Ocean Winds has submitted a bid to the Dutch Government for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) wind farm zone site 6, to develop around 800MW of offshore wind capacity.
Located at a 53 km distance from the coast, the site for a future bottom-fixed offshore wind farm covers an area of approximately 88 sq km.
Ocean Winds chief operating officer Grzegorz Gorski said: “Ocean Winds wants to support and take part in the Netherlands’ ambition of accelerating offshore wind build-out towards 2030.
“With a tender focused on ecological criteria, we envision the HKW Site 6 project to be a game changer, setting the new standard for integrating ecology into the design of future wind farms.”
He said Ocean Winds has drawn up an “unprecedented” ecological programme.
“By adopting a nature-inclusive approach to the development of the wind farm, our proposal will provide a positive contribution to the ecology in the North Sea with the maximum output on ecological knowledge,” Gorski said.
For the site Ocean Winds will provide for an extensive monitoring programme, “collecting critical information in smart ways”, addressing current knowledge gaps and ensuring knowledge and best practices are shared among the various stakeholders.
“The HKW Site 6 project will support an accelerated learning process that will deliver the best ecological result for the North Sea.”
Ocean Winds participated in the HKW Site 6 tender through its bidding company GreenBreeze.