Shell-Eneco joint venture CrossWind has appointed energy and marine consultancy ABL Group to support the construction of the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.
ABL’s operations in the Netherlands, working closely with the company’s offices in Aberdeen and London in the UK, has been appointed to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) of the wind turbines.
The first turbine is planned to be installed by 2023.
The scope of work also includes MWS of T&I operations relating to the inter array cables.
“The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm will have a big impact on the offshore wind energy market. With CrossWind and partners actively involved with R&D to identify innovation and renewable technology clustering to maximise efficiency, this is a great project to be involved in.
“We are excited to get started,” said Jetze-Dirk Spijksma (pictured), project manager at ABL’s Dutch operation.
The 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm will be located 18.5 km off the coast of the North-Holland province.
It will consist of 69 wind turbines of 11MW each, situated over 1 km from each other, and installed at depths of 15-28 metres.
ABL Group has an extensive track-record of supporting the Dutch offshore wind market, contributing to more than 10 projects with a combined capacity of more than 4GW.
This includes roles as owner’s engineer, independent engineering consultant, geotechnical engineer and MWS.