138 results found for 'Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm'

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  • Hollandse Kust West Beta Substation Jacket En Route to Site Offshore Netherlands

    20 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust West Beta substation has left the Smulders yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and is now being transported to the offshore wind farm site, approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. On 16 May, the 49-metres-high jacket left the yard in Vlissingen, after Smulders completed the […]

  • C-Ventus Opens UK Office, Readies for New Projects Across Europe (Interview)

    12 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Netherlands-headquartered offshore wind O&M and IRM specialist, C-Ventus, opened an office in the OrbisEnergy building in Lowestoft, UK, in January. Following the announcement, Offshore WIND spoke with the company’s Managing Director Hans Reinigert, Peter van Veen Commercial Manager in the Netherlands, and Jeremy Hardin, who has been appointed as the Commercial Manager at C-Ventus UK.

  • Van Oord to Build Hollandse Kust (Noord)

    30 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has selected Van Oord as the Balance of Plant contractor for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord’s activities encompass the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the foundations, the inter-array cables, and transportation and installation of the wind turbines. […]

  • The Netherlands: False Fire Alarm on OWF Maintenance Vessel

    25 June 2013

    Earlier today, the Dutch Coast Guard has received a report that the maintenance vessel ”Offshore Phantom“, which was located 25 kilometers offshore Egmond aan Zee at the Amalia offshore wind farm at the time, is on fire. It was not clear whether the smoke was coming from the generator of from a real fire. A […]

  • CrossWind Picks Technical Personnel Supplier for Hollandse Kust Noord

    13 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    The CrossWind consortium has selected ERSG to provide technical personnel for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Netherlands. As part of the deal, ERSG will provide quality management and inspection manpower for the 759 MW subsidy-free offshore wind farm. “This is a great achievement for the ERSG team, who put together a […]

  • MHI Vestas Donates EUR 3,000 to KNRM

    20 March 2015

    Recently, the company which carries out maintenance work on the wind farms in the North Sea celebrated 3,000 consecutive days with no accidents. Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) benefited from this event as Dirk Dewettinck, Service Director of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind handed EUR 3,000 check to the organisation. “Although no accidents occurred for […]

  • Alpha Offshore Tops Blade Inspection Numbers

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alpha Offshore Service has completed more than 4,000 offshore wind turbine blade inspections so far in 2018, a 56% increase compared to 2017, previously said to be the company’s most productive period.

  • Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha Offshore Substation Ready for Wind Turbines Connection

    11 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha is ready for commissioning after receiving the grid readiness certificate three months ahead of schedule. Now that Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha has received the certificate, the wind farm operator Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, can connect the turbines for its 760 MW Hollandse Kust […]

  • SeaMar to Stand Guard over Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    27 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    SeaMar has been contracted by Van Oord to deploy guard vessels on the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The guard vessels are present within the 125 km2 total surface area of the wind farm and are keeping close contact with the coast guard and project teams to secure […]

  • Dutch Government Prolongs Offshore Wind Licenses

    1 February 2012
    Authorities

    Minister Joop Atsma announced that the Dutch government has prolonged the license for the development of offshore wind farms until 2020, reports Dutch News. The licensees for the nine companies that are developing offshore wind farms where due to expire this year. The Dutch government set targets to install the 6 GW offshore wind capacity […]

  • Van Oord Orders Inter-Array Cables for Hollandse Kust Noord

    7 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has secured a contract by Van Oord for the supply of inter-array cables for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project. TKF will manufacture and deliver 140 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables and associated accessories for the wind farm located approximately 18 kilometers from the Dutch coast, nearby Egmond […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Grid Connection Ready for Commissioning

    3 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has announced that the grid connection for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm is ready for commissioning. Now the wind farm’s operator, CrossWind, can connect the 69 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD 11 MW wind turbines to the offshore substation located some 20 kilometres off the […]

  • Export Cables for RWE’s Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Installed at Landfall Point

    25 June 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    A consortium of Boskalis and Orient Cable (NBOS) has completed the pull-in and burial of the second export cable for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore grid connection at the landfall location in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. The 700 MW grid connection will link the offshore wind farm that RWE will build in the Dutch North […]

  • Eneco Luchterduinen Completed ahead of Schedule & Officially Open

    22 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm was put into operation, which was officially celebrated yesterday with a traditional Japanese Kagami Biraki ceremony. The wind farm, owned jointly by Mitsubishi Corporation and Eneco, comprises 43 wind turbines and is located 23 kilometres off the coast of Zandvoort and Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Eneco Luchterduinen has a capacity of 129 megawatts, which means it will supply […]

  • Second Hollandse Kust West Alpha Subsea Cable In Place

    22 June 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul, together with its partner LS Cable & System, has completed the installation of the second subsea cable for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connection off the coast of Egmond aan Zee for TenneT. The subsea cable installation was carried out by the cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton, the work […]

  • Construction Starts on Hollandse Kust Onshore Transformer Station

    5 March 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    BAM Infra Nederland has started constructing the onshore transformer station in Beverwijk which will connect the Hollandse Kust (north) and the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) wind farms to the Dutch grid. The contract was awarded to the the Civil Division of BAM Infra Nederland by the Dutch transmission system operator TenneT. The construction started on […]

  • Ballast Nedam Puts Its Offshore Wind Unit & Heavy Lift Vessel on Sale

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam has started a process, aimed at the sale of its business unit Ballast Nedam Offshore with the intention to conclude a transaction at short notice.The sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore is an addition to the disposals programme that Ballast Nedam announced in February, to strengthen its financial position. Ballast Nedam Offshore has developed […]

  • Dutch Powerhouses Reveal Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Play

    13 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Witwind consortium of Shell, Van Oord and Eneco has submitted a bid in the subsidy-free tender for the construction and operation of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The consortium plans to start the operation of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV sites in 2023. The […]

  • Italian Company to Assemble 2.5 MW Offshore Electrolyser for Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Farm

    8 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has contracted Fores Engineering, a subsidiary of the Rosetti Marino Group, to assemble the 2.5 MW offshore electrolyser that Elogen will deliver for the now-operational Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Fores Engineering’s scope includes detailed engineering, procurement, assembly, onshore yard integration, and commissioning […]

  • Sif Rolls Out First Hollandse Kust Noord TP-Less Monopiles

    7 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sif Group has completed the first two of the 70 monopiles to be manufactured for CrossWind’s 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. With a combined weight of 64,356 tonnes, the 70 monopiles are designed in such a manner that they do not require transition pieces. The design is said to […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Farm Boosts Porpoise Activity

    23 June 2011
    Environment

    It is often assumed that offshore wind farms have a negative impact on marine animal populations but researchers from Denmark and the Netherlands have found that, in some cases, wind farms can act as a haven for certain species. The researchers, from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands and Aarhus University in Denmark, monitored […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbines to Be Installed Out of Buss Terminal

    23 September 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Buss Terminal in Eemshaven has been selected as the pre-assembly and installation port for the wind turbines that will spin as part of the Dutch Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. Starting in October 2022, the terminal will be serving as a base port for pre-assembly and installation of rotor blades, nacelles, and towers for […]

  • Shell and Eneco Jointly Submit Hollandse Kust (noord) Bid

    7 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Shell and Eneco have jointly submitted a bid in a zero-subsidy round of the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The two companies are, through their CrossWind joint venture, competing with several other bidders including Ørsted, to develop a wind farm with a capacity of up […]

  • Van Oord Acquires Ballast Nedam Offshore Activities

    28 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore. The acquisition consists of the assets of Ballast Nedam Offshore, the dedicated EPCI staff (Engineering, Procurement, Contracting and Installation), heavy lift installation vessel Svanen and the Westermeerwind project (144 MW). The activities will be integrated into Van Oord’s Offshore Wind Projects business unit. The acquisition will […]

  • Van Oord Installs Inter-Array Cables at Hollandse Kust Noord

    21 July 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed installing and burying inter-array cables at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus and trencher Dig-It, a remotely-operated vehicle operated from Subsea Viking, have installed a web of 69 inter-array cables measuring 140 kilometres in total. The offshore wind farm is […]

  • Dutch Tender: Vattenfall, RWE-Macquarie Place Bids; Shell Remains the Most Interesting Bidder

    13 May 2016
    Contracts & Tenders

    Two further bids to construct offshore wind farms at the first sites offered at Dutch Borssele Zone were confirmed today, one submitted jointly by RWE and Macquarie Capital, and the other one by Vattenfall. “We are optimistic to be highly competitive with our application,” RWE and Macquarie Capital said in a statement. Vattenfall has made an offer independently, […]