"Hollandse Kust Zuid" News

BASF Takes 49% Share in Vattenfall’s Nordlicht Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 22, 2024

Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49% of Vattenfall's Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF, deepening their partnership in the field of renewable energy. Nordlicht, located offshore Germany, is already Vattenfall's second major offshore…

Vattenfall to Take Part in IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Tender in Netherlands

Mar 28, 2024

Vattenfall has decided to enter a bid for the sites, Alpha and Beta, of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender.IJmuiden Ver consists of two sites, each with a 2 GW capacity. Plans for site Alpha focus on biodiversity criteria, while Beta is focused on system integration…

EU Adds 17GW of New Wind Energy in 2023

Jan 12, 2024

The European Union has built 17 GW of new wind energy in 2023, with 3 GW of new capacity coming from offshore wind farms.The WindEurope data shows that Germany built the most new wind capacity followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. The Netherlands built the most new offshore wind…

Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm Starts Operating

Dec 20, 2023

The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has started operating in the Dutch North Sea.The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, located 18.5 kilometers off the coast, became operational on December 20…

Dutch King Inaugurates Massive Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 29, 2023

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has officially inaugurated the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.To mark the occasion the king celebrated the completion of Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm to date together with executives of Vattenfall…

Artificial Reefs Deployed in Dutch North Sea to Boost Marine Life Around Offshore Wind Farms

Oct 27, 2023

Dutch transmission system operator TenneT, in collaboration with contractor Equans/Smulders,  has installed several artificial reefs near the offshore wind power transformer platform Hollandse Kust (west Alpha), which are meant to stimulate marine life…

VIDEO: Cadeler Installs Final 11MW Turbine at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 13, 2023

Danish offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler said Tuesday it had completed the installation of the final offshore wind turbine at Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.'With a capacity of 1.5 GW, [Hollandse…

DNV, Partners Launch JIP to Assess Offshore Wind Installation Emissions

Feb 27, 2023

The maritime classification society DNV has, with its partners, launched a joint industry program to establish a monitoring and reporting framework for assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the offshore wind installation sector. The partners of the JIP called EMRED…

World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm: Vattenfall Hits Halfway Mark with HKZ Turbine Installation

Nov 17, 2022

Offshore wind developer Vattenfall said Thursday it had hit the halfway mark with the installation of wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm offshore the Netherlands.“We're halfway towards having constructed the world’s first offshore wind farm built without subsidies…

Dutch Build Out North Sea Wind Farms, Test Floating Solar Panels

Aug 25, 2022

Wind turbines, floating solar panels, and green hydrogen at sea are among the projects under construction off the Dutch coast, as a country famed for its water engineering prowess builds out its renewable energy infrastructure.On a tour of North Sea facilities on Aug…

TenneT's HKZ Transformer Platforms in Dutch North Sea Hit Major Milestones

Mar 30, 2022

Dutch grid operator TenneT has this week installed the topside of the second offshore transformer platform built to serve Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.Following the installation of the first transformer platform…

Seaway 7, Subsea 7 Revise Guidance on Offshore Wind Project Issues

Jun 13, 2022

Seaway 7, a fixed-bottom offshore wind installation affiliate of Subsea 7, on Monday revised its adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022, citing issues with offshore wind projects in the Netherlands and Taiwan.The company said its revenue…

First Turbine Installed at World's First Subsidy-free Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 21, 2022

The first turbine was installed earlier this week at Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, Jochen Eickholt, CEO of wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, said in a social media post.Eickholt said: 'In a milestone moment yesterday…

Cadeler Orders $345M Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel from COSCO

May 09, 2022

Danish offshore wind installation services provider Cadeler has officially ordered a $345 million offshore wind foundation installation vessel from China's COSCO Heavy Industries.Cadeler first announced the plan to order the F-class vessel last week…

Boskalis Delivers HKZ Beta Substation to Tennet

Mar 25, 2022

Dutch marine services company Boskalis has delivered the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta substation topside to Tennet in the Netherlands after a long journey from Dubai, where it was built.This is the second High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topside…

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