195 results found for 'Borssele III'

195 results found for 'Borssele III'
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  • Sif Secures First Monopile Contract with Ørsted

    25 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Sif Holding N.V. with a contract to produce 47 monopiles for the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

  • Oleg Strashnov Installs Borssele Alpha Jacket

    7 August 2018
    Grid Connection

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the jacket foundation for TenneT’s Borssele Alpha offshore transformer station in the Dutch North Sea.

  • TenneT Cleared to Start Building Borssele Offshore Grid

    27 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The governments of Flanders and the Netherlands have reached an agreement on the Borssele subsea cables that will run through the Western Scheldt (Westerscheld), the estuary of the Scheldt river and an important shipping route for the Belgian Port of Antwerp.

  • Shell Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

    12 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed this afternoon (12 May). The consortium informed that it had made a bid […]

  • Deep BV Gearing Up for Borssele OWF Zone Work

    15 January 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    On January 12, in the Port of IJmuiden, Deep BV started the mobilisation of the vessels to be used for the geophysical survey of Sites I and II of the Borssele Wind Farm Zone. Depending on the weather, the due date for the survey is mid-March and will be followed by a geotechnical investigation. The geophysical survey is […]

  • TenneT Responds to Dutch Senate’s Decision

    23 December 2015
    Grid Connection

    Following the Dutch Senate’s decision to dismiss the ‘Stroom’ bill, TenneT said that it will work with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to come up with a customized schedule as soon as possible, since the first grid connection of wind farms in the waters off Borssele will now be delayed.  Mel Kroon, TenneT’s CEO, said that as of the 1st January no offshore grid […]

  • Grontmij Becomes Sweco Following Acquisition

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    As of today (4 April), Dutch consultancy and engineering company Grontmij goes under the name Sweco Nederland. Grontmij was acquired by Sweco on October 1, 2015. ”We were already part of the Sweco family and are proud that we now carry the name,” said Ton de Jong, CEO of Sweco Nederland. Sweco said that, through the acquisition, it can […]

  • Borssele 1&2 World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The cost of building and operating the 700MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm is expected to be EUR 2.7 billion cheaper than previously estimated. Moreover, the wind farm will generate 22.5% more electricity than anticipated. Fierce competition between companies in the public tender to secure the permit and associated subsidy to build and operate […]

  • Rhenus Kicks Off Borssele Alpha Supply

    29 April 2019
    Grid Connection

    Rhenus Offshore Logistics has completed the first supply trip to the Borssele Alpha offshore high voltage substation in the Dutch North Sea. Rhenus, which completed the first trip on 23 April, is providing all logistics services that are required for the project, including the supply trips, handling at the port, customs clearance and waste disposal. The […]

  • Sif and DEME Make Room for Borssele 1&2 in Rotterdam Port

    27 August 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Sif Holding has entered into an agreement with DEME Offshore to use Maasvlakte 2 in the Netherlands for marshaling services for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The deal comes as Sif agreed with the Port of Rotterdam on the lease of an additional 20ha of industrial land, adjacent to the company’s existing operations at […]

  • All Borssele I & II Inter-Array Cables in Place

    13 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    All 94 inter-array cables at the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm in the Netherlands are now installed. The installation started in February this year, ahead of schedule, Ørsted and Van Oord said, adding that the cable burial campaign will be completed in August. Van Oord carried out cable installation with its cable-laying vessel […]

  • Fugro to Investigate Borssele Wind Farm Site

    15 April 2015
    Vessels

    Fugro has been contracted by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, to execute the geotechnical site investigation and geological modelling of sites I and II of the future Borssele wind farm zone. The 1,400MW wind farm zone is located off the Zealand coast at the southern border of the Dutch […]

  • Borssele I & II Tender Postponed

    4 December 2015
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The call for tenders for Borssele sites I and II, planned to be launched this month, will be delayed until mid-January 2016. This was said by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, which explained it will wait for the discussion on the draft bill, called Stroom, in the Dutch Senate before launching the tender procedure. The draft bill […]

  • RVO Talks 6 GW for IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Zone

    26 October 2021
    Grid Connection

    The Dutch IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone, which is set to house TenneT’s next-generation offshore grid solution with a capacity of 2 GW per connection, is likely to incorporate three instead of two 2 GW grid connection systems and have 6 GW instead of 4 GW of total installed offshore wind capacity. This is according […]

  • Ørsted Alters Western Europe Management

    26 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted has appointed Steven Engels as the new General Manager for Continental Western Europe, as well as Country Manager for the Netherlands, a position previously held by Jasper Vis.

  • Top News of the Week Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2015

    1 November 2015

    DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm DONG Energy today decided to construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 km off the west coast of Britain. Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) During the Offshore Energy 2015 Exhibition and Conference, Offshore WIND met […]

  • Shell to Bid at Upcoming Dutch Offshore Wind Tender?

    22 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. Shell’s representatives have attended information meetings regarding the Borssele I & II tender, which is scheduled to be open for applications in May. There are strong rumours that Shell is going to bid at the Borssele tender, Dutch media said, […]

  • Shell Could Join Dutch Wind Veterans in Borssele Bid

    29 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Royal Dutch Shell, the eighth biggest oil company in the world according to Forbes’ latest list, is likely to bid at the upcoming Borssele offshore wind tender as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco, Van Oord and Vestas. The information was published by Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad last week, following news that the oil and gas giant is eyeing […]

  • Borssele 3 and 4 Fully Up and Running

    18 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Blauwwind, the consortium behind the project in the Dutch North Sea, announced during an online Handover to Operations ceremony. The construction of the wind farm, comprising a total of 77 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, was completed on-time, with official commissioning on […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 09 – 15, 2015

    15 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    First German Floating Foundation Secures Grid Connection German engineering consultancy Gicon has received permission from a governmental agency to feed 2.3MW of grid connection capacity through the country’s first floating offshore foundation – GICON®-SOF. RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borssele OW Projects RWE Innogy, EDP Renewables and Macquarie Capital have formed a consortium to […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 4 – 10, 2016

    10 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydraulic and software equipment for the pile-gripper used at the […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]

  • Baker & McKenzie: Borssele I & II Back On Track By May 2016

    24 December 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp must act quickly to take out the provisions related to offshore wind power generation from the recently rejected STROOM bill, and run them through both Houses of Parliament via a new draft bill to minimise the delays in the Borssele I & II offshore wind projects, according to Baker & McKenzie Energy, […]

  • Heijmans, Europoles Win TenneT’s Grid Upgrade Contract

    19 December 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology

    TenneT has provisionally awarded Heijmans and Europoles with a EUR 200 million contract for the design and construction of high-voltage Wintrack pylons and foundations for the Eemshaven-Vierverlaten (Noordwest 380kV) and Borssele-Rilland (Zuidwest 380kV West) grids in the Netherlands.  The Noordwest 380kV project involves replacement of the existing high-voltage connection (220kV) between Eemshaven and Vierverlaten with […]

  • Erasmus Uni, Royal Haskoning DHV Advise on Optimal Bidding Strategy in Dutch OW Auctions

    2 December 2015
    R&D

    Erasmus University Rotterdam and Royal Haskoning DHV have studied the optimal bidding strategy in Dutch offshore wind auctions. Bidders might bid too high and lose the auction, or bid too low and don’t get the expected return they planned. One can minimize these risks by basing their offer on knowledge about auctions combined with valuation skills […]

  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Borssele I and II, Eneco Luchterduinen & Albatros

    9 February 2015

    Borssele I and II The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs presented a road map to the parliament in September 2014 aimed at increasing the offshore wind capacity to 4,500MW. This new approach is presented in the Offshore Wind Energy Law which was sent to the parliament on 17 October and is expected to become law […]