Dutch TSO TenneT recently acquired a beach pavilion on Noord-Beveland in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The pavilion will be set up to serve as an information point for TenneT’s offshore grid systems (Net op Zee) projects from mid-2025. Over...
A Wageningen Marine Research study conducted around the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm north of the Dutch isle of Schiermonnikoog, shows that razorbills and guillemots avoid wind farms in the North Sea in their flight path. The study used a new...
Next Geosolutions Europe S.p.A. (NextGeo), a marine geosciences and offshore construction support services provider, has been awarded a contract by Dutch TSO TenneT for survey activities in the Nederwiek and Doordewind Offshore Wind Farm Zones. The contract, with a contract...
Heavy transport specialist Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal XXL monopile foundations for the two large offshore wind farm projects Nordseecluster A (Germany) and Thor (Denmark) at Buss Terminal Eemshaven in the Netherlands. The Nordseecluster, with...
Den Helder, Netherlands-based Glomar Offshore has been awarded a a multi-year framework contract by TenneT Offshore GmbH to support the transmission system operator’s maritime operations in the German section of the North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, Glomar...
For the first time, a large three-dimensional Ultra High Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey was conducted in the Dutch North Sea. This groundbreaking research could be invaluable for the design of future offshore wind farms. The 3D UHRS soil...
Equinor and Polenergia have awarded Dutch company Visser & Smit Hanab a contract for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in the landfall area for their Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind projects. The signed agreement is another contract bringing Equinor...
At the beginning of September, the sites for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I offshore wind farms were split into sites for 1 GW of wind energy capacity. This should reduce the financial risks for wind farm developers applying...
Sif and Smulders have been awarded the contract for the manufacturing of the 100 transition pieces for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, located in the Baltic Sea. Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 are two separate projects...
Geo-data specialist Fugro will provide long-term construction support to Van Oord for offshore wind farms across Europe. The contract, with a duration of three years with an option to extend, will involve multiple remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems, construction equipment,...
