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  • Vattenfall Greenlights Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4

    4 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has made the final investment decision for the zero-subsidy Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 wind farm project in the Dutch North Sea. The 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid will be the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and in the world once fully operational in 2023. Vattenfall was awarded the contract to build Hollandse […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Topside Sails Out of Dubai

    21 February 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The second offshore transformer station topside for the grid connection of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project has set sail from the Drydocks World Dubai’s fabrication facility in the United Arab Emirates. In charge of the weighing, transport and load-out of the 700 MW, 3,950-tonne Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta topside is the […]

  • Subsea 7 Joins Hollandse Kust Zuid Team

    18 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall has contracted Seaway 7, part of Subsea 7, for work on the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Seaway 7 is in charge of the transport and installation of 76 monopile foundations and the laying of the inter-array cables. The company has also been selected as one of the partners for […]

  • The Netherlands Requires Hollandse Kust Site Studies Certification

    14 December 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has invited tenders for certification of site studies at the Hollandse Kust wind farm zones. An agreement will be signed with a tenderer who is able to carry out the certification of various site studies that will be performed at the offshore wind farm zones Hollandse Kust Zuid (South Holland Coast) and […]

  • Photos Reveal Damage to Offshore Substation Jacket Hit by Drifting Cargo Ship

    9 February 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Transmission system operator TenneT has shared photos showing the damage done to the jacket foundation of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation following a collision with an out-of-control cargo ship Julietta D during Storm Corrie. As reported, the bulk carrier Julietta D drifted for hours in the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm offshore the […]

  • Hollandse Kust (Zuid) Cables to Make Landfall at Maasvlakte North

    21 October 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has announced that the Maasvlakte North zone was identified as the most suitable landfall location for onshore cables which will connect four 350MW offshore wind farms in the Hollandse Kust (zuid) zone to the grid, TenneT reports.   The offshore grid at Hollandse Kust (zuid) will consist of two offshore substations with two subsea […]

  • The Netherlands Designates Additional Areas to Build Cost-Effective Hollandse Kust OWFs

    9 December 2016
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch government has designated two additional strips of sea area for offshore wind infrastructure to allow for the realisation of offshore wind projects at Hollandse Kust Zuid (1,400MW) and Hollandse Kust Noord (700MW). The aim of this move is to cut the offshore wind cost by enabling construction closer to the coast. Namely, the newly designated […]

  • TenneT Says Damage to Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Jacket ‘Limited’, Topside Installation a Go

    24 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation topside will not be affected by the damage the substation’s jacket foundation suffered in a recent collision with a cargo ship, TenneT said. As reported, the cargo ship Julietta D collided with the substation jacket and a turbine foundation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind […]

  • TenneT and DNV GL Continue Cooperation in Dutch North Sea

    26 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    DNV GL has been contracted by Transmission System Operator TenneT to deliver the complete project certification for two offshore substations (OSS) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea.

  • Peterson Supporting Installation of Hollandse Kust Zuid Transformer Stations

    12 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energy logistics provider Peterson is supporting the offshore installation of the two 700 MW transformer platforms for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore grid connection under a logistics contract with Petrofac. HKZ Alpha, the first of the two offshore substations that will connect Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid, was installed […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Topside On the Move – Video

    15 February 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The topside for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation has been loaded onto a vessel at Drydocks World Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The topside is expected to start its journey to the Dutch North Sea shortly, TenneT, the platform’s owner and operator, said. Mammoet was in charge of loading the topside onto […]

  • Zero Subsidy Bidders to Take First Stab at Dutch Offshore Wind Zones

    29 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands will allow companies interested in developing the 700MW Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II offshore wind farm zones without government subsidies to submit their bids prior to the subsidy and permit tender planned for this autumn.

  • Seaway 7 Orders MENCK Hammer for Hollandse Kust Zuid

    12 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seaway 7 has signed a contract with MENCK for the provision of a hammer for the installation of monopile foundations at the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farms in the Netherlands. MENCK, part of marine and subsea solutions group Acteon, will provide one of its MHU 3500S hydraulic hammers and spread for the project. […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid 3&4 UXO-Free

    25 August 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UXOcontrol has completed the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and disposal campaign at the Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 and 4 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The campaign, which ran from early February till July, saw a total of 1,350 targets investigated, with 19 being highlighted as UXOs for neutralisation. Work began with Noordhoek Pathfinder as […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid III & IV Winner Soon to Be Revealed

    4 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy is set to reveal the winner of the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III & IV tender on 10 July. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) opened the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III and IV sites without government subsidies on 1 March. The zero-subsidy round, which closed on 14 March, […]

  • BREAKING: Vattenfall Wins Second Dutch Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Tender

    10 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has selected Vattenfall as the winner of the zero-subsidy Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III & IV offshore wind tender. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) opened the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III & IV site without government subsidies on 1 March. Besides Vattenfall, the call attracted bids from […]

  • HKZ Beta Topside In Place, HKZ Alpha Ready for Use

    31 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta offshore substation has been installed on its jacket foundation in the Dutch North Sea, TenneT said. The HKZ Beta topside was loaded from the transport vessel onto Allseas’ platform installation vessel Pioneering Spirit in the Alexiahaven. The Pioneering Spirit then sailed to the installation site and, […]

  • Fugro Completes UXO Project in Dutch North Sea

    25 February 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed a marine unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation project for TenneT as part of the construction of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind farm. The 13-month project involved surveying the cable route for explosive remnants of war (ERW), including munitions dumped at sea after conflict, and investigating potential targets. TenneT received their final […]

  • Bibby HydroMap Sends SeaZip Fix to Hollandse Kust Zuid I & II

    24 July 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Bibby HydroMap has taken the survey vessel SeaZip Fix on charter from Seazip Offshore Service. Rebuilt in 2015, the 42m DP1 Ice Class vessel will supplement the existing Bibby HydroMap fleet and will commence seismic survey operations on Hollandse Kust Zuid I & II in the Dutch North Sea on behalf of Vattenfall during July. […]

  • Drydocks World Cuts Into HKZ Beta Steel

    28 May 2020
    Grid Connection

    Dubai-based Drydocks World has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation topside. This is the third topside that Drydocks World will be constructing for Petrofac and end-client TenneT, and the second project for the Hollandse Kust Zuid zone. The 700 MW High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) platform will, together with […]

  • Swire Blue Ocean to Handle Siemens Gamesa Giants on Hollandse Kust Zuid

    14 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted Swire Blue Ocean for the installation of the Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. Using the wind farm installation vessel Pacific Osprey, Swire Blue Ocean will transport the various turbine components from the pre-assembly site on the Dutch coast to the wind […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Wind Turbine Towers Arriving in Rotterdam

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CS Wind PT has sent the first batch of wind turbine towers for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm to Rotterdam, Netherlands. This was the first shipment of five predicted for upcoming weeks, according to CS Wind PT’s social media update. Blue Water Shipping and Sealine Spain supported CS Wind PT during […]

  • Geophysical Investigations Required for Hollandse Kust Zuid

    18 December 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has invited tenders for geophysical soil investigations at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) offshore wind farm zone.  An agreement will be signed with a tenderer who is able to carry out the geophysical investigations required to obtain the soil information at the offshore wind farm zones at Hollandse Kust Zuid, in […]

  • UXOcontrol Lands Hollandse Kust Zuid Contract

    21 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has appointed UXOcontrol as specialist contractor to complete the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification campaign for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project. When construction is completed, the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone will cover an area of 225 km2 with water depths at site ranging from 18.1 to 27.8 metres. The […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Subsidy-Free Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

    19 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. This is also the first SG 11.0-200 DD unit to be installed offshore and the largest and most powerful wind turbine to be installed on an […]

  • 8.2 Consulting to Oversee Hollandse Kust Zuid Commissioning

    25 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected German-based 8.2 Consulting AG for commissioning and quality surveillance work on the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. From May 2022, the installation and commissioning of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines will start 18 to 36 kilometres off the Dutch coast, where 8.2 Consulting AG will […]