German turbine supplier Nordex has selected Global Wind Service (GWS) to install 4 of their Nordex Delta 4000 N149 wind turbines at the Ospeldijk wind farm in the municipality of Nederweert, province of Limburg. The wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the summer 2021. Ospeldijk Wind Farm is an initiative of the energy…
The Amsterdam city council has adapted the search areas for wind energy within the city boundaries. The decision follows after a year of talks with residents and research into suitable areas for wind turbines. The Council will decide on the definite areas in May of this year. Amsterdam has set the ambition to generate an…
Network operator Enduris will pull new electricity cables under the port of Vlissingen this month to connect new wind and solar projects in Vlissingen-Oost. These projects will be completed in 2022 and contribute to the 2030 objectives of the Zeeland Regional Energy Strategy (RES): 7% solar energy and 16% wind energy. The projects concern a…
Danish steel manufacturer Welcon has been contracted by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to supply 78 towers for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm. The order is part of a larger supply order of 140 towers. HKZ, a Vattenfall project, will be located approximately 20 kilometers off the west coast of the Netherlands…
Dutch energy company Eneco and local energy cooperative Lek en IJssel Stroom are joining forces in making the Lopikerwaard region in the province of Utrecht more sustainable. As a first step, the partners are exploring the possibilities of replacing the existing Lopik wind farm with a new and more efficient wind farm. Eneco announced today,…
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 wind farm will feature 19 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines…
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 location by adding 8 wind turbines and replacing 5 existing turbines. The company contracted Business in Wind to find a new destination abroad for the 5 old turbines. The first…
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 park with wind turbines and solar fields in the Utrecht polders Rijnenburg and Reijerscop. A plan development phase is now being started with the consortium. The final decision on the…
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has issued a VVGB (statement of no objections) for Windplan Groen. Research was still needed to determine whether the new wind turbines would not disturb the Defense Radar in Nieuw-Milligen too much. With the permission granted, all preparations for the construction of the wind farm can now be completed. Windplan…
Global Wind Service (GWS) has been contracted by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the pre-assembly, transport and installation of the 89 wind turbines for the 383 MW Fryslân Wind Farm, which is currently being built in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer. Siemens Gamesa is one of the partners, together with Van Oord Offshore Wind,…
