From March 20-22, Pondera will be present at the WindEurope Conference & Exhibition in Bilbao. This annual event takes place this year at the Bilbao Exhibition Center. Professionals from all over the world come together to discuss the latest developments and challenges in the onshore and offshore wind energy sector. With more than 12,000…
Pondera Consult, together with its subcontractors DWT and OutSmart is pleased to have concluded a Sub-Consultancy Agreement with Korean company Yooshin Engineering Corporation for the Wando Geumil Offshore Wind Project in Korea. End client Wando Geumil Offshore Wind Co. (SPC), whose majority shareholder is KOEN (Korea South East Power Co. Ltd.), requested Operations &…
On January 25, 2024, the Geoawesomeness Meetup took place, in which Erik Holtslag, Senior Consultant Renewable Energy at Pondera, shared his expertise. During this webinar, Erik talked about the possibilities of the combination Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) in the offshore wind energy sector. GRASP is a Large Eddy Simulation…
Pondera has just started an extensive assignment commissioned by the World Bank to support the Sri Lankan government on offshore wind. According to the recently published roadmap by the World Bank, the South Asian island nation has great potential for offshore wind development. The initial scouting exercise estimates locational potential of about 27…
In 2023, we celebrated the target of 4.5 GW of installed capacity of offshore wind energy. A major milestone that was achieved on time at less cost than anticipated. Clearly a success story. But there is a history preceding this. Together with Hans Rijntalder, we look back at 20 years of offshore wind. …
Pondera has been commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate to draw up the Environmental Impact Report, an appropriate assessment and the test on species for the newly to be issued Nederwiek I (south) wind energy site. Research is being conducted into the effects of a wind farm of 2 to 2.3 GW.…
From June 23 until August 4, 2023, the zoning plan, the final permits and exemptions and the MER Environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Net op zee Offshore grid IJmuiden Ver Gamma project were available for inspection. No appeals have been filed, which means the decisions are irrevocable. A great milestone for this project. Arcadis…
Pondera has been contracted by the EU through the EU Climate Dialogues Project (EUCDs) to study the offshore wind potential in Indonesia and to organize an international conference on just energy transition and offshore wind energy. Close engagement with relevant stakeholders including the Indonesian Government, business community and other actors will be kept throughout…
At Pondera, we know what it takes to develop a successful offshore project. In this last video of a series of three, we introduce Jeroen de Veth. Jeroen has more than 20 years of experience in the renewable energy sector. At Pondera, Jeroen is driving solutions in system integration and flexibility, including conversion to hydrogen…
Eugene Bajema recently joined Pondera as Business Developer, based in New Zealand. Pondera is perfectly positioned to support the developing renewable energy industry in NZ as highlighted by the New Zealand Government’s 2050 vision. With extensive experience in the offshore industry, Eugene is keen to play a part in this. We asked Eugene…
Recently, there have been many discussions behind the scenes about potentially setting a limit on the height of wind turbines. A height limit should stabilize the development and manufacturing process and allow for more sustainable operations. A workgroup on the issue recommends a maximum height of 1,000 feet, or 305 meters, for new wind turbines.…
At Pondera, we know what it takes to develop a offshore wind project. In the second video of a series of three, we introduce Albert Ploeg. Albert has over three decades of experience in the design, manufacture and construction of steel structures at sea. As construction manager at Westermeerwind, Albert had full responsibility for the…
At Pondera, we know what it takes to develop a successful offshore wind project. In this first video of a series of three, we introduce Matthias Haag. Matthias is currently working as project director on the NNG project in Scotland. In this video, he explains the value that Pondera can add to an offshore…
From left to right: Bastiaan Bor (Business Developer Pondera), Rae Lescelius (Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland Copenhagen), Bert van der Lingen (Vice-chairman NWEA), Hans Rijntalder (Chairman Pondera Group), Eric Arends (Vice-chairman Pondera Groep), Arne Brandsma (Deputy Head of Mission Dutch Embassy), Caroline Kullbäck (Etha Wind Managing Director), Marko Ekman (Etha Wind Business Development Director).…
What makes a wind measurement campaign a good one? An interesting question that I got asked by a colleague recently, and one that I’d never really thought about. The easiest answer would be to just follow the norm. Or the guidelines. Or the certification body’s specific demands. Or the applicable road map (in which ever…
March 8th, 2023, 12.08. Location: Scottish West Coast. One last check of all the safety procedures with the crew, going over the lifting plan and securing the delivery location, and then it’s finally time. Time to cast off the ropes and sail out of the harbor, into the North Sea, at about 4 knots (about…
Pondera congratulates Shell and Eneco on winning the permit to build an offshore wind farm on Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. With their joint venture Ecowinde, they will build a wind farm with minimal impact on nature. Pondera collaborated with Eneco and Shell on the ecology criterion for this tender and is proud to have…
Whiffle started as an idea developed at TU Delft in 2016. Simply put, Whiffle is a meteorological data company that can precisely model weather on a very small scale using their self-developed model GRASP. Pondera’s Kyra de Haan and Mark Rijntalder talked to Bob Meijer and Adriaan Derksen about their latest innovation.
a.s.r. has acquired wind farm Strekdammen from Pondera and Rebel. The wind farm, which has been in operation since mid-2022, consists of two wind turbines at the breakwaters in Eemshaven. It is the fourth wind farm acquired by a.s.r. real estate on behalf of a.s.r., thus strengthening its contribution to the energy transition and…
Creating harmony between nature and wind energy resonates with Pondera’s vision. Since 2014, Pondera and ecological research institute Bureau Waardenburg have been working together to develop offshore wind farms that cause as little damage to nature as possible. But they are taking it one step further: wind energy at sea could even have a positive ecological impact.
Pondera’s Joost Sissingh participated in the Dutch trade mission to the Baltic States. This visit to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania focused on offshore wind energy and took place from 10 to 14 April 2022. Together with a delegation of Dutch companies, Joost visited the capitals of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. A packed programme in which…
In the first week of April 2022, we were at CWW2022, the Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts at Egmond aan Zee. CWW is an internationally recognized event to share and engage in the latest science, focused on better understanding the risk of wind energy to wildlife and developing solutions to avoid, minimize, and…
The Dutch government seeks to generate an additional 10 gigawatts of wind energy in the North Sea by 2030 in order to reduce 55% of the CO2 emissions as compared to 1990. The new wind energy areas will be in addition to existing wind energy plans. An environmental impact report for these new areas has…
Between 10 and 12 November 2021, the BIXPO event was held in Gwangju, South Korea. At the invitation of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Eric Arends, vice chairman of the Pondera group, gave a presentation on ‘Offshore wind power business development and operation in South Korea’. Afterwards, guests including Ban Ki-Moon, former secretary-general of…
Pondera has been active in Vietnam for several years and is currently preparing a permanent stay with the setup of a local branch office. We consider Vietnam a very promising growth market, due to great resources for renewable energy, the country’s urgent need for electricity to power the ever-growing economy, and the Vietnamese government’s commitment…
Pondera recently completed the first (contracting) phase of owner’s engineering services for Jeju Hanlim Offshore Wind in South Korea. Pondera and Korean engineering company Hanmi Global are working on this project since 2019. This 100 MW offshore wind project is located in the northwestern part of Jeju Island and is the third offshore wind project…
South Korean ambitions for the renewable energy transition South Korea has announced a series of renewable energy masterplans in the recent past years and indicated their goals to generate 20% of energy with renewables by 2030. In line with these goals, President Moon emphasized Korean’s ambition to increase the current 124.5 MW installed offshore wind…
The installation of the wind turbines at Fryslân Windpark commenced in March 2021. The inter array cables for the wind farm were buried in the lakebed of the IJsselmeer. These cables with a diameter of 15cm were transported to the IJsselmeer on large reels. A large team buried the cables at a depth of two…
Pondera is to start works in Estonia. We will use our expertise in environmental impact assessment for the Saaremaa offshore wind farm. The wind farm is expected to consist of a maximum of 100 turbines with a total capacity of more than 1,000 MW. Preparations for the Saaremaa Offshore Wind Farm started in 2015. In…
Now that the US has rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, offshore wind developers in that country foresee a bright future. In this new era, the US can make a giant leap and become an offshore wind energy forerunner in the foreseeable future. Pondera’s Maarten Jaspers Faijer outlines his vision on this development in his blog…
US Offshore wind take-off In the last few months, a lot has been written on the potential take-off of offshore wind in the United States. Now that the US is ‘back in the game’ and is taking up on climate change by rejoining the Paris agreement, offshore wind developers foresee a bright short term future…
For the Sharjah Electricity, Water & Gas Authority, the state-owned utility of the emirate Sharjah in the Gulf, Pondera will conduct a 3 year high-tech meteorological measurement campaign. The measurement campaign will be conducted with a small network of meteorological stations, amongst others sampling wind speed and direction, solar radiation and extensive dust measurements. The…
Since 2020, the two high-voltage connections Borssele Alpha and Beta have been operational. Borssele offshore grid transports two times 700 MW of wind energy from the Borssele offshore wind energy area to the national high-voltage grid. In this video some nice images are shown of the construction of the two offshore platforms, the offshore cables,…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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.
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.…
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…
