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  • 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 […]

  • TenneT Gathers Eight-Strong Team for 525 kV Cable System

    20 April 2020
    Grid Connection, R&D

    TenneT has contracted eight cable suppliers to develop and test a 525 kV HVDC subsea cable system. The offshore grid operator plans to have the new cable system certified in spring 2022.

  • The Netherlands Opens Door to More Offshore Wind by 2023

    14 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has voted in favour of carrying out further research to determine if new offshore wind farms can be added to increase the country’s target of having a total of 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023.

  • MMT to Survey Dutch Offshore Wind Zone

    3 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has awarded MMT with a contract to perform a geophysical soil investigation of the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zone. Project preparations are currently underway, with the fieldwork planned to be performed in July and August from MMT’s survey vessel Franklin. The geophysical survey comprises the collection of high-resolution bathymetry […]

  • RVO Issues Nederwiek Zuid Integrated Ground Model Tender

    10 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) for the 2 GW Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ). The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an IGM and a Geotechnical Interpretative Report for the […]

  • TenneT Seeks Construction Team for 2 GW Offshore Grid Platforms

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has launched a qualification system for construction work on 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore platforms. The scope of this qualification system covers the Dutch offshore platforms, topsides and jackets, including auxiliary systems, together with the HVDC converter systems for the platform and the land station, and optional maintenance. […]

  • Netherlands Starts Work on Enabling Further 10 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    6 December 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, has announced the start of spatial planning procedures for cable routes that would connect more than 10 GW of the country’s planned additional offshore wind capacity to the national grid.  In a letter sent the House of Representatives on 2 December, State Secretary […]

  • Arcadis, BLIX to Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Zones

    27 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded Arcadis Nederland BV and BLIX Consultancy BV with contracts covering expert support on soil investigations and expert support on wind and water investigations at the new offshore wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. Arcadis Nederland BV is the winner of Lot 1 which includes expert support on […]

  • 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.

  • Highlights of the Month: February 2017

    1 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Opens Door to More Offshore Wind by 2023 The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has voted in favour of carrying out further research to determine if new offshore wind zones can be added to increase the country’s target of having a total of 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023. […]

  • TenneT Invites Subsea Cable Market Input for Upcoming Tenders

    20 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    TenneT has opened market consultation on subsea cabling for the projects Hollandse Kust (west) Beta and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden.

  • RVO Awards Contracts for Metocean Campaigns Offshore Netherlands

    20 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded contracts to GEOxyz and RPS advies- en ingenieursbureau B.V. for the execution of metocean campaigns at three offshore wind zone areas in the Netherlands. The tender, which was divided into three lots, outlines that the data is obtained by means of two individual floating LiDAR systems and one […]

  • Dutch Government Reveals 11.5GW by 2030 Offshore Wind Roadmap

    27 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    The Dutch government has presented the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030, setting out plans for the development of additional 7GW of offshore wind capacity in the 2024-2030 period.

  • TenneT Proposes Additional German Offshore Wind Auction, Dutch Link-Up

    12 July 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has called for the optimisation of the German offshore wind grid through an additional capacity auction and through linking future wind farms in the western German North Sea to the Dutch grid.

  • Dutch Govt to Overlook Seabed Survey Works at OWF Sites

    3 October 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has released an additional call for tenders, related to the recently announced seabed soil investigation at the country’s areas identified as offshore wind sites. The Ministry issued a European tender for a Representative of the Dutch State during soil investigations in the North Sea, aboard the vessels or site of contractors […]

  • Dutch Issue Offshore Wind Tender Teaser

    27 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue a tender covering expert support on soil investigations and expert support on wind and water investigations at the new offshore wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. RVO plans to start site characterization within designated new areas for the preparation of offshore wind development. The state agency […]

  • RVO Issues Nederwiek Geophysical Survey Tender

    12 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for a geophysical survey at the offshore Nederwiek Wind Farm Sites Zuid & Noord (North and South), and one other possible investigation area in the Dutch North Sea. The aim of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to carry […]

  • The Netherlands Designates Areas for 10.7 GW of New Offshore Wind

    21 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government has designated three new areas and has confirmed two previously designated areas in the North Sea for the development of offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 10.7 GW. With the new areas, the Netherlands is doubling the total planned capacity for offshore wind energy to around 21 GW by 2030. […]

  • Vattenfall and TenneT Exploring UK-Dutch Offshore Wind Links

    13 June 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall and TenneT have joined forces to assess the technical feasibility, regulatory challenges and the benefits of running an interconnector between a substation in the designated offshore wind area IJmuiden Ver in Dutch waters to one of Vattenfall’s substations in UK waters.

  • RVO Soon to Open Geotechnical Survey Tender for Nederwiek II & III

    24 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a call for tenders for geotechnical investigations at the Nederwiek Wind Farm Zone sites II and III in March 2023. The contract will be divided into two lots. Lot 1 will comprise executing an offshore seabed campaign, including seabed cone penetration tests (CPTs) up to 60m below […]

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • Hitachi, Petrofac to Work on TenneT’s Dutch Offshore Converter Stations

    13 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT, Hitachi Energy, and Petrofac have entered into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2 GW Programme. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will begin preparatory work and detailed engineering to ensure timely delivery of the first two Dutch converter stations for TenneT’s high voltage direct current […]

  • The Netherlands Plans to Nearly Double 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    11 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands plans to develop additional 10.7 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 in order to meet the EU’s current goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has now issued the Additional Draft North Sea Programme 2022 […]

  • Hollandse Kust (zuid) I & II Tender Ready for Take-Off

    12 December 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State has approved the Wind Farm Site Decisions (WFSD) for zones I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind project.

  • OWC: Building an Industry without Borders

    10 November 2015
    Grid Connection

    The central theme of the sixth annual Offshore WIND Conference held last month in Amsterdam was “Building an industry without borders.” According to a study published by the European Commission titled “Study of the benefits of a meshed offshore grid in Northern Seas region,” a meshed offshore grid would cut costs by between EUR 30 […]

  • UK and Netherlands Blazing Trail with Multi-Purpose Interconnector

    22 September 2020
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    National Grid Ventures and TenneT have signed a cooperation agreement to explore the feasibility of connecting Dutch and British offshore wind farms to the energy systems of both countries via interconnectors. Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, TenneT and National Grid Ventures will explore the development of a multi-purpose interconnector (MPI) to simultaneously connect […]