Dutch Government Picks France's Naval Group for Submarines Order
The Dutch government on Friday said it had picked French defense company Naval Group to build four new submarines in coming decades in a long-brewing deal seen by politicians as a potential lifeline for the national shipbuilding industry.The government said the first two submarines would be operational within the next 10 years. It did not specify the exact value of the multi-billion euro contract.The submarines will be of a size to both operate in shallow waters and take part in missions far from base.The agreement still has to be approved by the Dutch parliament, where several parties voiced discontent
Fugro Gets Dutch Offshore Wind Zone Survey Job
Dutch company Fugro has secured the geophysical survey contract for the development of the Doordewind offshore wind farm zone in the Netherlands.The Doordewind project, led by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), is part of the Dutch Government’s Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030, which aims to accelerate the development of offshore wind in the Netherlands.The survey work is scheduled to start in April 2024 and will be conducted with Fugro’s geophysical vessel Fugro Pioneer.Onboard are customized digital streamers and processing technology that enable 2D ultra-ultra-high resolution
Oceans of Energy and DNV Collaborate to Unlock the Power of Offshore Solar in the North Sea
this project plays a role in realizing the region's ambitious targets set in the Esbjerg and Ostend Declaration, DNV said. Furthermore, it aligns with the Netherlands' commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55% by 2030, as announced by Minister of Climate and Energy, Rob Jetten. The Dutch government has recognized the importance of offshore solar, with the announced ambition to have 3 GW installed by 2030 equivalent in scale to 3000 football fields
Carbon Capture & Storage: A New Lease of Life for Submarine Pipelines?
gas pipeline into the national grid, mixed in with the natural gas. Learnings from this project will feed into green hydrogen production further offshore, says Neptune, which is already planning the H2opZee demonstration project (an initiative of TKI Wind op Zee, which is supported by the Dutch government). This aims to have a 300-500MW electrolyser capacity in 2029. The H2opZee could feed into the NOGAT (in use since 1992) and the Noordgastransport (in use since the 1970s) pipelines (24-in. and 36-in. respectively). “There’re made of the same steel the offshore pipelines are
NextGeo Wraps Up Offshore Cable Route Surveys for TenneT in Dutch North Sea
Marine geoscience and offshore construction support service provide NextGeo has completed offshore cable route surveys in the Dutch North Sea in support of TenneT's and the Dutch government’s program to increase offshore wind capacity by 2030.The company has recently completed the final reporting phase of the offshore route survey activities (non-UXO). The project covered the Hollandse Kust West Beta (HKWb), Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW) and IJmuiden Ver Alpha, Beta and Gamma export cable routes, extending from beach to the offshore platform area. NextGeo Taps PanGeo For
NextGeo Taps PanGeo For Detailed Survey on Hollandse Kust West Beta Cable Routes
North Sea along the cable route running from TenneT's planned Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore wind substation.NextGEO has been carrying out various works as part of its contract with TenneT TSO B.V. for UXO survey services in support of the vast offshore wind energy program promoted by the Dutch Government in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.Following the completion of a route survey campaign performed on Hollandse Kust West Beta (HKWb) last year, NextGeo has now teamed up with PanGeo Subsea to provide its SBI to conduct a detailed survey around the Baloeran wreck close to cable routes to
Dutch Flood Defense, The Natural Way
When the Dutch government and research institutions wanted to monitor how waves and currents would affect the pioneering use of artificial sand banks to protect a levee in a non-tidal freshwater system, Nortek was selected to supply key measuring instruments and set up the data telemetry system.The Houtribdijk is a 25 km long levee, or dike, separating two large artificial lakes, the IJsselmeer and Markermeer. The lakes and accompanying levees protect the Netherlands from the forces of the North Sea’s extreme weather events, and from flooding from inland freshwater river systems.After years of
Heerema Wins Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Project
by Sleipnir in this shallow water location close to shore, the company said.CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven: "Heerema is very excited to support Petrofac and TenneT in the development of this project in the North Sea. It also gives us the opportunity to contribute to the realization of the Dutch government's clean energy targets. Heerema is continuously seeking opportunities to strengthen its position in the international offshore market through innovation, proactivity and reliability. This project fits Heerema’s agenda to participate in innovative and sustainable projects. Our vessels
Vattenfall Taps Seaway 7 for HKZ Installs
- 1.5 million households.In addition, Seaway 7 has been chosen as one of Vattenfall’s partners for the ongoing tender for the HKZ 3 & 4 offshore wind farm. This would add 76 monopiles and associated array cables to the program of work, if this development is awarded to Vattenfall by the Dutch Government.The integrated offshore installation activities for both the HKZ 1 & 2 and HKZ 3 & 4 wind farm projects are planned to be executed in 2022 using Seaway 7’s heavy lift and cable lay vessels, subject to the award of HKZ 3 & 4 to Vattenfall and pending Vattenfall’s Final
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