Posted on July 29, 2020
Development of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has taken another step forward with the awarding of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contract.
UXOcontrol, a joint venture between N-Sea and Den Ouden Group subsidiary Bodac B.V., has been appointed by Vattenfall as specialist contractor to complete the UXO identification campaign for its wind farm, located off the coast of The Netherlands.
N-Sea CEO, Arno van Poppel, commented: “The renewable energy sector is one of UXOcontrol’s key markets and we are proud to showcase our capabilities and expertise by working on a project as significant as the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm and by doing these works, to make a clear contribution to a better, safer and cleaner world.”
ID campaign
Following geophysical UXO survey work, the identification campaign is scheduled to commence this month, with the mobilisation of UXO identification vessel, Geoholm, which UXOControl has chartered from DOF management AS. The vessel will conduct UXO identification works for an estimated 14-week period.
The works for Hollandse Kust Zuid, which consists of four different sites, will be executed in two campaigns. In 2020 UXO identification will be performed in site 1 and 2 and in 2021 site 3 and 4.
When construction is completed, the wind farm zone will cover an area of 225km2.
By Rebecca Jeffrey
Source: maritimejournal
