems. Standardized AC connection of 700 MW.
- Sif and Van OordcoreSif manufactured 70 TP-less design monopiles (65 kton steel) for Van Oord. Van Oord contracted by CrossWind for construction of the 759 MW project, including installation of foundations.
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE)coreContract for delivery of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines (759 MW total) and 15-year service and maintenance agreement. SGRE provides intelligent turbine technology enabling real-time responsiveness and grid support.
- FugrominorAwarded contract for comprehensive geotechnical site investigation solutions. Completed seabed survey ahead of schedule using SEACALF Mk V DeepDrive CPT system.
- Shell and Eneco Joint VenturecoreCrossWind is a joint venture between Shell (79.9%) and Eneco (20.1%), established to develop and operate the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. As two leading Dutch energy companies, they combined experience, expertise, and financial strength needed for the subsidy-free offshore wind project.
- NKTmajorSwedish supplier of the dynamic subsea export cable that transports produced energy from the offshore solar farm to the nearby foundation pile.
- Groningen Seaports and MissionH2minorSupporting organizations for the hydrogen platform and Dutch hydrogen economy development. Groningen Seaports facilitates energy port activities.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
crosswindhkn competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Ørsted: World's largest offshore wind developer and operator; operates multiple GW of installed offshore wind capacity globally. Comparable to CrossWind as a pure-play offshore wind IPP with integrated grid-scale assets, though at vastly greater scale and geographic diversification.
- Equinor: Norwegian major with major offshore wind portfolio including Hywind Scotland/Tampen floating wind and Empire Wind in the US. Comparable as an integrated energy major operating offshore wind at scale, with pioneering floating wind experience relevant to CrossWind's innovation work.
- RWE: German utility with significant offshore wind portfolio across Europe and a strong innovation/R&D focus on system integration. Comparable offshore wind operator with similar technology partnership models and North Sea European focus.
- Iberdrola: Spanish utility with large offshore wind pipeline including East Anglia Hub (UK) and Baltic Eagle (Germany), plus extensive renewables R&D. Comparable major European utility pursuing offshore wind at scale with innovation programs.
- EDF Renewables: Subsidiary of EDF Group developing offshore wind projects globally, including French tenders (Fécamp, Saint-Nazaire) and international markets. Comparable European utility with integrated offshore wind development pipeline.
Direct peers
- Vattenfall: Swedish state-owned utility developing and operating offshore wind farms in the UK, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands (e.g., Hollandse Kust Zuid). Closely comparable European offshore wind operator with similar grid-integration challenges and subsidy-free tender exposure.
- Ocean Winds: Joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind globally, including Moray East/West and projects in the US, Japan, and Poland. Highly comparable JV structure dedicated to offshore wind development and operation.
- EnBW: German utility operating the 497 MW EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Comparable mid-sized European utility offshore wind operator with German/North Sea focus and operational IPP model.
- Parkwind: Belgian offshore wind developer and operator (Northwind, Belwind, Mermaid) backed by JERA. Comparable mid-sized dedicated offshore wind operator with North Sea focus, single-asset-to-multi-asset scaling trajectory similar to CrossWind's profile.
Emerging players
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP): Danish fund manager with multiple offshore wind investments including Energy Islands and the Fengmiao I project in Taiwan. Comparable as a capital partner-developer of utility-scale offshore wind, with an emerging rather than incumbent role in the value chain.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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crosswindhkn leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
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Frequently asked questions about crosswindhkn
What does crosswindhkn do?
CrossWind develops, constructs, and operates the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, comprising 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines. The project combines wind generation with five co-located innovations — offshore floating solar, a BaseLoad Power Hub green hydrogen platform, battery energy storage, intelligent turbines, and wake-effect flow control — to deliver subsidy-free renewable electricity to the Dutch grid.
Is crosswindhkn a public or private company?
crosswindhkn is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was crosswindhkn founded?
crosswindhkn was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is crosswindhkn based?
crosswindhkn is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does crosswindhkn make money?
One revenue line is on record: electricity Sales.
Who are crosswindhkn's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Ørsted, Equinor, RWE, Iberdrola and EDF Renewables. Direct peers are Vattenfall, Ocean Winds, EnBW and Parkwind. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is listed as an emerging player.
Does crosswindhkn have an API?
No public API is recorded for crosswindhkn.
What industry is crosswindhkn in?
crosswindhkn's product category is Offshore Wind Energy Generation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUACAFAF, Wind Farm Ownership & Operations (IPP/Utility-Owned Asset Operations), with a secondary code of EUACAFAB, Offshore Wind Power Generation (Fixed-Bottom). Its NAICS code is 221115 and its SIC code is 4991.