A permit application for a 300 MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has been approved. It will be located outside the 12-mile zone off Scheveningen (approximately 30 km from the coast) and is expected to be finished by 2011. It will generate energy for 350,000 households.
The partnership, Evelop and Ballast Nedam Concessies have the exclusive right to develop the Scheveningen Buiten wind farm.
Econcern subsidiary Evelop now has approximately 2200 MW of capacity in its offshore wind pipeline. In the North Sea the 120 MW Q7 park is expected to be operational in March 2008. Scira, in the Wash near Sheringham, within the British 12-mile zone, will generate 315 MW. Full approvals and financial close are planned in 2007. They expect to be awarded the concession for Belwind on the BlighBank (46 km off the Belgian coast) in the second quarter of 2007. Belwind will generate 330 MW.
Ballast Nedam Concessies is involved in developing new offshore wind farms in several European countries. Acquiring the exclusive rights for Scheveningen Buiten is therefore an important milestone in its ambition to become one of the leading forces in designing offshore wind farms. In 2006, the parent company Ballast Nedam was responsible for building the first Dutch offshore wind farm in the North Sea at Egmond aan Zee.
Evelop International BV (www.evelop.com)
Evelop is a European renewable energy project developer. It is part of the Econcern group, one of Europe’s 500 fastest growing companies. The company’s mission is to ensure “a renewable energy supply for everyone.”
Ballast Nedam Concessies designs, manages and invests capital in projects based on long-term permits. This specialised business unit of Ballast Nedam takes care of infrastructure and construction. Many of its projects are carried out as Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Ballast Nedam Concessies is also active in the renewable energy market – including the offshore wind sector – and in the private franchise market.
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