Van Oord’s crane vessel ‘Werkendam’ has arrived in the IJsselmeer to prepare for the construction of a nature island as part of the Wind Farm Fryslân project. During the construction of the wind farm this new island will be used as a work island. The Werkendam, Van Oord’s first vessel to run entirely on LNG, will…
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Bijlsma Constructies awarded contract for internal platforms Wind Farm Fryslân
Zuiderzeewind has awarded a contract for the delivery of the internal platforms for the wind turbines in Wind Farm Fryslân to the frisian company Bijlsma Constructies. Bijlsma Constructies will fabricate the internal platforms for all 89 wind turbines. Each of these platforms will consist of two floors and weigh around 5,000 kilo each. It is here…
Wind Farm Fryslân reaches financial close
Windpark Fryslân B.V. has reached financial close for its 382.7 MW wind farm. Ten banks, ABN Amro, BNG, BNP Paribas, DZ Bank, Helaba, ING, KBC, KfW IPEX, NWB and Rabobank and the province of Fryslân are jointly financing the nearshore wind farm. The contracts were signed yesterday. The total construction cost are 850 million Euro. The ten…
Cable installation preparations well underway at Wind Farm Fryslân
At the Afsluitdijk dike in the north of Holland, activities are being performed to prepare for the installation of the power cables that connect the future 382.7 MW nearshore wind farm Fryslân with the 110 kV-high voltage station in Bolsward. Two power cables of each around 25 km will have to be installed. The preparation activities started…
€ 14.5 million for regional development fund Wind Farm Fryslân
Windpark Fryslân B.V. announced that the region fund it introduced for the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân will be 45% higher than initially communicated. In total, € 14.5 million will become available for the development of the region in which Wind Farm Fryslân will be built. During 20 years, the operational lifespan of the wind farm, the…
Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa will build the Fryslan wind farm (380 MW)
A joint venture between Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa Renable Energy will build the Fryslan wind farm in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer (89 turbines of each 4.3 MW). The construction of the wind farm will start in 2019. The definitive contracts involving an amount of more than 500 million euros will be signed…
