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  • Cheaper Offshore Wind to Cut Dutch Subsidies by EUR 2 Billion?

    1 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch government could spend up to EUR 2 billion less than planned on subsidies for energy generated by offshore wind as the costs to build and operate offshore wind farms have fallen sharply in recent years, according to the Financieele Dagblad (FD).  The country’s Energy Agreement from 2013 stipulated that up to EUR 18 billion of state aid […]

  • ECN: R&D, Innovation Play Important Role in Cost Reduction

    14 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Following the announcement of the Borssele III and IV tender result, Dutch energy research institute ECN said that R&D and innovation play an important role in current trend towards lower cost of offshore wind power. After the price achieved at the previous tender earlier this year, won by DONG Energy, the winner at the latest Borssele tender, a […]

  • EPG Ships Out Spud Can Set

    27 February 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Poland’s Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG), a subsidiary of MARS Shipyards & Offshore Group, has manufactured and loaded out four spud cans to be installed on a wind farm installation vessel. 

  • Esvagt Accepts Delayed SOV Delivery from Havyard

    12 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Danish offshore support specialist Esvagt has contributed to an economic rescue package for the Havyard shipyard, the builder of the company’s next three Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), and has accepted a delay in delivery. The delay in the delivery was caused by the Norwegian shipbuilder experiencing ”financial whirlwinds” , Esvagt said. Offshore WIND reached out […]

  • 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.

  • Second MHI Vestas SOV Hits the Water in Turkey

    2 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has launched the second of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) being built for MHI Vestas and Esvagt. 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 offshore England, and the Moray East wind farm off […]

  • Grontmij Becomes Sweco Following Acquisition

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    As of today (4 April), Dutch consultancy and engineering company Grontmij goes under the name Sweco Nederland. Grontmij was acquired by Sweco on October 1, 2015. ”We were already part of the Sweco family and are proud that we now carry the name,” said Ton de Jong, CEO of Sweco Nederland. Sweco said that, through the acquisition, it can […]

  • RVO Talks 6 GW for IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Zone

    26 October 2021
    Grid Connection

    The Dutch IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone, which is set to house TenneT’s next-generation offshore grid solution with a capacity of 2 GW per connection, is likely to incorporate three instead of two 2 GW grid connection systems and have 6 GW instead of 4 GW of total installed offshore wind capacity. This is according […]

  • Eneco Splits Green Energy and Network Business Operations

    12 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch energy company Eneco Holding NV is dividing its business operations between two separate, independent companies. As of 1 February 2017, Eneco Holding NV will be unbundled into the sustainable energy company Eneco Group, and the network company Stedin Group, each with its own supervisory board and management board. The new appointments to the boards will become final […]

  • Shell Makes Case for 20GW of Dutch Offshore Wind by 2030

    13 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has called on the government in the Netherlands to increase its target for installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 20 gigawatts, Reuters reports.

  • Havyard Delivers Another SOV to Esvagt

    18 December 2020
    Vessels

    Havyard Group’s subsidiary, New Havyard Ship Technology, has handed over the first of the three new wind farm service operations vessels (SOV) ordered by Esvagt. The SOV that was handed over on 18 December is the fourth such vessel to be delivered to Esvagt and the first in a new series of SOVs built by […]

  • Pieter van Oord: Increasing Speed of Construction Brings Costs Down (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    22 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Construction companies are building offshore wind farms two to three times faster than in the past and are helping offshore wind developers bring down the amount of subsidies needed for the projects to materialize, Pieter van Oord, Chief Executive Officer of Van Oord, said on the sidelines of the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Borssele 1&2 World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The cost of building and operating the 700MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm is expected to be EUR 2.7 billion cheaper than previously estimated. Moreover, the wind farm will generate 22.5% more electricity than anticipated. Fierce competition between companies in the public tender to secure the permit and associated subsidy to build and operate […]

  • Cemre Shipyard Launches Third MHI Vestas SOV

    13 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Cemre Shipyard has launched the third of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Esvagt and under long-term charters with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The Turkish shipbuilder launched the hull of the first SOV in April and the second one in September. The 70-5 metre SOVs were ordered at Norway’s Havyard Group. The fitting […]

  • Van Oord Offloads Blauwwind Stake

    12 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has sold and transferred its 10 per cent stake in the Blauwwind joint venture to the renewable energy asset manager Luxcara In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm. The project is comprised of 77 Vestas 9.5 MW […]

  • Shell Adds to New Energies Recruiter List

    2 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Quanta has been awarded a global recruitment framework by Shell’s New Energies business.

  • MHI Vestas Firmed Up 910MW Worth of Orders in 2016

    8 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind secured four firm and unconditional orders totalling 910MW in capacity in 2016. The firm orders were received for the 42MW Blyth project in the UK, the 406MW Horns Rev III project in Denmark, the 370MW Norther project in Belgium, and the 92MW Aberdeen Bay project in the Scotland. Furthermore, the joint venture between […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]

  • Highlights of the Month: September 2016

    3 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. Borssele […]

  • BORSSELE TENDER REVEALED

    28 October 2016
    Contracts & Tenders

    The announcement of the Borssele auction results was greeted by the offshore wind industry with a mixture of astonishment, delight and (from competitors) a little concern. DONG had beaten not just the 37 other bidders but also smashed the €100/MWh levelized cost of energy (LCOE) barrier well ahead of schedule! The offshore wind community was astonished that this […]

  • Borssele 3 and 4 Fully Up and Running

    18 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Blauwwind, the consortium behind the project in the Dutch North Sea, announced during an online Handover to Operations ceremony. The construction of the wind farm, comprising a total of 77 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, was completed on-time, with official commissioning on […]

  • Borssele 3 & 4 Ready to Officially Enter Operation

    16 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 & 4 wind farm off the Netherlands will be officially handed over to the Operations team on Thursday, 18 February, as all construction phase-related activities have been completed and the wind farm is now generating electricity in full capacity. The first of the project’s 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines was […]

  • Van Oord

    30 May 2017

    Van Oord Our leading position in offshore wind was in 2019 displayed in the projects Norther, Deutsche Bucht and the Borssele sites III & IV and V. For the Norther project, Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus installed all foundations and turbines. Our cable-installation vessel Nexus installed all inter array cables and the export cable. […]

  • DHSS

    27 July 2018

    DHSS Ships Agency As your agent we are your facilitator and contact between Onshore and Offshore. DHSS has longterm relationship with various Port Authorities, Pilots, Customs, Immigration, ship chandlers and other suppliers. Your crew will be taken care of. Not only with provisions and fresh water but also with meet & greet services, husbandry services, […]

  • Gould Nabs Borssele Bounty

    22 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Dutch offshore wind services provider Gould has secured contracts for work on the wind farms in the Borssele zone. Van Oord has selected Gould to act as their key logistic hub for the Borssele Ill and IV offshore wind farm. For this, Van Oord will make use of Gould’s offshore service base in Vlissingen. The […]

  • Netherlands Wind Energy Association

    8 June 2017

    Markets Outlook: NWEA NWEA actively promotes the utilisation of wind power in the Netherlands, on land and offshore. By initiating and supporting policy change to optimise wind energy deployment throughout the entire value chain, NWEA is actively involved in liaising with the national government. Moreover, NWEA supports companies in their endeavors to get foothold in the […]