The three wind turbines of Ferrum Wind Farm on the Tata Steel industrial site were formally handed over this week. The turbines will produce approximately 25 GWh of green electricity annually. Ferrum Wind Farm, located along the Reijndersweg in IJmuiden, in the municipality of Velsen, is a project of Windpark Ferrum B.V. with energy cooperative…
Hamburg-based Connected Infrastructure Capital GmbH (CIC) has acquired 100% of ECN Wind Energy Facilities B.V. (EWEF), owner of the wind turbine test facilities in the Wieringermeer in the province of Noord-Holland. The German company also intends to acquire approximately 800 MW of approved onshore wind farms in the next 36 months. EWEF was founded by…
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…
Since the end of August, turbine installation work is ongoing in Weijerswold Wind Farm, located along the N863 provincial road between Schoonebeek and Coevorden in the province of Drenthe. The first wind turbine is now in place. Weijerswold Wind Farm is a joint initiative of developers Pure Energie, Windunie and a number of land owners.…
On 13 August 2020, Dutch offshore access provider Z-Bridge reported that its new Bring-to-work (B2W) access system was undergoing the last part of the certification tests. The system will next have to undergo sea trials. The B2W system was undergoing testing on an onshore test location since May of this year. The last certification test…
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…
This week, the first wind turbine was installed in Geefsweer Wind Farm, located between Wagenborgen and Delfzijl in the province of Groningen. The wind farm, with a total capacity of 60.2 MW, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021. Geefsweer Wind Farm comprises 14 wind turbines in two line configurations. The…
Renewable energy consultants Pondera and Rebel will acquire a wind project at the breakwaters in the Eemshaven from YARD ENERGY. It concerns two yet to be built wind turbines. The project will likely have an installed capacity between 10 to 12 MW and is due to become operational by mid-2022. YARD developed this project in…
Vattenfall has taken its final investment decision for the 1,500 MW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. In 2023, the project, located approximately 22 km off the coast of the Zuid-Holland province, will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Offshore constructions will start in 2021. The wind farm is to be completed in 2023.…
ln 2019, Dutch cooperative Agem and energy company Pure Energie revealed their plans to jointly develop wind and solar energy projects in the Achterhoek, a cultural region in the eastern part of the Gelderland province. Earlier this week the two parties announced the first location. Agem and Pure Energie have already identified several locations for…
