The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender carry out geophysical investigations for potential offshore wind sites along its North Sea coastline.
The 3D-UHRS Survey Campaign will cover offshore Nederwiek Wind Farm Sites Zuid & Noord (North and South) and one other possible investigation area.
The contract will start on 5 December 2022 until 30 June 2024, with no option to renew.
Interested parties have until 1pm on 10 October to apply.
The Dutch Council of Ministers announced in June new areas for offshore wind farms to be built off the coast of the Netherlands by 2030.
The 10.7GW capacity will be split three new areas – Nederwiek and Doordewind – and two previously designated areas are the northern part of IJmuiden Ver and the southern part of Hollandse Kust West.
The tender for these wind farms will be opened from 2025.
Together with the previously planned 11GW, the new sites will add about 21GW by 2030 to the country’s offshore wind capacity.