Search results for: Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm

129 results

A list of search results

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Substation Topside Touches Down

    5 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 3,500-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed on its jacket foundation at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. This new construction milestone took place in the night from Monday to Tuesday at 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee with the help of DEME’s installation vessel Orion. After a […]

  • ECN Expands Offshore Measurement Locations, Teams Up with KNMI

    30 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is expanding the number of offshore measuring locations and is entering a partnership with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). ECN, KNMI, Rijkswaterstaat and several other parties have various measurement masts and measurement systems set up off the coast from Egmond aan Zee, IJmuiden, Borssele and by the Goeree […]

  • ENECO: Touring the Dutch offshore wind farms

    22 December 2014

    On a bright Sunday morning August 31st around 450 persons gathered in the Felison terminal of the DFDS Seaways in the port of IJmuiden where the Princess Seaways cruise liner was waiting to take them on a day trip to the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, Dutch utility Eneco’s second offshore wind farm in Dutch […]

  • Taiwan Delegation Visits Ormonde OWF During Offshore Wind Fact Finding Mission

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    ODE, Northland Power and Yushan Energy jointly hosted a delegation of Civic Leaders and industrialists from Taiwan during their recent offshore wind fact finding mission to the UK.

  • CrossWind and TenneT Sign Hollandse Kust (noord) Grid Connection Agreements

    4 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    CrossWind, a consortium of Shell and Eneco, has signed agreements with TenneT for the construction of the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm. Located in the Dutch North Sea some some 18.5 kilometres off Egmond aan Zee, the 759 MW Hollandse Kust (noord) and its grid connection are scheduled to be […]

  • USA: Baryonyx Corporation to Negotiate Contract for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Project

    17 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Baryonyx Corporation announced that it has been invited to negotiate a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for an initial award under the Wind and Water Power Program. Subject to the outcome of environmental and feasibility assessments, a further phase would see a three-turbine, 18MW wind farm installed offshore Texas. The Gulf Offshore Wind […]

  • Shell to Bid at Upcoming Dutch Offshore Wind Tender?

    22 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. Shell’s representatives have attended information meetings regarding the Borssele I & II tender, which is scheduled to be open for applications in May. There are strong rumours that Shell is going to bid at the Borssele tender, Dutch media said, […]

  • Certion, SkySpecs Complete Blade Inspection at Eneco’s Prinses Amalia Windpark

    19 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Dutch company Certion and drone service provider SkySpecs have completed blade inspection works at Eneco’s Prinses Amalia Windpark and Eneco Luchterduinen in the Netherlands. In total, 70 wind turbines were inspected in five days at Prinses Amalia Windpark and Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. “Thanks to favourable weather conditions and a highly motivated support team […]

  • CrossWind Orders Elogen Electrolyser for Hollandse Kust Noord

    20 February 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco developing the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm off the Netherlands, has signed a contract with Elogen, a Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) group company, to design and manufacture a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser with a power of 2.5 MW. The electrolyser will convert the green […]

  • UK Supreme Court to Decide on Robin Rigg Case on 3 August

    31 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    On 3 August, the UK Supreme Court will hand down the judgement in the case of MT Højgaard vs. E.ON Climate and Renewables regarding the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm.

  • Cadeler Strikes Again Offshore The Netherlands

    12 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Cadeler A/S to transport and install wind turbines at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord project in the Dutch North Sea. Located approximately 18 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands, close to the town of Egmond aan Zee, the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm will comprise 69 Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Latest Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Comes with a Bag of Tricks

    30 July 2020
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The 759 MW Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm will include five technology demonstrations that could be implemented at full-scale in the future, CrossWind, the consortium developing the wind farm, said. These include a floating solar park, short-term battery storage, wind turbines that are optimally tuned to the network to minimise the negative ‘wake’-effects that […]

  • Shell Puts Together Offshore Wind Recruitment Team

    6 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions (formerly Shell New Energies) has selected ERSG and Light Source People for global staffing services for its offshore wind business. Following a tendering procedure, Light Source People has been appointed as an official supplier to provide contractors and permanent staff for Shell’s offshore wind projects and wider renewables portfolio globally under a […]

  • BREAKING: Shell-Eneco Consortium Wins Hollandse Kust (Noord) Tender

    29 July 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has selected the CrossWind consortium between Shell and Eneco to develop and operate the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project without government subsidies. The Hollandse Kust (noord) zone consists of two sites located 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near the town of […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Project Tackles the Wake Effect

    15 April 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Shell, Eneco, CrossWind, Siemens Gamesa, TU Delft, and GROW Foundation have started the work on the Dynamic Wind Farm Flow Control project. This project, focussed on reducing the wake effect by using real-time data, is one of CrossWind’s five innovations expected to contribute to a more constant electricity production at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust […]

  • Texas A&M Energy Institute to Lead Offshore Wind Farm Innovation Team (USA)

    28 January 2013
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Wind Energy Center will lead the Texas’ Offshore Wind Farm Innovation team as part of the Gulf Offshore Wind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity factor. The Wind Energy Center is housed […]

  • The Netherlands: Construction Starts on Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    10 October 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a joint venture between energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. The project’s 43 windmills will be located 23 kilometres off the […]

  • Wind Farm in North Sea Positive for Fauna, According to Dutch Research Report

    22 August 2011
    R&D

      A North-Sea wind farm contributes to increased biodiversity and has hardly any negative effects on fauna, according to a Dutch research report. For two years a research team studied benthic organisms (life at the sea bed), fish, birds and marine mammals at the OWEZ offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee. Their study shows […]

  • The Netherlands: Cabling Work Starts at Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    18 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a joint venture between energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. The project’s 43 windmills will be located 23 kilometres off the […]

  • The Netherlands Upgrading North Sea Offshore Wind Atlas

    7 November 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Dutch researchers are working on a new atlas featuring accurate information about North Sea winds for use in wind energy applications.

  • Jan De Nul Installs Cables for TenneT, Buys New Vessel

    28 November 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul Group has completed the first part of the cable installation works to connect the wind farms Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) to the Dutch mainland. The 220-kV high-voltage tests of both sea and land cables for Hollandse Kust (noord) were successfully completed as well, from the onshore substation to the substation […]

  • Ballast Nedam Inks Butendiek Contract

    16 October 2014

    Ballast Nedam was awarded the contract for the subsea inspection and maintenance of Offshore Wind Farm Butendiek by OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co KG, a company managed by German developer and wind farm operator wpd AG. The contract commences on 1 January 2015 and has an initial duration of 5 years. The contract comprises the subsea […]

  • Financing wind farms: How the largest project finance in offshore wind was established

    23 July 2014

    On May 14, 2014 the Dutch Gemini project reached financial close. After days and nights of intensive talks, serious negotiations and meticulously reviewing all contracts, all parties reached an agreement. All the ends were tied together, and everyone looked with satisfaction into a large room that was literally stuffed with contracts. Agreements, which made it […]

  • UK Reaches 6GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    19 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, which now has 120 megawatts (MW) […]

  • FoundOcean mobilises to grout 31 jackets at Ormonde Offshore Windfarm (UK)

    23 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    FoundOcean participates in the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm multiple four-legged jacket type foundation installation project FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industry, is mobilising to the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm today to commence grouting operations for a largescale multiple jacket type foundation installation project in UK waters. The Ormonde Offshore Wind […]

  • The Netherlands: First Offshore Wind Farm Has Positive Impact on Marine Life

    31 October 2012
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A five-year scientific study has revealed the first offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands has positively impacted life in and around the sea, and has had hardly any adverse effects. The wind farm was constructed in 2006 by NoordzeeWind – a joint venture between Shell and Nuon – and has been […]