Pondera has completed the investigation into the site decisions for Hollandse Kust (west) plots VI and VII, for which tenders are planned in 2021. We completed the Environmental Impact Report (EIA) and the Appropriate Assessment (PB) for the ministries of EZK, LNV, BZK and I&W. The studies examined the effect of a maximum of 1,560…
On 23rd December, 2020, the Council of State issued a decision on the environmental permit for Windpark Staphorst. The wind farm, developed by the Coöperatie Wij Duurzaam Staphorst, consists of three wind turbines. With Pondera’s support, the cooperative submitted a plan to the municipality of Staphorst in 2018 in response to the municipality’s call to…
On 23rd November, 2020, the Noordoostpolder Municipality granted the final permit for the Noordermeerdijk solar park in the Noordoostpolder. Pondera and HVC worked together to submit the application for this permit. The solar park covers approximately 50 hectares and has a potential installed capacity of approximately 100 megawatt peak. This solar park will be capable…
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and the national operator of the high-voltage grid TenneT are working together on the offshore grid projects – IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta. These are two underground high-voltage connections for the transport of sustainable electricity from the IJmuiden far offshore wind energy area to the mainland. On…
Pondera is ISO-9001 certified! The certification of the quality management system of Pondera Consult took place on November 18, 2020, in accordance with the guidelines of NEN-EN-ISO 9001: 2015. Our ISO certification extends to research and advice in the field of sustainable energy, climate, spatial planning and the environment. This is how we ensure we…
The Pondera Team continues to grow. We are proud to welcome four new colleagues to our team. We are sure they will make a great contribution to our team. We would like to introduce our new colleagues: Mark Veenstra As a renewable energy consultant, Mark will primarily be involved in consent procedures and permit management…
Geothermal energy is considered by many to be the ‘new’ source of sustainable energy. Since the drilling of the first geothermal wells in 2007, this technique has become increasingly sophisticated. The adverse effects on the environment are limited, so this energy source can be used to great effect. Geothermal energy is therefore playing a major…
In order to be able to connect solar parks and wind farms in Overijssel to the electricity network, network operators Enexis and TenneT want to strengthen the existing electricity network. Transformer stations are being adapted and expanded at various locations. In the municipality of Enschede, various concrete solar park projects have been licensed or are…
The Kapelle municipal council adopted the zoning plans for Windpark Willem Annapolder and Windpark Landmanslust on 27 October 2020 with the municipal executive issuing the necessary permits. An environmental impact report has already been produced for this project and a recommendation from the EIA committee has been published. These decisions pave the way for the…
Every day our colleagues at Pondera work hard to take sustainable energy projects a step forward. People may not realise that Pondera is working hard to make the electricity grid sustainable and future-proof. What exactly do our Pondera colleagues do, what are we working on, and what functions do our colleagues hold in these energy…
The prototype of the GE Haliade-X turbine, the world’s most powerful wind turbine in operation, keeps breaking records. The turbine has been optimized and is now operating at a power output op 13 MW. In collaboration with Sif and Pondera, GE has built the prototype of the GE Haliade-X in the ports of Rotterdam. Several…
Our Korean team continues to expand: Hyunjoo Moon has joined the Pondera team in Seoul. He has extensive experience in conducting wind measurements on various wind turbines. Hyunjoo will be working as a renewable energy engineer at offshore wind farms. We trust Hyunjoo will make a great contribution to our team! Click here for more…
We proudly welcome Dr. Kim as a senior advisor in our Korean branch office in Seoul. We proudly welcome Dr. Kim as a senior advisor in our Korean branch office in Seoul. Dr. Kim has a broad experience in a wide range of workfields in both public and private companies. He has worked for the…
The Pondera team in Jakarta, led by Chandra Soemitro, recently installed the first LiDAR in Indonesia. Our colleague Maarten Graveland flew to Indonesia especially for the purpose of supporting the team in Jakarta with the installation of the LiDAR. In Maarten’s blog, you can see that this installation is slightly different than in the Netherlands.…
Pondera is supporting the Wind voor Buren project in carrying out its wind measurements. Wind voor Buren is a local initiative of the Kristen family, the Buren Energie cooperative and sustainable energy company Pure Energie. The plan is to place two wind turbines near the Buren junction (A1 / A35). One of the two intended…
The Pondera office in Jakarta (Indonesia), which opened in September 2018, will be reinforced with one of our Dutch colleagues. Brent Elemans will join the Pondera South East Asia office from October 1, 2020. Since 2016, Pondera has been exploring opportunities in Indonesia to contribute to the energy transition and to apply Dutch knowledge and…
On September 1st 2020, Pondera’s new branch office was launched in Seoul in Korea, one of the most targeted countries in renewable energy. The company will serve Korean clients as a consulting and investment company in the field of renewable energy with a focus on offshore wind energy projects. Pondera has provided the specialised European…
On 16th September, the Council of State issued its decision on the integration plan and permits for the Groen Wind Plan. As a result of the decision, the integration plan and the permits are irrevocable and the wind plan can be built. Pondera congratulates the initiators united in Windkoepel Groen on this result. This decision…
On the 7th of September 2020 the offshore construction works for Wind Farm Fryslân were started by driving the first of 89 foundation piles into the bottom of the IJsselmeer. This is an important milestone for this special project, which is expected to supply green energy for approximately 500,000 Dutch households by 2021. Unique working…
In the past (extra) spring SDE+ round, Pondera, on behalf of Windpark Agro-Wind Reusel B.V., submitted an application for the SDE+ operating subsidy. RVO recently decided to award the SDE+ subsidy to this project. This is the next step towards the realisation of this wind farm. Pondera congratulates Windpark Agro-Wind Reusel B.V. on the SDE+ decision!
Saba to explore feasibility of wind energy The Public Entity Saba, the Saba Electric Company (SEC) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate are exploring ways to further expand the share of renewable energy. One of the options is wind energy. For this purpose, SEC has contracted Pondera to carry out a feasibility study.…
The CrossWind consortium, a joint venture between Shell in the Netherlands and Eneco, is delighted to have been awarded the tender for the subsidy-free offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (noord). Congrats to Shell and Eneco.
On 25 June 2020, the city council of the municipality of Delfzijl (re)established the zoning plan for the Delfzijl Zuid wind farm extension. Subsequently, on 30 June 2020, the Board of the Provincial Executive of the Province of Groningen granted an environmental permit on the basis of the General Provisions on Environmental Law (Wabo) for…
In collaboration with CE Delft, BRO and Pondera will carry out the integrated effects analysis (IEA) for the Energy Main Structure Program (PEH) under the EIA / RIP framework agreement. The effect analysis was commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
In June 2020, GE announced that the Haliade-X 12 MW received a provisional type certificate from DNV-GL. This makes it the most powerful turbine in the world, a step closer to full type certification. This is the ‘IECRE Provisional RNA Component Certificate’, which demonstrates that GE’s Haliade-X prototype meets the highest safety and quality standards.…
Playing a Canticle of the Sun to open a solar pv roof: very fitting. This happened on Friday 28 February in Spankeren at the packaging company Intrapec, although the sun barely showed itself.
On 17 February 2020, the City Council of Reusel-De Mierden decided to issue a declaration of no objection for the construction of Wind Farm Agro Wind. This paves the way for the Municipality Board to grant the definitive permit to the High Tech Agro Wind Association. This is a major step for the Association towards…
Pondera’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype in Port of Rotterdam has just set a new world record! It is the first wind turbine ever to generate 288 MWh over the course of 24 hours. In the next 5 years, the Haliade-X prototype will undergo a series of tests to validate the turbine’s power curve, loads, grid…
