126 results found for 'Maasvlakte 2'

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  • Smulders HSM Starts Building East Anglia Two Offshore Substation

    26 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders HSM, a subsidiary of Eiffage Métal, has commenced the construction of the East Anglia Two offshore substation topside and jacket foundation. ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to HSM Offshore Energy for the offshore substation and jacket foundation in 2025, around the same time Eiffage […]

  • IQIP’s EQ-Piling Set for First Offshore Monopile Installation at EnBW’s Dreekant

    21 April 2026
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    IQIP, in partnership with EnBW and Vattenfall, is preparing to carry out the first full-scale offshore installation of its EQ-Piling technology at the Dreekant offshore wind farm site in German waters. The demonstration monopile will be installed by DEME using its installation vessel Orion. The offshore campaign is expected to take place in the coming […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Adds Second Site to 2026 Offshore Wind Tender

    6 April 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy said on 3 April that, in addition to the already announced 1 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A site that is set to be auctioned off this year, developers will also be able to apply for the 1 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B site, bringing the upcoming offshore wind […]

  • Ecowende Monopiles Coming Together as Sif Completes Top Sections and Smulders Takes Over

    29 September 2025
    Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Sif has completed the manufacturing of all 52 monopile top sections for the Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Netherlands at its Roermond facility and dispatched the structures to Smulders in Hoboken, Belgium, where secondary steel will be added. Once equipped with secondary steel by Smulders, the top sections will return to the Netherlands for […]

  • Full Production Ramp-Up at Sif’s New Monopile Mega-Factory Delayed Until First Half of 2026

    2 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif Group, is facing a delay in the ramp-up of production at its new monopile production facility at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam and expects to achieve this in the first half of 2026, instead of this year. Also in this article: In its half-year results for 2025, the company reported a […]

  • Vattenfall, CIP Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Delayed to 2032, Project to Be Built in Two Phases

    11 August 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The completion date for Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ offshore wind farm at the IJmuiden Ver Beta site in the Netherlands has been pushed from late 2029 to 2032 due to the delayed completion of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC). In addition, the 2 GW offshore wind project will now be built in two phases. […]

  • BLUE Hammer Strikes at Maasvlakte 2

    23 July 2018
    Environment, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    At Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam, Fistuca is currently testing the BLUE Piling technology for driving the foundation piles of offshore wind turbines into the seabed. 

  • PUMA Setting Stage for Rotterdam Offshore Center

    3 November 2017

    The PUMA consortium has completed the first phase of land reclamation works at the site of the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam.

  • PUMA Pounces on Rotterdam Offshore Center

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority and PUMA, a joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Van Oord NV, signed a contract for the construction of the the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2.

  • Sif and BOW Terminal Extend Cooperation to Maasvlakte 2

    28 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    SIF Group and BOW Terminal Vlissingen have signed an agreement to renew their cooperation which will now cover Sif Group’s new terminal at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. The new agreement includes work on the coordination and implementation of both horizontal and vertical transport for all SIF Group projects at the new terminal. Back in June […]

  • Sif Goes Full Steam Ahead with Norther Foundations

    23 November 2017
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Sif has started the production of monopile foundations and has produced half of the primary steel for the transition pieces (TPs) to be installed on the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm located in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Sif and DEME Make Room for Borssele 1&2 in Rotterdam Port

    27 August 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Sif Holding has entered into an agreement with DEME Offshore to use Maasvlakte 2 in the Netherlands for marshaling services for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The deal comes as Sif agreed with the Port of Rotterdam on the lease of an additional 20ha of industrial land, adjacent to the company’s existing operations at […]

  • Sif Displays Slip Joint Hardware

    8 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif has upended the slip joint transition piece built for the Borssele V innovation site at its facility on Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. The slip joint monopile is in the company’s storage area at Maasvlakte 2. The slip joint monopile foundation will support one of the two MHI […]

  • Sif Completes Coating Facilities in Rotterdam

    28 August 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif has completed the new coating facilities at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. Sif added the two extra coating halls in response to stricter requirements for coating as the wind farms are venturing into deeper waters in an effort to lower the costs and generate more energy. The new coating facilities […]

  • Photo of the Day: Smulders Sends Off Last Batch of Galloper TPs

    24 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The last four transition pieces (TPs) for the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK have been dispatched from Smulders facilities in Hoboken, Belgium, and are on their way to Rotterdam, where they will be loaded onto the installation vessel Innovation at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site.

  • Port of Rotterdam Setting Up Offshore Wind Center at Maasvlakte 2

    2 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Port of Rotterdam has taken the decision to create space for an offshore center for wind energy at sea – the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2.

  • Offshore Wind Makes Sif Group Expand to Rotterdam (VIDEO)

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Roermond-based Sif Group has decided to expand its production capacity with more than EUR 60 million to be invested in the headquarters in Roermond and in Rotterdam at Maasvlakte 2.  In Rotterdam, an assembly hall and a coating hall will be built at Maasvlakte 2. In addition, a storage and logistical hub covering approximately 40 hectares […]

  • Sif and Ballast Nedam Sign Offshore Wind Decommissioning Agreement

    11 January 2024
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, and its compatriot Ballast Nedam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of the process of developing a joint venture that specialises in the decommissioning of obsolete and aged offshore wind farms. Named BNS Decom, the joint venture intends to serve as the ultimate, turnkey solution provider for asset owners, […]

  • Sif Puts Second Production Line at Maasvlakte 2 into Operation

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding NV has put into operation the second production line at the company’s assembly facility at Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam, bringing the plant to full capacity. With the opening of the second production line this month, the company expects the capacity for XL monopiles to increase and reach a maximum capacity of […]

  • Haliade-X 12 MW Cable Link In Place

    17 July 2019
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Visser & Smit Hanab has completed the cable connection which will link the prototype Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam to the Stedin high-voltage station. The 1.5-kilometre, 66kV connection was tested on 16 and 17 July, after which it was put into operation, Visser & Smit Hanab said. GE Renewable […]

  • Sif Rolls Out First Dogger Bank Hardware

    3 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based foundation manufacturer Sif Group has completed the first several monopiles for the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank in the UK. Sif manufactured the monopiles at its factory on Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. The monopiles produced will be installed on the 1.2 GW […]

  • Top News of the Week, 2 – 8 January 2017

    8 January 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Public Consultation for Borssele V Tender Opens Public consultation for the tender regulations related to the fifth site at the Borssele Zone in the Netherlands opened today and will close on 1 February. Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 Operational, Innovation Picks Up Galloper Monopiles On 2 January, the first four monopiles were loaded from Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 […]

  • Sif Officially Opens Monopile Mega-Factory, New Facility Already Rolled Out 30 Empire Wind 1 Foundations

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, officially opened its expanded factory at Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam, on 14 May. Inaugurated by the Dutch Minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans, the new facility has already produced 30 out of the total 56 monopiles for its first project, Empire Wind 1 in the United States. […]

  • Sif Lays Good Foundation for 2017

    11 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Sif today reaffirmed the projected production of 183 ktons for the entire 2016, with a full order book for offshore wind and the order book for offshore oil and gas filled to the base load level. For 2017 and Q1 2018, the order book is filled up to 118 ktons and an additional 160 ktons are […]

  • Sif Produces First Empire Wind 1 Monopile in Netherlands

    29 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The first of 54 monopiles for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US has been manufactured at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On 28 November, the first monopile for Empire Wind was completed on the new production line of the expanded production facilities at Maasvlakte 2 Rotterdam. In February […]

  • Sif, GE, and Pondera Team Up on Off-Grid Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    17 May 2022
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Sif Group, representing KCI the engineers, GE Renewable Energy, and Pondera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the feasibility study of AmpHytrite – a green hydrogen centralized offshore wind production project. The AmpHytrite project is aimed at mastering the complexity of a centralized offshore and off-grid hydrogen production unit and is aiming for […]