The Dutch authorities will open the appliance interval for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta tender on 29 February 2024 and can settle for proposals till 5 p.m. on 28 March. On 3 November, the federal government additionally knowledgeable concerning the further standards that will likely be a part of the tender necessities.
Within the first quarter of 2024, the Netherlands will grant two offshore wind growth permits, one for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha web site and one for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha Beta web site, every of which may home roughly 2 GW of put in offshore wind capability.
The IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone comprises three websites, with IJmuiden Ver Gamma, the third web site, anticipated to be put out to tender in 2025. The three websites have been created by pairing the previous websites IJmuiden Ver previously I and II (now Alpha), IJmuiden Ver III and IV (now Beta), and IJmuiden Ver V and VI (now Gamma). The preparations for the now-decided tendering timeline have been put in movement final yr.
In response to the replace from the Dutch authorities on 3 November, the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta tender will comprise ecology-related stipulations, just like the earlier tender(s) for Hollandse Kust West websites VI and VII which have been awarded to a consortium of Shell and Eneco (web site VI) and RWE (web site VII).
For IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta, except for the monetary provide and assurance the tasks will likely be realised, the federal government will even bear in mind the extent to which a proposal takes circularity, environmental affect and worth retention into consideration within the design, development, operation and decommissioning of the offshore wind farm.
The extra standards now added embrace, for IJmuiden Ver Alpha, the contribution of the wind farm to the ecosystem of the Dutch North Sea and, for IJmuiden Ver Beta, the developer’s contribution to the combination of the wind farm into the Dutch power system and measures that contribute to decreasing porpoise disturbance days within the development section of the offshore wind farm.
In response to the details about the adjustments made after the draft laws launched earlier this yr, “overplanting” will likely be allowed at each websites and, for IJmuiden Ver Beta, the federal government has detailed necessities relating to an built-in (floating) photo voltaic park.
The 6 GW IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) is positioned 62 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands.
Grid operator TenneT will construct three grid connections within the space, with three platforms that can have a 2 GW direct present connection to a land station. These are the primary offshore wind farms within the Netherlands to be related with a direct present connection.
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