Electricity production from renewable sources in the Netherlands increased to 32.3 billion kWh in the first half of 2024. For the first time in the first six months of a year, at 53 per cent, more electricity was produced from...
North Sea Farm 1, located within the Hollandse Kust Zuid’ (HKZ) wind farm has officially been inaugurated on 24 September 2024. The world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines has now started operation. North Sea Farm 1...
Last week, the first phase of the North Sea Farm 1 seaweed project was successfully completed in Vattenfall and Allianz’ Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm. The second phase will follow later this year. North Sea Farm 1 is the...
This autumn, North Sea Farm 1, the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm will open within Vattenfall/BASF/Allianz’s offshore wind farm ‘Hollandse Kust Zuid’ (HKZ). The project is to serve as a replicable commercial model for offshore seaweed cultivation worldwide. North Sea...
Vattenfall is starting a study in which one of the turbines of wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid will be equipped with 16 infrared cameras. The use of the cameras should improve bird casualty counts from offshore wind farms. Currently, theoretical...
Dutch start-up CCM B.V. supplied sustainable monopile covers during the construction of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. The concept was unique in that CCM bought back the same covers so that they could be reused for other offshore...
Vattenfall signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Air Liquide for 115 MW of renewable installed power capacity generated by the recently inaugurated 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast. The PPA has been...
Today, Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially inaugurated the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid, a project owned by Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz. The fossil free electricity generated from the 1.5 GW wind farm is expected to equal the consumption of 1.5...
Vattenfall has contracted Deme Offshore NL BV and Fugro to perform a campaign for increased lifetime integrity of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm inter array cables. Deme Offshore NL is to provide rock installation works, utilizing their fleet...
The Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm has achieved a significant milestone with the installation of its final turbine, marking the culmination of almost two years of construction. In the coming months, the turbines will undergo commissioning and testing before the...
