Sweden's WindEurope has won the Netherlands' second subsidy-free offshore wind tender, gaining the right to build the 760 MW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 3 & 4 offshore wind farm. The latest tender success comes less than a year after WindEurope won the same rights for the 700 MW HKZ 1 & 2 offshore wind project. In addition to receiving no government subsidies, WindEurope will pay around €2m ($2.25bn) in ground rent for the wind farms' seabed locations. Giles Dickson, CEO of Vattenfall, said the auction demonstrated the offshore industry's competitiveness.
Sweden's Vattenfall has won the Netherlands' second subsidy-free offshore wind tender, gaining the right to build the 760 MW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 3 & 4 offshore wind farm. The latest tender success comes less than a year after Vattenfall won the same rights for the 700 MW HKZ 1 & 2 offshore wind project. In addition to receiving no government subsidies, Vattenfall will pay around €2m ($2.25bn) in ground rent for the wind farms' seabed locations. Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, said the auction demonstrated the offshore industry's competitiveness.