News from Netherlands

Tender: Eneco Wins Contract for Wind Farm in Port of Rotterdam

11 Feb 2020 09:01 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Dutch utility Eneco has won the tender for the onshore wind farm Maasvlakte 2 in the Netherlands. Maasvlakte 2 is located on the sea wall of the Maasvlakte 2 industrial and port area, a new landfill extension of the port of Rotterdam, which was commissioned in May 2013. read more...

Vattenfall’s Last Coal Power Plant in the Netherlands is Closing

23 Dec 2019 10:29 | Stockholm - Vattenfall's last coal-fired power plant in the Netherlands, Hemweg 8 outside Amsterdam, will be closed before the turn of the year. read more...

Van Oord Completed the Installation of Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

30 Apr 2019 09:03 | Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Van Oord successfully installed the last of the in total 44 wind turbines of the Norther offshore wind farm. Achieving this milestone and already delivering renewable energy makes an important contribution to the energy transition. read more...

Vattenfall Relies on 10 MW Offshore Turbine from Siemens Gamesa

16 Apr 2019 10:25 | Zamudio, Spain - Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Vattenfall are collaborating to realize the supply of wind turbines for offshore wind power plants being developed in Dutch waters. Pending final developments, the new SG 10.0-193 DD turbines with a cacpacity of 10 Megawatts (MW) could be installed at Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 and Hollandse Kust Zuid 3&4 projects. read more...

LM Wind Power Acquires WMC Wind Turbine Blade Test Center in Wieringerwerf

18 Jul 2018 15:52 | Kolding, Denmark - LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, announced the planned acquisition of the WMC test facilities in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands. The transaction is expected to close within a few weeks' time subject to certain pre-completion conditions. read more...

World's First Offshore Wind Farm without Subsidies To Be Built in The Netherlands

11 Apr 2018 12:55 | Brussels, Belgium - The Dutch Government has awarded Vattenfall in a tender to develop the twin Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms. The two 350 MW wind farms, to be built by 2022, will be the world’s first to be built without public subsidy. read more...

Consortium Excited with Winning Tender for Borssele V

11 Apr 2018 11:20 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands – The Two Towers consortium, consisting of Van Oord, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe, has won the tender for Borssele Wind Farm Site V. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is the preferred supplier for the wind turbines. read more...