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SWITCH Maritime Secures $10M to Expand Hydrogen and Electric Ferry Fleet in US
SWITCH Maritime LLC, a US-based company developing electrified, zero-emission ferries powered by battery and hydrogen fuel cell, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Nexus Development Capital to grow its fleet. Founded in 2018 by a …
Nov 20, 2023 / Curious
Van Oord awarded contracts for new offshore wind projects in Baltic Sea and Taiwan
Van Oord has been awarded two new offshore wind projects: Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan. Together the two contracts have a value of more than EUR 500 million. Once operational, the two offshore wind farms will …
Nov 8, 2023 / Curious
Nexus rescues 49 refugees
Van Oord’s Nexus has rescued 49 refugees in the Mediterranean sea. The cable-laying vessel was contacted by the Malta Rescue Coordination Centre to give support, in the worsening weather conditions of the night of 16-17 November. It is unknown for …
Nov 17, 2022 / Vessels
Construction of Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm kicks-off
Van Oord kicked off the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord by installing the first monopile. Hollandse Kust Noord is located 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee. The monopiles are the …
Oct 18, 2022 / Curious
Van Oord celebrates final milestone Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Borssele III & IV, one of the largest offshore Dutch wind farms, has reached full commissioning. Located 22 kilometres off the Dutch coast and the Province of Zeeland, the wind farm is capable of powering 825,000 Dutch households with renewable …
Feb 18, 2021 / Curious
Aeolus completes turbine installation at Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of all 77 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.As the Balance of Plant contractor for the Borssele III & IV …
Nov 27, 2020 / Vessels
Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all array cables of the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm
Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm. The installation started, ahead of schedule, in February this year.The cables are installed by Van Oord’s …
Jul 13, 2020 / Curious
Ørsted contracts Van Oord for cable installation at Greater Changhua offshore wind farms
Van Oord has been awarded the contract by Ørsted for the cable installation works at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. The wind farms are located between 35 and 60 kilometres off the west coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. Greater …
Sep 18, 2019 / Vessels
Van Oord installs Deutsche Bucht inter-array cables
Van Oord has installed more than 40 kilometres of inter array cables for the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. These cables form the connection between the turbines and the offshore substation and enable smooth dispatch and transfer of …
Jun 6, 2019 / Vessels
Van Oord completed the installation of Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
Friday (Apr26), Van Oord successfully installed the last of the in total 44 wind turbines of the Norther offshore wind farm. Achieving this milestone and already delivering renewable energy makes an important contribution to the energy transition.Van …
Apr 30, 2019 / Curious