Dutch NWB Bank and Danish export credit insurer EKF have joined Rabobank as co-financers of Zeewolde Wind Farm. In June this year, it was announced that the financing of the 322 MW Zeewolde Wind Farm in the province of Flevoland was completed. Rabobank provided a subordinated loan and a project loan of around 500 million…
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Pondera to carry out a wind feasibility study in Saba
Saba has the ambition to become a 100% sustainable energy island. Wind energy is one of the possible renewable energy sources that are being explored. Dutch consultancy Pondera will be carrying out a feasibility study for this purpose. Saba’s goal to become a 100% sustainable energy island was formulated in the 2019 Energy Sector Strategy.…
Final go-ahead for Pottendijk Wind Farm
Today, July 29, 2020, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State ruled positively on the permits issued for the Pottendijk Wind Farm. The planned 14 wind turbines along the Woldweg, in the Pottendijk area in Emmen, may be realised. In the municipality of Emmen, 3 areas have been designated for the development of…
Enercon installs prototype with 160 m rotor diameter in Wieringermeer
German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon succesfully installed a prototype of its new wind turbine, the E-160 EP5, at the wind energy test site in the Wieringermeer last week. This model for low wind regimes is part of Enercon’s EP5 platform and has a nominal power of 4.6 MW. With a rotor diameter of 160 m,…
Province of Noord-Brabant to adjust ‘Windenergie A16’ zoning plan
In an interim statement today about the ‘Windenergie A16’ zoning plan, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State found that the Provincial Council of Noord Brabant made a number of errors in assessing the noise and shadow nuisance of the new wind turbines. The Provincial Council is now given 26 weeks for a…
Dutch overestimate share of renewable energy
A study commissioned by the Dutch Renewable Energy Association (NVDE) shows that the Dutch overestimate the share of renewable energy. This applies to all three renewable energies: solar energy, wind energy and biomass. NVDE announced this yesterday during a broadcast of ‘Vroege Vogels’. The study was conducted by Motivaction on behalf of the NVDE and…
Ferrum Wind Farm, Royal HaskoningDHV and Vattenfall set up Dutch Corporate PPA Collective
Ferrum Wind Farm, Royal HaskoningDHV and Vattenfall have entered into a so-called ‘Dutch Corporate PPA Collective’. Royal HaskoningDHV purchases the electricity directly from Ferrum Wind Farm for 10 years. At times when the wind farm is not producing enough, Vattenfall supplements it with electricity from other sustainable sources. Ferrum Wind Farm comprises 3 Enercon E92…
Egchelse Heide Wind Farm reaches financial close
Last week, financial close was reached for the 21 MW Egchelse Heide Wind Farm. The five wind turbines in the municipality of Peel en Maas are planned to become operational in the second quarter of 2021. Approximately 27 million euros has been raised for the project. Egchelse Heide wind farm is an initiative of the…
All 5 turbines by Eurus Energy in Deil Wind Farm start commercial operation
Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy Group announced today the start of commercial operation of their 5 wind turbines in the onshore wind farm Deil in the municipality of West Betuwe in the Gelderland province. The Deil Wind Farm was built near the interchange between the A2 and A15 motorways by three parties: citizen cooperative Burgerwindcoöperatie…
Vestas to supply turbines for Jaap Rodenburg II WF
Vestas has been awarded a turbine supply & service contract from from Vattenfall Wind Development Netherlands B.V. for the Jaap Rodenburg II wind farm in Almere Pampus in the province of Flevoland. Jaap Rodenburg II is a repowering project whereby ten V66 Vestas turbines from 2000 will be replaced by 10 more powerful turbines. Vestas…
