Offshore wind farm Borssele III & IV, located off the coast of The Netherlands in the North Sea, is ready to be handed over to Blauwwind consortium. Construction of the 731.5 megawatt (MW) wind farm, with a total of 77 V164-9.5 Vestas turbines, was completed on-time, and it’s now fully operational. Financial completion and project […]
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The Nordex Group has received a combined order of 33 MW for a wind farm in the Netherlands. The Group will supply nine N117/3600 turbines for the Den Tol wind farm. The turbines will be supplied in operating mode of 3,675 MW. The order also includes a contract for the Premium Service for turbines for […]
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Siemens Gamesa and CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, will deliver the turbines for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park. The scope includes the supply of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and a 15-year service and a maintenance agreement. The SG 11.0-200 DD turbines feature a 200-meter diameter rotor […]
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Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority are researching the potential for large scale green hydrogen production in Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte area. The parties have the intention to construct a hydrogen plant at the Uniper site by 2025 with a capacity of 100MW and to increase this capacity to 500MW. In the processing of green hydrogen, clean […]
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The International Geothermal Association announces that they will transfer their operating headquarter from Bonn, Germany to The Hague, the Netherlands. This is a landmark decision based on the strategic positioning of geothermal energy as a key enabler of the net-zero future energy mix. The Netherlands has been pioneering geothermal solutions for its greenhouse sector and […]
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An ISPT-study shows that the Dutch industrial regions can host large-scale green hydrogen production through industrial electrolysis of water. The industrial clusters of Rotterdam, the North Sea Canal area, Geleen, Zeeland and the northern Netherlands are all suitable for a gigawatt scale electrolyser. The Hydrohub GigaWatt Scale Electrolyser project, coordinated by ISPT, aims at bringing […]
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Like the Netherlands, Germany aims for climate neutrality in 2050. The consequences of this are becoming increasingly clear. Both countries have to work hard to achieve their respective goals, and can help each other in doing so. Germany is regarded worldwide as a pioneer in the Energiewende. However, this does not mean that the Germans […]
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, together with Gasunie and TenneT, will investigate the conditions under which part of the existing gas network can be used to transport hydrogen. This study, called HyWay 27, should provide the necessary information so that a timely decision can be made about the realisation of infrastructure for the […]
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