Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the third in an order of three Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2710 Hybrids to Purus. The latest delivery, Lowestoft, joins recently delivered sister vessels Tenby and Padstow. Purus has the ambition to operate the most...
When I interviewed Wim Robbertsen, managing director of Dutch company Business in Wind, in 2021, he was confident: “I don’t want Business in Wind to grow into a large company! Proud of the unique character of his company and the...
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...
Dutch cable services provider WIND, TMA Logistics and Bredenoord have successfully tested the use of green energy to power project equipment, thus eliminating the use of conventional generators. For a subsea cable storage project, the parties used a 300 kWh...
Boskalis commissioned a large-scale shore power facility yesterday afternoon at its premises in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, where their vessels are (de)mobilized for own projects. From now on, the moored vessels will switch off their diesel-powered generators and use green...
The Dutch water boards have made good strides in sustainability in 2022. Both the energy consumption and climate footprint are decreasing while the generation of sustainable energy is increasing. The water boards are also taking steps in the areas of...
European engineering consultancy TAUW has acquired GeoZICHT, a company specialised in drone-based services. With the acquisition, TAUW is able to advance its expertise in data gathering and data visualisations. TAUW is a leading European engineering consultancy with a strong position...
Eneco’s Supervisory Board has appointed Karen de Lathouder as Chief Operating Officer Assets (COO-A) and member of the Board of Management with effect from 1 November. Karen de Lathouder (1977) joined BP in 2017 where she held various roles. She...
This week, Kitepower announced its collaboration with Ecospeed, German provider of climate software solutions. The Dutch company has acquired a license for Ecospeed’s software to determine the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of their Airborne Wind Energy Systems. The company sees...
As of 1 January this year, all 262 McDonald’s restaurants in the Netherlands are using 100% sustainable solar and wind energy that is being generated locally. The electricity is produced by new wind and solar farms that have been developed...
