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  • 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.

  • 22 December 2022
    Business & Finance

    Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has started the construction of a new cable factory at the Beatrixhaven site in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. According to Groningen Seaports, TKF will use the new factory to produce subsea cables to connect wind turbines from offshore wind farms to power stations. The new facility will be complementing TKF’s existing production in […]

  • 25 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topsides that Petrofac is delivering for the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT has left the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 700 MW Alpha topside was built at Drydocks World’s fabrication facility in Dubai. It will form part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) […]

  • 24 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49.5 per cent of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Once fully commissioned in 2023, HKZ will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world and also the first one ever to be built without subsidies for the power produced. Vattenfall […]

  • 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 […]

  • 7 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has secured a contract by Van Oord for the supply of inter-array cables for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project. TKF will manufacture and deliver 140 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables and associated accessories for the wind farm located approximately 18 kilometers from the Dutch coast, nearby Egmond […]

  • 22 August 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecofys WTTS will assist the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) in performing a data quality review on the Hollandse Kust (noord) metocean measurement campaign.

  • 21 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) has been awarded a contract by Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) to supply cable hang-off systems for the Hollandse Kunst Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. VPI will manufacture and deliver the low cable hang-off system to secure the inter-array cables in the wind turbines. The delivery is planned for the […]

  • 15 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Certex UK has partnered with its Amsterdam-based sister company Mennens to secure a construction project contract on the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Under the contract, which is likely to run until September 2023, Certex UK will assist in the provision of turbine compliance services to Siemens Gamesa, including statutory […]

  • 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 […]

  • 25 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    DNV GL Denmark A/S has won a contract to provide the certification of site studies for the Hollandse Kust (west) and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zones in the Dutch North Sea. The contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), plans to conclude a contract for the certification […]

  • 17 October 2018

    As reported recently, the upcoming offshore wind tender in the Netherlands will also have a zero-subsidy round, just like the one before it. According to Hans Timmers, Chairman of the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), the level of the electricity price, growing market and stable demand and supply make up the grounds for holding a subsidy-free tender. 

  • 31 May 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Full Type Certificate for the SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine model from TÜV NORD one year ahead of time, the turbine manufacturer said. “This is really a demonstration of how great technology and a true collaboration spirit within our development team can bring amazing results,” said Rasmus Haugaard, Senior Product […]

  • 12 May 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT has launched a qualification process for candidates interested in tendering for the delivery of offshore platforms that will connect wind farms at Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord offshore areas to the Dutch grid on the mainland.

  • 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.

  • 14 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands will today vote on a proposal to add new offshore wind farm zones and raise the country’s goal of having 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023.

  • 16 November 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Providing offshore wind developers with the best modelling data possible in the early stages of project development translates into significant cost reductions, according to Dr. Thor Ugelvig Petersen, Head of Department Ports & Offshore Technology at DHI Group.

  • 1 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has invested in Høglund Ship Performance Monitor (SPM) which could reduce fuel consumption and improve the environmental footprint of their two offshore wind vessels, Wind Osprey and Wind Orca. “The Høglund SPM system will give us detailed insight on the efficiency of our engines. We are constantly […]

  • 30 April 2020
    Vessels

    Load tests of the new crane boom on Pacific Osprey have started, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) said. The installation of the jack-up’s new crane boom started in the Port of Esbjerg earlier this month. The reeving of the main hook was completed last Friday, and on Saturday, the boom was lowered into the boom rest, […]

  • 5 September 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The area above the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea can accommodate offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of at least 10GW, according to a research report commissioned by the province of Groningen.

  • 13 June 2022
    Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and BASF have decided to fit three of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust wind farm offshore the Netherlands with recyclable blades. Conventional blades are made with resin which is fused with fiberglass and carbon to create the blade’s structure. The resin only dissolves by exposing it to […]

  • 10 July 2019
    Vessels

    Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), is set to depart for its maiden voyage this week. According to Heerema, Sleipnir will set course from Indonesia to Spain on a trip expected to take about 45 days rounding South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Bunkering of LNG took place for the last two days some 12 […]

  • 31 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany Confirms Two Additional Offshore Wind Farm Links The German Federal Network Agency has added two more offshore wind farm connection systems to the revised Offshore Grid Development Plan (O-NEP) 2030. 32 Beatrice Foundations In Place Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov installed the 32nd of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore […]

  • 23 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Denmark-headquartered Cadeler has awarded its compatriot Semco Maritime a contract for vessel modifications to upgrade the main crane capacity on Cadeler’s two O-class wind farm installation vessels (WFIV). Semco Maritime has previously fitted new and extended crane booms on the two WFIVs, Wind Orca and Wind Osprey. The scope of work comprises planning and supplier […]

  • 17 April 2020
    Vessels

    Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has commenced the installation of the new crane boom onboard its jack-up vessel Pacific Osprey. The 422-tonne boom was lifted onto the vessel in the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, yesterday morning with the help of two shore cranes and locked to the base of the crane, SBO said. According to the […]

  • 28 June 2019
    Vessels

    Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), has completed its sea trials and crane load tests. During the trials, Sleipnir reached a speed of 12.2kn, approximately 22.6km/h when fully deploying all eight thrusters, therefore reducing the transit time to projects, Heerema said. The vessel’s two 10,000t revolving cranes were also put to the […]