NjordIC scores work on Dutch offshore wind farm

By: Tom Russell

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01/06/2021 NjordIC
Dutch Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) consultancy firm NjordIC BV announced that it has received a contract award from Van Oord Offshore Wind for the provision of UXO Consultancy Services for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project.

NjordIC stated it will provide the full range of UXO Consultancy Services ranging from the delivery of a UXO Risk Assessment/UXO Risk Mitigation Strategy via UXO survey/ID&C supervision to the final ALARP sign-off.

The operations will be conducted under the relevant Dutch CS-OOO regulations and will focus on a pragmatic and efficient UXO risk mitigation strategy for Van Oord. The works will be undertaken from Q2 2021 till Q2 2022.

“We are excited to work with the Van Oord project team to realise a pragmatic UXO clearance project with the aim to ensure a safe working environment,” said John Bakker, UXO Manager for NjordIC. “We thank van Oord for the confidence in our novel approach"

The
Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is expected to be operational by 2023 with an installed capacity of 759 MW, generating at least 3.3 TWh per year. The wind farm will be located 18.5 km off the Dutch coast, near the town of Egmond aan Zee. Is it being developed subsidy free by the CrossWind consortium, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco.

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