Last turbine for Hollandse Kust Zuid

Project Director Ian Bremner: “We are extremely proud to have reached this milestone. The installation of this last turbine is an important moment for the project, not just for us, but also for our partners and all the suppliers and contractors who helped us get here. Hollandse Kust Zuid is the first subsidy-free offshore wind farm in the world and we are looking forward to delivering this project.”   

“Today we are celebrating the final installation of our largest ever offshore project. Its nacelles were manufactured in our factory in Cuxhaven (Germany) and the blades came from Aalborg (Denmark). This project underlines once again how the wind industry can provide Europe with energy security through domestic, clean and competitive sources”, explains David Molenaar, Siemens Gamesa’s Managing Director in the Netherlands. 

Cadeler has been supporting Siemens Gamesa with the transportation and installation of all 139 offshore wind turbines using the wind installation vessel, Wind Osprey. “When we initially planned for this project, it was the first time ever the Siemens Gamesa 11MW turbines were to be installed on a commercial scale. This of course required skillful engineering work and a good collaboration with our partners at Siemens Gamesa and Vattenfall. We are proud to have played a vital role in the realization of this impressive and record-breaking wind farm project that will contribute to the green transition”, says Jacob Heinricy Jensen, Chief Operations Officer at Cadeler.   

139 turbines   

The total number of turbines is 139, one less than the 140 that were planned for. Last year, one of the foundations was damaged after a collision with bulk carrier Julietta D. after it became rudderless during a storm and drifted through the wind farm. In alignment with partners, contractors and authorities it was decided that the foundation was damaged too much to install a turbine and will not be replaced. It will be removed in 2024. It has not been decided yet what will happen with the location once the foundation has been removed.