Vattenfall, NS (the largest passenger rail transport company in the Netherlands) and ProRail have joined forces to open the Nieuwe Hemweg wind farm. Vattenfall has built six wind power turbines on the NS site in the Port of Amsterdam in recent months. These new turbines are replacing twelve old ones from the province of North … Continue reading Wind farm Nieuwe Hemweg opens
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Vattenfall starts construction of offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
The construction of the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has started. The first vessel transporting foundations to the construction site departed today. Over the next two years, the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm will be built off the Dutch coast. The fossil-free energy generated by the wind farm will benefit both households, … Continue reading Vattenfall starts construction of offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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Ørsted to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants to be linked to industrial demand in the Netherlands and Belgium
‘SeaH2Land’ is an ambitious vision, linking GW-scale electrolysis to the large industrial demand in the Dutch-Flemish North Sea Port cluster through an envisaged regional cross-border pipeline. The green electricity required to produce the renewable hydrogen is proposed to come from the build-out of additional large-scale offshore wind. The major industrial companies in the region ArcelorMittal, … Continue reading Ørsted to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants to be linked to industrial demand in the Netherlands and Belgium
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Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. Air Liquide will purchase 100GWh of fossil-free electricity per year from the wind farm located off the Dutch coast. The 15-year contract will start in 2023 when the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm is operational. Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, … Continue reading Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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Vattenfall starts construction Wind farm Klaverspoor
This autumn, Vattenfall will start the construction of Klaverspoor Wind Farm in the province of Noord Brabant in the Netherlands next to the A16 motorway. The project involves an investment of EUR 45 million. Twenty-five percent of this amount will come from the Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (Development Company of Brabant, BOM). “Vattenfall wants to make … Continue reading Vattenfall starts construction Wind farm Klaverspoor
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Vattenfall opens its first floating solar farm
Vattenfall has opened its first floating solar farm in Gendringen, the Netherlands. The solar farm, with a capacity of 1.2 megawatt, was built on the site of the sand and gravel extraction company Netterden. This means that from now on, half of the annual energy consumption of the electric sand dredge and the associated sorting and processing … Continue reading Vattenfall opens its first floating solar farm
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GE Renewable Energy Constructing Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig at Netherlands Technology Center
Most technologically advanced and largest wind turbine rotor test rig of its kind is being constructed at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center Netherlands in Wieringerwerf.Facility will provide GE’s wind energy business with in-house testing capability.Test rig is designed to enhance, through an advanced testing program, rotor design and modelling tools. GE Renewable Energy today … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy Constructing Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig at Netherlands Technology Center
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First wind power achieved at Blauwwind wind farm
The first of over 825,000 Dutch households is now receiving clean electricity from the Borssele III/IV offshore wind energy project as first power is flowing to the Dutch grid. As of today, the 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind farm has achieved first power, a result of close collaboration between the Blauwwind project partners and … Continue reading First wind power achieved at Blauwwind wind farm
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Wind energy in the Netherlands, Vestas’ wind turbines for 36 MW repowering order with Vattenfall
Vestas has received an order from Vattenfall Wind Development Netherlands B.V. for the Jaap Rodenburg II wind power project in the Netherlands. The wind farm will be installed in the Province Flevoland, near Almere and will feature ten V117-3.45 MW wind turbines with 91.5 m towers delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode to maximise … Continue reading Wind energy in the Netherlands, Vestas’ wind turbines for 36 MW repowering order with Vattenfall
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Wind energy Siemens Gamesa receives an order for the supply of wind turbines in the Netherlands
Siemens Gamesa, through one of its subsidiaries, has received a firm order to supply wind turbines to Vattenfall for the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm located on the Dutch coast, with a total capacity of approximately 1.5 GW. The offshore wind energy order ratifies the agreement notified on November 27, 2019 for said operation. The … Continue reading Wind energy Siemens Gamesa receives an order for the supply of wind turbines in the Netherlands
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Vattenfall gives green light to world’s largest offshore wind energy project
Vattenfall has taken final investment decision for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 proceeding with the construction of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. With its installed capacity of 1,500 MW, the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm will be the largest of its kind worldwide, when fully operational in 2023. It will have … Continue reading Vattenfall gives green light to world’s largest offshore wind energy project
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Vattenfall InCharge and Louwman Group in new cooperation to charge electrical vehicles and reach “zero emission”
Vattenfall InCharge and Louwman Group with the brands Toyota and Lexus, will in a new collaboration offer full service charging solutions to customers in the Netherlands. This is possible at any Toyota and Lexus dealer when buying an electrical vehicle Pieter van Ommeren, director of Vattenfall InCharge Netherlands: “Louwman Group is an important partner in … Continue reading Vattenfall InCharge and Louwman Group in new cooperation to charge electrical vehicles and reach “zero emission”
Continue readingVestas wins 46 MW order with customised solution for high wind energy site in the Netherlands
E-Connection, a Dutch wind power project developer with more than 30 years of experience in developing, realising and managing complex wind energy projects, has placed an order for 11 turbines totaling 46 MW for the first phase of the wind project Oosterscheldekering Wind Optimization that consists of the four wind parks Binnenhaven, Roggeplaat-West, Noordland Buiten … Continue reading Vestas wins 46 MW order with customised solution for high wind energy site in the Netherlands
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Borssele 1 & 2 generates first wind power
The offshore wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 has delivered first wind power to the Dutch grid. The first wind turbine is now supplying electricity. Flemming Thomsen, Senior Programme Director, Borssele 1 & 2, says: “This is a big milestone for Borssele 1 & 2. Ørsted is doing its utmost to allow the construction of … Continue reading Borssele 1 & 2 generates first wind power
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Ørsted submits bid for Holland Coast North Offshore Wind Farm
Photo of the first wind turbines at Ørsted’s Dutch offshore wind farm Borssele 1 & 2. Martin Neubert, Executive Vice President and CEO of Ørsted Offshore, says: “The Netherlands has ambitious climate targets for both the energy and industrial sectors and is an important market to us. We deliver a strong bid with a high … Continue reading Ørsted submits bid for Holland Coast North Offshore Wind Farm
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Vattenfall and Subsea 7 sign contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall and Subsea 7 signed a contract for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1-4 offshore wind farm projects, located between 18-36 km off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. The contracted work scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 140 wind turbines monopiles foundations and 315 km of 66 kV inner array grid … Continue reading Vattenfall and Subsea 7 sign contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands
Ørsted has started constructing its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands by installing the first foundations at the 752MW Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm, marking an important milestone for the project. Henrik Egholm, EPC Director for Borssele 1 & 2, says: “It’s great that the installation has started now, according to plan. … Continue reading Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands
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Wind energy in the Netherlands, Nordex to supply 44 wind turbines
In addition to the already published European orders received end of 2019, in December the Nordex Group was awarded on top to those orders a contract to install the Dutch wind farm “De Drentse Monden en Oostermoer” (DMO) as well. The manufacturer will supply 44 N131/3900 turbines including the foundations with a capacity of 171.6 … Continue reading Wind energy in the Netherlands, Nordex to supply 44 wind turbines
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Enercon supplies E-126 EP3 wind turbines for Oostflakkee wind energy project
ENERCON is supplying eight E-126 EP3/4 MW wind turbines for the wind farm Oostflakkee in the Netherlands. The order also includes turnkey installation and construction of a 50 kV transmission substation, and maintenance of the WECs during the operating phase. The operator is French energy producer Kallista Energy. Kallista Energy, the independent French renewable energy … Continue reading Enercon supplies E-126 EP3 wind turbines for Oostflakkee wind energy project
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Vattenfall’s last coal power plant in the Netherlands is closing
The closing of Hemweg 8 is the result of legislation by the Dutch government that has decided to phase out coal production in the country. Alexander van Ofwegen, Director of Heat & Production at Vattenfall Netherlands says: “Vattenfall sees no future for coal” and in the coal phase-out discussion in the Netherlands we have been clear … Continue reading Vattenfall’s last coal power plant in the Netherlands is closing
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