331 results found for 'hollandse kust west'

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  • After Maiden Job in the Netherlands, China’s First Subsea Cable Shuttle Barge Going to UK

    24 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    China’s first dedicated long-range heavy subsea cable transport barge has completed its inaugural mission at an offshore wind project and will undergo maintenance before embarking on a new mission. Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable launched the barge named Dongfang Haigong 07 (DFHG 07) in October 2023. Designed to transport various types of subsea cables, including those […]

  • TenneT Opens EUR 5.3 Million Tender for CTV Services for Dutch Offshore Substations

    17 March 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    TenneT is seeking crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for its offshore wind grid connections in the Netherlands, with CTVs required to travel between the port of Vlissingen or the port of IJmuiden to offshore high-voltage platforms in the Dutch North Sea. The Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) will award a contract estimated to be worth […]

  • Vestas Red Turbine Blades to Be Tested for Bird Safety at Hollandse Kust West VI Wind Farm

    23 April 2025
    Business development, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    A new trial will be launched at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to test whether red blades improve visibility for birds and reduce collision risks. Vestas is supplying one red-coated blade for each of the seven turbines involved, replacing the standard grey design. The objective of having a single […]

  • Sleipnir Lowers Hollandse Kust West Beta Topside Into Place

    22 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Sleipnir, has installed the topside for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta substation platform in the Netherlands. The installation of the Hollandse Kust West Beta topside took place on 21 May, some 50 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. From this autumn, the seventh 700 MW grid connection will also […]

  • ProCon Joins Smulders on 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI Offshore Wind Farm

    10 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Belgium’s Smulders has awarded an E&I contract to Denmark’s ProCon for Hollandse Kust West VI, being developed by the Ecowende consortium in the Netherlands. The company’s scope of work comprises E&I pre-assembly, outfitting, testing, and cold commissioning of the 52 suspended internal platforms (SIPs) and the 52 external platforms for the foundations. The work will […]

  • Equans, Smulders Load Out Hollandse Kust West Beta Substation Topside

    6 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The topside for the Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore substation has been loaded out and is en route to its final location, around 50 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands. Over the weekend, the loadout of the Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore substation topside took place at Equans’ yard in Hoboken, […]

  • Van Oord Awards Ecowende Cable Termination & Testing Contract

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    SPIE Wind Connect, part of SPIE, has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for the termination and testing of inter-array cables on the offshore wind farm that Ecowende will build at Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI in the Netherlands. The project scope involves the termination and testing of 52 66 kV inter-array cables on […]

  • Van Oord, Ecowende to Install Tree Reefs and Oyster Hubs at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    Van Oord and Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell, Eneco, and Chubu, have signed a contract for the design, construction, and installation of Tree Reefs and Oyster Hubs at the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Developed by Van Oord Ocean Health, these methods aim to naturally enhance biodiversity in the […]

  • Buss Terminal Eemshaven Expands Capacity for Offshore Wind

    5 March 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Buss Terminal Eemshaven has expanded its terminal capacity with an additional heavy-duty storage area and quay access designed to support the offshore wind sector and other industries. The expansion includes the addition of about 15 hectares of heavy-duty storage area and a 200-metre quayside connecting to Beatrixhaven, complementing the existing footprint of the terminal. The […]

  • RWE Commissions First of Two Battery Energy Storage Systems as Part of OranjeWind Project

    14 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Storage, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has switched on what the company says is one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Netherlands at its Eemshaven power station. The commissioning of the ultra-fast synthetic inertia BESS at RWE’s Moerdijk power station is also underway. Both battery systems are part of the system integration solutions for OranjeWind, an […]

  • Orient Cable Wins Contract for China’s ‘Longest’ Offshore Wind Export Cable Route

    14 April 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Chinese power cable manufacturer Orient Cable has been awarded two new export cable contracts in its home country, one of which involves the supply of a 500 kV line for what the company says is the longest offshore distance in China’s offshore wind so far. On 14 April, Orient Cable (NBO) said that, in a […]

  • Ecowende Picks Marshalling Port for 760 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    12 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Buss Ports will be the service provider at its wind turbine marshalling port, Buss Terminal Eemshaven, for the construction of the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Buss Ports, through its Eemshaven terminal and its subsidiary Buss Offshore Solutions, will provide support for the logistics and construction phases of the offshore […]

  • Google Buys Offshore Wind Power from Vattenfall-CIP JV

    18 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X

    Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for 250 MW of energy capacity at the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Under the agreement, Google will purchase 250 MW of wind power generated at the Zeevonk project to power its Dutch operations for 15 years. “Google partnered […]

  • Offshore Solar Farm Ready for Tow Out to Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Project

    27 June 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project Updates, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    What is described as the “world’s first” offshore solar farm integrated within a wind farm has completed assembly at the Port of Amsterdam and is ready for deployment at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Dutch company Oceans of Energy assembled the floating solar farm in three days. The system will […]

  • DeepOcean Inks Subsea Cable O&M Agreements with Vattenfall

    3 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DeepOcean has been awarded framework agreements by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance (O&M) services, now valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio. The framework agreements are valid for a period of four years and apply to Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Denmark, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. […]

  • ‘World’s First’ Fully Remote Ecology Survey Done at 759 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2025
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The BeWild project, led by the Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro, has completed what they claim to be the world’s first fully remote ecology survey at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Nord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Together, the BeWild partners integrated computer vision and environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling into Fugro’s Blue Volta electric remotely operated […]

  • Half of Global Operational Offshore Wind Capacity in China

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore wind capacity increased by 15 per cent from […]

  • Shell Halts Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects, Partners with Equinor to Create ‘UK’s Largest Independent Oil & Gas Company’

    5 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    Shell has decided to cease investments in new offshore wind developments as part of a review of the Shell Energy business. The oil and gas major, which has built a significant portfolio of renewable energy and clean fuel projects, will not abandon its existing offshore wind projects, but investing in new offshore wind farms is […]

  • Offshore Wind Common Goal in Netherlands as 75 Pct of Electricity in 2032 Expected to Come from Wind Farms in Dutch North Sea

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Vessels

    In 2032, 75 per cent of all electricity produced in the Netherlands will come from offshore wind as the country will continue powering ahead with permitting and deploying wind farms in its North Sea waters, even with the change of cabinet. This is according to Jan Vos, Chairman of NedZero, who discussed the Dutch offshore […]

  • Supply Chain Calls for Narrowing Down Floating Wind Platform Designs

    19 December 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Industry, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Vessels

    “We probably have around 150 different floating wind platform designs at the moment. So how do you design a perfect port for floating wind?”—Tommy Sandtorv, CCO Karmsund Port at Karmsund Port Authority. Sandtorv shared this thought on 26 November at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam, during a discussion about the challenges in […]

  • Van Oord’s Offshore Installation Vessel Boreas Embarks on Sea Trials

    12 November 2024
    Vessels

    Van Oord’s wind turbine installation vessel Boreas has commenced with sea trials during excellent weather conditions, according to the company’s latest social media update. The Dutch company said that over a period of about two and a half weeks, the jack-up vessel and all onboard systems will undergo extensive testing, including speed and turning tests […]

  • OEEC First Offshore Energy Event with Dedicated Nature Enhancement Content Programme, Exhibition Pavilion

    22 November 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands is a pioneer in including nature enhancement stipulations in offshore (wind) energy tenders. The Dutch event for the international offshore energy and maritime industries, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), has also given nature enhancement a prime spot in this year’s edition, including it more prominently in the conference programme and on the […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Taking Gas Infrastructure Into Consideration in Plans for Upcoming Offshore Wind Tenders

    11 December 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates

    The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project proposal […]

  • TenneT Launches EUR 3 Million Offshore Cable Survey Tender

    18 October 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened an application period for a EUR 3 million tender for surveys of cables installed in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Work will start in 2025 and will be performed on the export cables at the Borssele and the Hollandse Kust offshore wind farm zones […]

  • First Commercial-Scale Seaweed Farm Between Wind Turbines Fully Operational in Netherlands

    19 November 2024
    Environment, R&D

    The world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm within the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands is fully operational. According to the non-profit organisation North Sea Farmers (NSF), the final deployment step was completed one week ago by deploying the seeded substrate. North Sea Farm 1, initiated by NSF with funding from Amazon’s Right […]

  • DEME to Install Inter-Array Cables, Secondary Steel on OranjeWind Project in Netherlands

    25 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    DEME has been awarded a contract to carry out the transport and installation of inter-array cables and secondary steel for the 800 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Scheduled to start in the second half of 2026, DEME will deploy offshore and cable installation vessels, a hopper dredger and a fallpipe vessel, as […]