RWE and TotalEnergies have selected the marshalling harbour and construction port for joint offshore Dutch wind project OranjeWind.
The port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen will serve as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for the project in the Dutch North Sea.
Chief operating officer of RWE Offshore Wind Thomas Michel said: “The choice of construction port is crucial for any offshore wind project.
“Buss Terminal Eemshaven, with its marshalling and construction facilities, has capabilities that are geared towards the efficient realisation of our OranjeWind project.
“For this reason, we have decided to use the Buss Terminal for OranjeWind while it’s simultaneously supporting our German Nordseecluster and Danish Thor projects.”
Managing director of Buss Terminal Eemshaven Marc Wegman said: “We are pleased to partner with RWE and TotalEnergies and serve as the base for the construction of another large offshore wind project.
“With our highly trained and motivated team, completing the project safely and on time is our top priority. This project will further strengthen Buss Ports’ position as a leading harbour logistics partner for offshore wind projects.”
Construction activities at the offshore wind site will start in early 2026.
Buss Terminal Eemshaven will facilitate the offloading, storage, handling and pre-assembly of major components of the turbines and the inter-array cabling for the OranjeWind wind farm.
The monopile foundations will be transported directly to the offshore installation site from Sif’s production facility at the Port of Rotterdam.
Turbine installation at the OranjeWind offshore site, approximately 278km from Eemshaven, is scheduled to start in early 2027, with commissioning expected to be fully completed by the end of 2027.
RWE is currently using the Buss terminal at Eemshaven to handle monopile foundations for its Danish offshore wind project Thor while preparations are being made to support construction of its German offshore wind project Nordseecluster A.
The agreement for the OranjeWind project will see a marshalling area of a total of 35-40 hectares (the equivalent of approximately 55 football pitches) being used to accommodate OranjeWind and Nordseecluster B projects concurrently.
With an expected annual generation of around 3TWh, OranjeWind will produce enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Dutch households.