Today, Thursday 22 October, the court in Assen ruled that construction of De Drentse Monden en Oostermoer wind farm in the province of Drenthe can continue after opponents started interim relief proceedings, demanding the activities to halt. De Drentse Monden en Oostermoer wind farm is a project by Duurzame Energieproductie Exloërmond B.V, Windpark Oostermoer Exploitatie…
This week, Windpark Fryslân reported that the work on the artificial island near Kornwerderzand in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer has been completed. The Zuiderzeewind contractor consortium was responsible for the construction of the island, which consists of approximately 2 hectares above water and two shallow water zones of approximately 25 hectares. Van Oord…
Norwegian communication network operator Tampnet has been awarded a contract to supply 4G/LTE coverage for the 600 MW Gemini Offshore Wind Farm and the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) working in the wind farm area. Tampnet operates an offshore high capacity communication network in the North Sea and the Gulf of…
Huisman signed a a Letter of Intent with the Norwegian Wergeland Group and PSW Group for the supply of a Skyhook quayside crane at the Gulen Industrial Harbour in the west of Norway. According to the company the Skyhook crane is the largest Slewing Jib Quayside Crane in the world. It has a lifting capacity…
In January this year, Van Oord announced its plan to co-operate on a wind farm in Estonia with Estonian developer Saare Wind Energy. Today the marine contractor shared the news that it is now a shareholder in Saare Wind Energy. Saare Wind Energy is developing an area of up to 200 km2 south-west of the…
TenneT will conduct research in collaboration with Van Oord to improve biodiversity at cable intersections in the North Sea. In a pilot project, different types of stone are deposited at cable crossings at twelve locations to investigate which application stimulates biodiversity. The offshore connection for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm is the first area…
On Monday, 13 October 2020, the heavy load carrier Fjord arrived at the Maasvlakte, carrying the first of five foundations for the Kincardine floating offshore wind project off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland. At the Maasvlakte a MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW wind turbine will be mounted on the foundations before being towed to their…
Van Oord will place a total of eight different reef structures with oysters underwater within the Borssele V innovation site. It is the next step in a research programme relating to the restoration of European flat oyster beds. Oyster reefs are the basis for a healthy, thriving underwater life. Over a century ago, one-fifth of…
Damen Shipyards Group’s Fast Crew Supplier 2710 is a step closer to potentially being used in the US offshore wind industry after having received an approval in principle from US maritime classification society ABS. Damen had to modify the design of its standard FCS 2710 to meet the US requirements. The modifications include the incorporation…
On Thursday 8 October, the city council of Sittard-Geleen issued a statement of no objections for the environmental permit for the Holtum-Noord wind farm in the province of Limburg. This was reported by the project initiator ENGIE Energie Nederland BV. The Holtum-Noord wind farm comprises three wind turbines at the Holtum-Noord business park in the…
