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  • TenneT Seeks Non-UXO Survey Squad

    20 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    TenneT TSO has issued a tender seeking non-UXO offshore route survey services covering zones in the Dutch North Sea identified in the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030. The tender covers the 700MW Hollandse Kust (west) Beta, the 700MW Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden, the 2GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha, and the 2GW IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind farm zones. […]

  • Vattenfall and BASF to Compete in Next Dutch Offshore Wind Tender

    22 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall will participate in the offshore wind farm tender for Hollandse Kust West Sites VI and VII in the Dutch North Sea, partnering with the chemicals producer BASF for Site VI. The Hollandse Kust West wind farm zone is located approximately 53 kilometers off the west coast of the Netherlands. The full area is auctioned […]

  • Smulders, ENGIE Start Working on Hollande Kust Noord Substation

    25 September 2020
    Grid Connection

    The joint venture between ENGIE Solutions and Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, has cut the first steel for the topside of the offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm zone in the Netherlands. The joint venture partners, together with TenneT representatives, officially marked the beginning of works at a steel cutting ceremony […]

  • Dutch Select Hollandse Kust West Wind Resource Assessors

    6 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    The Dutch government has selected a consortium led by Tractebel to perform the wind resource assessment (WRA) for the Hollandse Kust (West) offshore wind farm zone. The consortium which includes the Von Karman Institute (VKI) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) will perform the assignment on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). With the expertise of the VKI, the […]

  • Yard Work Starts on Hollandse Kust West Alpha Topside

    15 March 2023
    Grid Connection

    The topside for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore substation has now left the hall where initial construction works were being done and moved to a yard in Hoboken, Belgium, where the remaining work will continue before the platform is ready to be installed offshore the Netherlands. The offshore transformer platform is being constructed by […]

  • Dutch Plan TNW Geotechnical Survey Tender

    3 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) is set to issue a tender in October for geotechnical investigation at the North of the Wadden Sea Islands offshore wind farm zone. RVO.nl will seek a company to carry out geotechnical soil investigations at the 700MW zone also known as Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW). The agency estimates that the tender […]

  • Shell and Eneco Win Second Hollandse Kust West Site, 756 MW Offshore Wind Farm to Include Several Nature Protection and Enhancement Measures

    15 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is the winner of the permit for the second Hollandse Kust West (HKW) site, HKW Site VI, where the joint venture will build a 756 MW offshore wind farm with a special focus on nature. The project, expected to be commissioned in 2026, will be built in […]

  • The Netherlands Issues Rules for Next Offshore Wind Auction

    10 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has issued regulations containing rules for the upcoming licensing of the Hollandse Kust (west) VI and Hollandse Kust (west) VII offshore wind zones in the North Sea. As reported, the auction for the two sites will open for bids on 14 April and close on 12 […]

  • Pondera to Prepare Hollandse Kust (West) EIA

    4 April 2019
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Pondera Consult has won a contract to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for lots VI and VII in the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind energy area in the Dutch North Sea. Pondera will manage the environmental impact assessment, the appropriate assessment, and the assessment for the protection of species in the context of […]

  • RVO.nl to Invite Archaeological Study Bids for New OW Areas

    24 July 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has issued early information on a tender it plans to launch on 30 July, looking for a company to undertake an archaeological study for three areas earmarked for offshore wind projects. 

  • Van Oord Reveals Two Major Offshore Wind Contracts

    13 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has disclosed that the company and its subsidiaries won two major and previously undisclosed offshore wind contracts in 2022. The first contract, provisional in its nature, was secured in December 2022 and pertains to ”the Hollandse Kust West” offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Van Oord did not reveal any additional details about […]

  • Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Substation Jacket Stands

    24 August 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s vessel Orion has completed the installation of the jacket foundation for Tennet’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha platform in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The installation of the 2,300-tonne jacket began last week after the unit arrived at the offshore construction site from the Port of Vlissingen on 14 August, a few weeks […]

  • RVO.nl Issues TNW Geophysical Survey Tender Teaser

    1 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) is planning to issue a tender in March for geophysical investigation at the North of the Wadden Sea Islands offshore wind farm zone. The awarded company will be responsible for carrying out the surveys in the months of July, August and/or September at the 700MW zone also known as Ten Noorden […]

  • Fugro Ready With Hollandse Kust West Geotechnical Data

    20 October 2020
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the geotechnical survey operations at the Hollandse Kust (West) offshore wind farm zone in the Netherlands. The activities included mapping the bathymetry, the shallow geology and identifying existing infrastructure. An extensive intrusive campaign followed with hundreds of CPTs, seismic CPTs and boreholes. Subsequently, a year’s worth of laboratory tests was executed, RVO.nl […]

  • 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 […]

  • Study: LCoE of Future Wind Farms Offshore the Netherlands

    24 December 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    BLIX Consultancy and Pondera Consult have carried out a study on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) of future offshore wind farm sites in the Netherlands.

  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Secures Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Zone

    10 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract to develop an integrated ground model as part of a tender for geotechnical soil investigations at the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The contract is valued at around EUR 300,000. As previously reported, under the same tender, the […]

  • SSE Renewables Picks Port of Den Helder for Hollandse Kust West O&M Base

    25 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has chosen the Port of Den Helder to be the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for its project(s) in the Hollandse Kust West offshore wind zone in the Netherlands, should the company win development rights in the tender. SSE Renewables, which has now rented commercial space in the building of the former fish […]

  • 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 […]

  • Jan De Nul, LS Cable Install First Hollandse Kust West Alpha Sea Cable

    26 January 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul and LS Cable & System have completed the installation of the first sea cable for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha substation in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. In recent weeks, the cable-laying vessel Connector and the remote-controlled cable-laying vehicle UTV1200 laid more than 60 kilometres of cables between Heemskerk beach […]

  • Dutch Offshore Grid Connection Open for Comments

    14 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) are inviting the public to provide comments on the infrastructure for connecting the North of the Wadden Sea Islands offshore wind project to the grid. The parties said that by gathering feedback on the 700MW Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW) project now, most promising routes are included in […]

  • RWE Submits Bids in Hollandse Kust West Tender

    16 May 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE is participating in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) sites VI and VII. The areas are located in the North Sea, about 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. The sites will each deliver more than 760 MW of offshore wind capacity. In addition, RWE’s proposed design […]

  • BlueFloat Unveils 7.5 GW of Floating Wind Projects in Philippines

    5 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    On 2 June, BlueFloat Energy announced that the company had secured contracts for four (floating) offshore wind project sites in the Philippines and thus entry into the country’s offshore wind market. These are Wind Energy Service Contracts (WESCs), or Offshore Wind (OSW) Service Contracts (SCs), that are being awarded by the Philippines’ Department of Energy, which reported in April […]

  • Orion Starts Installing Hollandse Kust West Alpha Jacket

    16 August 2022
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    DEME’s vessel Orion has begun the installation of the jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha platform in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The jacket set sail from the Port of Vlissingen to the offshore construction site on 14 August, a few weeks after the load out at the Heerema Fabrication Group […]

  • RWE Wins Dutch Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Tender with 760 MW Project Including Green Hydrogen and Floating Solar

    11 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has won the permit to build a large-scale offshore wind farm at the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VII site in the Dutch North Sea through the subsidy-free tender launched in the Netherlands in April. The Germany-based developer placed a bid through its project company Oranje Wind Power II and proposed a 760 MW offshore […]

  • TenneT Picks Jan De Nul and LS Cable for Export Cable Work

    20 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT has awarded the consortium of Jan De Nul Group and LS Cable & System the contracts for the supply and installation of high voltage cables for the grid connection of the Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha offshore wind farms. Jan De Nul Group will take care of the transportation, laying, and protection of […]