New site location © Kroningswind Site preparations have recently started for the Kroningswind Wind Farm at Goeree-Overflakkee in the province of…
Installation Vessel Aeolus © Van Oord Two Towers partners Van Oord, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe, have fully commissioned the…
© Business in Wind The Province of Zeeland has designated the Oosterscheldekering as a concentration location for wind energy. Developer…
The electricity production from renewable sources in 2020 amounted to 31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). This is an increase of…
MPI Resolution © Van Oord Swedish energy company Vattenfall has awarded Van Oord a 4-year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contract,…
Site preparations have recently started for the Kroningswind Wind Farm at Goeree-Overflakkee in the province of Zuid-Holland. The approximately 80 MW wind farm is expected to be operational at the end of 2022. Kroningswind wind farm is located in an agricultural area between Stellendam and Middelharnis. The…
Two Towers partners Van Oord, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe, have fully commissioned the Borssele Wind Farm Site V. The innovation site, featuring 2 Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, incorporates several innovations. Borssele V, located around 20 km off the coast of Zeeland and situated within…
The Province of Zeeland has designated the Oosterscheldekering as a concentration location for wind energy. Developer E-Connection has taken the initiative to further optimize this…
The electricity production from renewable sources in 2020 amounted to 31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). This is an increase of 40% compared to 2019. Of…
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has awarded Van Oord a 4-year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contract, with the option for one more year. The contract includes…
A consortium of Rijne Energie, Eneco and BHM Solar has been officially selected by the Municipal Executive of Utrecht for the development of an energy…
The Netherlands is known for its innovative strength. This is no different in the field of wind energy. Especially at sea, many gigawatts of power will be installed in the coming years. Innovation plays a major role in reducing the costs of offshore wind. But…
Marine Performance Systems (MPS) develops a system with air bubbles that absorb and reduce noise. On 9 December 2019, the company won with its concept the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge, organised by Innovatielink and Offshore Wind Innovators. Driving wind turbine monopiles in the seafbed results…
Blades have been the so-called ‘underdog’ in wind energy for a long time. Its use was practical but not seen by definition as a vital element. Only later did the industry became aware of its importance in the energy production of a wind turbine. Dutch…
When the first offshore wind farm was built in Dutch waters, no one at that time would have been able to foresee how quickly the price per megawatt hour would drop. Neither did the Rabobank. A conversation with Marc Schmitz and Pieter Plantinga, managing director…
