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  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2016

    2 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Offshore WIND editorial staff wish our readers a happy and prosperous New Year! May it be at least as eventful for the offshore wind industry as 2016 was. To remind you of just how interesting 2016 was, we compiled a list of what was read the most throughout the year behind us. Oil & […]

  • Shell and Hexicon Pick Vestas 15 MW Turbines for Large-Scale Floating Wind Project

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea. If the project materialises, Vestas will supply and install 84 units of the V236-15.0 MW turbine for the project located off the south-east coast of South […]

  • Borssele Story Not Over for Shell?

    9 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Royal Dutch Shell is considering bidding at the upcoming Dutch tender for 680MW Borssele III and IV offshore wind sites, according to Reuters.  The second Borssele tender will open next week (16 September) and close on 29 September. The oil and gas giant took part in the Borssele I and II tender as part of […]

  • Borssele III and IV Consortium Applies For EIB Funds

    6 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Blauwwind II C.V., a consortium behind the Borssele III and IV offshore wind project, has applied for a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the development of the 740MW offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea.

  • Borssele I and II Tender Opens on 10 April

    6 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands will start the tendering procedure for the Borssele I and II offshore wind farms on 10 April, following the last month’s adoption of the amendment to the Electricity Act 1998 which allowed further development of offshore wind energy projects in the country. The window for submitting bids will remain open until 12 May, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said. RVO.nl also […]

  • Fugro Wins Further Work on Borssele Offshore Wind Zone

    21 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has signed two contracts with Fugro that cover further mapping the Borssele offshore wind energy zone. The company will take measurements of wind and sea conditions, and to research the seabed. Fugro will start shortly with the measurements of wind and sea conditions at future wind farm locations. The […]

  • Grontmij, Pondera to Prepare Borssele III and IV for Tendering

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Grontmij and Pondera Consult will carry out preparatory studies for the call for tender by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs for allotments III and IV of the Borssele offshore wind farm. When completed, Borssele will deliver sustainable energy to 1.4 million households and will be one of the world’s largest offshore wind energy sites. […]

  • TenneT and Blauwwind Sign Borssele III and IV Grid Connection Agreements

    24 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TSO TenneT and Blauwwind, the consortium of Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi/DGE, have signed the grid connection agreements for the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farms situated off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland.

  • Construction on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Enters Final Stretch

    18 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Around three-quarters of wind turbines have been installed at the 731.5 MW Borssele III and IV wind farm off the Netherlands, MHI Vestas said. The first of the wind farm’s 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines was installed at the site some 55 kilometres off Vlissingen at the end of May. Van Oord’s installation vessel […]

  • Port of Antwerp Files Appeal Against Borssele Cable Route

    1 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Port Authority of Antwerp has filed an appeal to the Dutch Council of State against a proposed export cable route for Borssele offshore wind farms. The proposed cable route, identified as the 4B route, holds a security risk for maritime traffic to and from Antwerp since the cable is in the busiest area of the Westerschelde, and […]

  • TenneT Reveals Borssele Beta Topside Sail-Out Date

    20 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside will sail out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea on 22 March, TenneT said. The 700MW offshore grid connection is scheduled to be operational on September 1. From then on, the 731.5MW Borssele III and IV wind farm that is […]

  • Borssele Beta Offshore Substation Topside Sets Sail

    30 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside has sailed out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea, TenneT said. The 700MW offshore grid connection is scheduled to be operational on September 1, the Dutch transmission system operator said. Borssele Beta will connect the 731.5MW Borssele III and IV […]

  • Dutch Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Tender Open for Applications

    4 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has opened a tender to build and operate offshore wind farms without subsidies at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV zones in the Dutch North Sea. The application period opened on 1 March and will run until 5 pm local time on Thursday, 14 March 2019. After the closure of […]

  • MHI Vestas Books Acta Centaurus for Borssele III and IV

    23 December 2019
    Vessels

    Acta Marine and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have signed a charter party for the deployment of the Acta Centaurus on the 731.5MW Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The Acta Centaurus will assist MHI Vestas with the commissioning of the 77 V164 9.5 MW wind turbines at the site […]

  • Fugro Starts Final Survey at Borssele Zone

    18 September 2015
    Vessels

    The geotechnical work is being undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and constitutes the final investigation at the Borssele wind farm sites before the final tender bidding rounds begin. This contract follows the previous geotechnical, geophysical and metocean investigations at the Borssele development. Fugro will execute […]

  • Ørsted Seeks Cable Layers for Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

    13 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Ørsted, former DONG Energy, has issued a tender for cable lay ship services at offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea.

  • 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 […]

  • Borssele Beta Offshore Substation Topside Touches Down

    7 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside has been installed at the project site in the Dutch North Sea. The topside sailed out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam at the end of March to the site but was awaiting favorable weather conditions to be installed. Borssele Beta will connect the 731.5 MW Borssele III and […]

  • MHI Vestas SOV Touches Water in Turkey – Video

    20 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Cemre Shipyard has launched the first of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) currently under construction for MHI Vestas and Esvagt at its yard in Turkey. The vessels are of the Havyard 831 L SOV design and will service the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, the Triton Knoll wind farm […]

  • VBMS and NKT Nab Borssele Alpha Export Cable Contract

    8 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch transmission systems operator TenneT has awarded a consortium of VBMS and NKT Cables with a contract to supply and install two export cables that will connect the Borssele I & II offshore wind farms to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of VBMS’ share is approximately EUR 70 million. Separately, the option has […]

  • Dutch MPs Call For Extension of 2023 Offshore Wind Capacity Target

    8 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has received a motion to look into the possibility of adding new offshore wind farm zones to the country’s list of projects scheduled for commissioning by 2023.

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Innovation Site Fully Commissioned

    25 February 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The 19 MW Borssele V wind farm in the Dutch North Sea has been fully commissioned, Two Towers, the consortium behind the ”innovation site”, said. Situated within the site III of the Borssele Wind Farm Zone, Borssele V features two Vestas 9.5 MW turbines and several innovations, one of which is a submerged Slip Joint. […]

  • Dutch Govt to Launch First Subsidy-Free Tender on 15 December

    18 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has published the Ministerial Order for permitting offshore wind energy for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) sites I and II, stating that the application period will start on 15 December and close on 21 December 2017.

  • MHI Vestas Goes Back to Black

    4 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas recorded EUR 30 million net profit in the third quarter of 2020. The company’s revenue stood at EUR 508 million for the period, an increase of EUR 109 million compared to the same quarter last year. The revenue in the third quarter was driven by the delivery of 42 […]

  • Hollandse Kust (Zuid) Tender Publication Date Set for Early October

    19 September 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands plans to publish the tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) I and II offshore wind farm development sites in early October.

  • Top News of the Week, 12 – 18 September 2016

    18 September 2016

    Vattenfall to Build Two Nearshore Wind Farms in Denmark Vattenfall has won the Danish nearshore wind tender after submitting the final bid for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord sites on 1 September and offering the lowest bid of 0,475 kr/kWh. Borssele Story Not Over for Shell? Royal Dutch Shell is considering bidding at the upcoming […]