German utility RWE and French energy major TotalEnergies have selected the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea.
To this end, the OranjeWind joint venture has signed an agreement with Buss Terminal Eemshaven. Construction activities at the offshore wind site will start in early 2026.
The terminal will facilitate the offloading, storage, handling, and pre-assembly of major components of the turbines and the inter-array cabling for the offshore wind farm. The monopile foundations will be transported directly to the offshore installation site from Sif’s production facility at the Port of Rotterdam.
Turbine installation at the OranjeWind offshore site, some 278 km from Eemshaven, is scheduled to start in early 2027, with commissioning expected to be fully completed by the end of 2027.
RWE is currently using the terminal to handle monopile foundations for its Danish offshore wind project Thor while preparations are being made to support the construction of its German offshore wind project Nordseecluster A.
The agreement for the Dutch project will see a marshalling area of a total of 350,000-400,000 sq m used to accommodate OranjeWind and Nordseecluster B projects concurrently.
With an expected annual generation of around 3TWh, OranjeWind will produce enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Dutch households.
