Offshore staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Zeevonk II, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vattenfall, has secured a permit to construct the offshore wind project IJmuiden Ver Beta in the Netherlands.
The development will include a 2-GW North Sea wind farm, a 50-MW floating offshore solar farm on site and a new electrolyser at the Maasvlakte industrial area at the Port of Rotterdam. This will convert electricity from IJmuiden Ver to green hydrogen.
Currently, a 5-MW offshore floating solar farm is installed off the Dutch coast.
Combining solar and wind means that the available space is used more efficiently, according to CIP. In addition, solar and wind can share the same grid connection, leading to more efficient use of the power grid, the company added.
CIP will be working with its exclusive offshore wind development collaborator Copenhagen Offshore Partners.
Noordzeker was at the same time awarded the permit for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha offshore wind farm site. Its plans include designing 75% of its wind turbines with artificial reefs, forming a protected habitat for reef-building sand tube worms and various types of fish.
It will also collaborate with Naturalis, the Dutch research institute for biodiversity.
The two projects will generate 4 GW of power, equivalent to about 14% of the Netherlands’ current electricity consumption, said the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
06.13.2024
