Ecowende, a three way partnership of Shell and Eneco, has awarded Van Oord a contract for the development of the 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm within the Netherlands.
As Ecowende’s contractor, Van Oord might be accountable for transporting and putting in the foundations and also will lay, join, and bury the cables between the wind generators. As well as, Van Oord might be dealing with the transportation and set up of the wind generators at sea.
The 760 MW offshore wind farm, for whose web site the Ecowende three way partnership received the allow in December 2022, is situated 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast of IJmuiden and can comprise 54 wind generators.
Earlier this yr, the developer unveiled particulars for the offshore wind farm that might be in concord with nature, which embody measures and a design strategy that may consequence within the challenge having minimal impression on birds, bats, and marine mammals.
Ecowende and Van Oord will collaborate on implementing numerous improvements, large-scale mitigations, and stimulating ecological measures. As well as, the events will be part of forces in numerous feasibility research and resolution developments.
Van Oord will deploy its offshore set up vessel Boreas, at present being constructed, for the transport and set up of the foundations and wind generators.
To minimise the noise of the wind farm’s development, the corporate will deploy another set up methodology for the foundations.
A vibro hammer, utilizing vibrations will drive the monopiles to their required depths. In accordance with Van Oord, this would be the first large-scale implementation of this modern approach at a Dutch offshore wind farm.
The corporate’s cable-laying vessel Nexus might be deployed for the set up of the connecting inter-array cables between the wind generators.
The wind farm’s operational capability will make three per cent of the present Dutch electrical energy demand greener, mentioned Van Oord. Ecowende plans to have the wind farm totally operational and commissioned in 2026.
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