A new partnership between Ørsted and ARK Nature is testing the potential of rewilding principles to restore vital ocean biodiversity. One initial focus is to restore shellfish reefs in the North Sea, which are critical to ecological restoration, and to...
Windcat Workboats, a Dutch offshore crew transfer vessel operator, and CMB.TECH announced that the first hydrogen-powered CTV is ready for immediate operation following successful trials and bunkering. This groundbreaking development for both the marine and offshore wind industries is the...
The 5th offshore wind innovation challenge final has concluded, and Mammoet has announced the winner. This Mammoet-sponsored challenge sought solutions for safe and efficient load transfer between two floating vessels, as well as methods to reduce the cost of turbine...
Ruben Dijkstra will join the Danish energy company Ørsted on September 1 after years as director of Offshore Wind at Dutch Eneco. Dijkstra will be responsible for further developing and growing Ørsted in the Benelux as the new director for...
RWE is taking part in the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) offshore wind tender. The company has submitted bids for both HKW site VI and HKW site VII to help the Dutch government meet its ambitious offshore wind build-out target of...
TouchWind of the Netherlands and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) of Japan have teamed up to develop TouchWind’s floating wind technology. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will work together to develop TouchWind’s floating...
Ørsted and TotalEnergies have joined forces to submit joint bids for the two Dutch offshore wind tenders Hollandse Kust (west), with the goal of having a net positive impact on biodiversity and the Dutch energy system. The wind farms in...
Onshore wind increased the most in one year to date in 2021. The total capacity of wind projects completed in that year was 1,109 MW. By the end of 2023, the Netherlands is expected to have a total wind capacity...
In the Wieringermeer region, in the province of Noord-Holland, a cable pooling pilot project is being launched in which rooftop solar and wind turbines will share the same connection. The test will show whether cable pooling can offer a suitable...
Marine Coordination Services (MCS) and DHSS announced today that they are teaming up to jointly unburden operators working in the offshore wind industry. Both companies have years of experience, being the interface between a wide variety of stakeholders working in...
