SSE Renewables and Brookfield bid takes the next step in ecological innovation
08 Jul 2022
SSE Renewables and Brookfield in May submitted a bid to develop the 1.4GW Hollandse Kust (west) (HKW) Wind Farm Zone (site VI and VII). Both companies view the Netherlands as a leading market for offshore wind development, supported by ambitious targets and a strong focus on innovation and ecology. In the two HKW tenders half of the points-based system for successful bidders is being allocated to this category.
SSE Renewables welcomes this approach and the opportunity to use its ecological and systems integration expertise to develop innovative solutions to current and future challenges, both within the Dutch offshore wind sector and elsewhere. One tender focuses on ecological innovation (Site VI) and the other on systems integration innovation (Site VII).
As to ecological innovation SSE Renewables now is taking the next step by offering new, state-of-the-art technologies and techniques to measure and better understand the ecological impacts of offshore wind deployment. Also, SSE Renewables will share these new environmental insights globally, for all to use.
SSE Renewables is the leading offshore wind developer across the UK and Ireland and is currently leading the construction of more offshore wind than any other company in the world. It is pursuing opportunities to export its extensive capabilities in offshore wind development, construction and operation to international markets. SSE Renewables is actively exploring options in Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.
Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms with approximately 21,000MW of installed capacity. Brookfield is pursuing the partnership with SSE Renewables through the Brookfield Global Transition Fund I, which is the largest fund in the world focused on the energy transition. Across its wider portfolio, Brookfield is a substantial investor in the Netherlands with approximately €3 billion of assets under management across renewable power, data infrastructure, real estate and industrial services.
"The Netherlands is one of the leading offshore wind markets in Europe. We welcome the Dutch Government’s ambitious energy and climate programme and their call for coming up with solutions contributing to the ecology of the North Sea. We are proud to have submitted a bid to develop the Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Zone in which we're offering new technologies and techniques to measure and better understand the impacts of offshore wind deployment as we want to ensure that the surrounding environment thrives while we generate ever more green energy. SSE Renewables looks forward to sharing these new environmental insights globally, for the benefit of everyone. We look forward to announcing more about our plans in the coming months."
Dennis Breugelmans Director of Development, International Markets at SSE Renewables
More about Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Zone
The Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Zone is located approximately 53 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands in the North Sea. The total surface area of the Wind Farm Sites within the zone (including maintenance and safety zones) is approximately 187 km2. Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Zone will accommodate a minimum of 1.4GW of fixed bottom offshore wind power capacity. Transmission system operator TenneT will construct 2 offshore platforms with 2 grid connections within the zone.
Separately, the Dutch government recently increased its offshore wind targets by 11GW to a total of 21GW by 2030. This is supported by a mature regulatory framework for identifying suitable areas for development and tendering them regularly to the market.