
Offshore wind
Offshore wind is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, in that it can provide large volumes of sustainable electricity at a price that can now compete with electricity from fossil sources. Pondera has been active in this field since the first offshore wind farms became operational and has built up an enormous track record.
Read the latest news about our offshore wind projects below.

Start of construction wind turbines at Windpark Fryslân
13/04/2021The installation of the wind turbines at wind farm Windpark Fryslân commenced at the beginning of March 2021. This brings the realization of the world’s largest wind farm in a...
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Pondera kicks off in Estonia
08/04/2021Pondera 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...
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The Strekdammen project: part 1
06/04/2021At the end of 2020, Pondera and Rebel completed the financing for the Strekdammen Windpark (WPS) with ABN AMRO. Pondera and Rebel are planning to build two GE wind turbines...
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The Pondera team is growing: three new faces have been added!
02/04/2021The Pondera team continues to grow. These three recent graduates started with us in February. We are very pleased with this strengthening of our team and would like to introduce...
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Construction of Molenbosch Solar Park in progress
24/03/2021The construction of the Molenbosch Solar Park in Oldeberkoop is progressing steadily, with all the solar panels of the 2.4 hectare solar park now in place. The grid connection and...
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Offshore wind development in the US
23/02/2021Now 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...
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Pondera welcomes two new Ponderians
19/02/2021In 2021, Pondera will again welcome new colleagues to the team. The brand new Ponderians Frank and Bas started in January. We are certain that they will make a major...
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Offshore wind in the US
16/02/2021US 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...
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Pondering the facts to make energy production more sustainable
16/02/2021In recent weeks, the regional newspapers have paid attention in two weekend editions to some important pillars of the climate agreement: wind and solar energy. In the Energy of the...
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Meteorological measurement campaign in Sharjah
11/02/2021For 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...
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Borssele Offshore grid in focus
08/02/2021Since 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...
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Invitation to read my blog 'Pondering the facts to make energy production more sustainable'
02/02/2021I would like to invite you to read my blog. The reason for this blog is the publication of a series of articles in the media entitled: Energy of the...
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Strekdammen gradient measurements
14/01/2021In the summer of 2020, Pondera was commissioned to perform a short wind measurement campaign to determine the effect of the existing wind farm Eemshaven on the wind speed. Earlier...
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Positive advice from EIA Commission for Wind Park Maasvlakte 2
11/01/2021The EIA Commission has issued a positive assessment advice for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Wind Park Maasvlakte 2. The Commission believes that the EIA contains the essential information...
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Pondera and Rebel choose for GE wind turbines in Eemshaven
08/01/2021The construction of Strekdammen Windpark is getting closer. At the end of 2020 Pondera and Rebel completed the financing of the wind farm with ABN AMRO. This means that the...
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Pondera delivers EIA and Appropriate Assessment for the Hollandse Kust (west)
28/12/2020Pondera 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...
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Council of State issues positive judgement about Staphorst wind farm
24/12/2020On 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...
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Final permit for Noordermeerdijk solar park
23/12/2020On 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...
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Offshore grid: Underground transport of sustainable electricity
10/12/2020The 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...
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ISO certification for Pondera
03/12/2020Pondera 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...
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