Sustainable Biz Magazine A4 March 2023 - Flipbook - Page 4
Shell and Eneco win bid to develop
760 MW offshore wind power in
the Netherlands at Hollandse Kust
(west) VI
T
he project will have an
installed capacity of
approximately 760 MW and
will be located approximately
53 kilometres off the Dutch coast
from the town of IJmuiden. The new
wind farm will be delivered through a
joint venture called Ecowende and is
due to be operational in 2026. Shell
and Eneco have already taken final
investment decision for the wind
farm.
Wael Sawan, Director of Integrated
Gas, Renewables and Energy
Solutions at Shell, said: "With
Ecowende, we will take a huge step in
growing our offshore wind portfolio
while making a positive contribution
to biodiversity. Through this project
we can profitably accelerate the largescale roll-out of offshore wind in the
Netherlands and beyond. This fits
well with Shell's Powering Progress
strategy to deliver more and cleaner
energy to our customers, at home, on
the road and at work."
ecological benchmark for the
development and construction of
wind farms in the North Sea and to
enable offshore wind farms to have
a net positive impact on nature in
the future. The design of the wind
farm takes account of the natural
environment through measures such
as: placing wind turbines a greater
distance apart to create a corridor for
birds to fly through; using innovative
foundation techniques that keep
the impact on marine mammals and
marine life to a minimum; and placing
natural reef structures on the seabed
to boost biodiversity. More details
on the investments, innovations
and research programmes will be
announced at a later stage.
Kees-Jan Rameau, Chief Strategic
Growth Officer at Eneco, said:
"Together with Shell, we were at
the forefront of the development of
offshore wind in the Netherlands.
We gained a lot of knowledge, also
in the area of ecology, and reported
on this. This has contributed to the
further development of offshore wind
in recent years. It is great that we are
now moving into a new phase with
Ecowende, with nature as the starting
point. This is entirely in line with our
ambition to live and act within the
natural limits of the planet."
Ecowende aims to set a new
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"Together with
Shell, we were at
the forefront of the
development of
offshore wind in
the Netherlands.
We gained a lot of
knowledge, also in the
area of ecology, and
reported on this"