Van Oord sells interest in Dutch North Sea wind farm

A consortium including Van Oord has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm in the Dutch North Sea to Octopus Energy Generation.
June 29, 2022
Courtesy Van Oord
The Aeolus offshore installation vessel has a lift capacity of 1,600 tons and can work in water depths up to 45 m.
The Aeolus offshore installation vessel has a lift capacity of 1,600 tons and can work in water depths up to 45 m.

Offshore staff

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — A consortium including Van Oord has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm in the Dutch North Sea to Octopus Energy Generation.

The 19-MW development, operated by Eneco and comprising two Vestas wind turbines, is part of the 1.5-GW Borssele wind farm cluster. Vandebron is the offtaker.

According to Van Oord, one of Borssele V’s innovations is the world’s first submerged slip joint, a new method for securing turbine foundations.

The company plans to offer this tool on a larger scale in new offshore wind tenders and will monitor and analyze the behavior of the slip joint for a further six years as it pursues improvements in the technology.

Other innovations in the project included tests on integrating biodiversity into future wind farms, the company added.

06.29.2022

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