We@Sea: a consortium heading for the Sea

The Dutch government has set a target for the development of 6,000MW of wind power in the Dutch part of the North Sea by 2020. In order to meet this target, knowledge and technical expertise are required to build and operate wind farms in a sustainable way. The provision of a subsidy to gain expertise and knowledge for this goal was the driving force in the formation of the consortium We@Sea.

Organization

The consortium We@Sea consists of two foundations: the foundation We@Sea and the foundation We@Sea/Bsik. The foundation We@Sea is an organization aimed at acquiring knowledge in the field of offshore wind energy. She has acquired a grant (Bsik) for a research and development programme of 7 outlines. The foundation We@Sea/Bsik is the channel for this funding, from SenterNovem to the project. Both foundations have the same management.

The foundation We@Sea is the secretary of the consortium and the management is financed under Bsik conditions: 50% is subsidised and the other 50% allocated proportionally among all projects.

Latest News

Windenergie op zee:
goed voor duizenden banen in Nederland

Nederlandse bedrijven, kennis- en opleidingsinstituten zoals ECN hebben een gouden toekomst als kansen worden benut en slim wordt geïnvesteerd in de ontwikkelingen van windenergie op zee. Windenergie op zee kan uitgroeien tot een nieuwe sterke economische activiteit voor Nederland met duizenden nieuwe banen.
Dat staat in het nieuwe programma "Wind op zee", dat vandaag is gepubliceerd en aan de Haagse politici zal worden aangeboden.  read_more

We@Sea workshop SDE en financiering windturbineparken

Op 24 november 2009 was er in Utrecht een We@Sea workshop over de SDE regeling en de financiering van windturbineparken. Aanwezig waren ca. 30 personen uit de "offshore windenergie wereld". Belangrijk was de discussie over de vollast-uren regeling voor windenergie in de SDE (Subdisie Duurzame Energie). read_more

Jos Beurskens eredoctoraat Universiteit van Oldenburg

Wetenschappelijk directeur van We@Sea Jos Beurskens heeft 16 november 2009 van de Duitse Universiteit van Oldenburg een eredoctoraat gekregen voor zijn uitzonderlijke bijdragen aan het windenergieonderzoek .Beurskens heeft een tomeloze inzet om windenergieonderzoek te bevorderen.  read_more

Welcome to the Third Dutch offshore wind energy conference

(25 & 26 November 2010)

We@Sea organises for the third time the yearly Dutch offshore Wind Energy Conference in the Holiday Inn Hotel, IJmuiden at 25 and 26 November 2010. It is an interesting event that offers Dutch companies, relevant professionals and research institutes the opportunity to present their experiences and vision on offshore wind energy development.The conference will give you an update of actual issues of offshore wind energy.
The global offshore wind energy market is growing more and more and Dutch companies are heavily involved. They contribute to technical optimisation, to increase economic efficiency, reliability and durability based on hands-on experience and practical studies.
Two days with interesting presentations and research results, worthwhile to attend.

WINDSPEED

WINDSPEED is an European project about offshore wind focusing on finding sound sites for wind farms at the North Sea. It will deliver a decision support system (DSS) tool using geographical information system (GIS) software. read_more

For more information:
please contact : Karina Veum
Westerduinweg 3
PETTEN
Netherlands
E: veum@ecn.nl
T: +31 224 564828
W: www.ecn.nl

downloads:
A brief status of the different work packages in the project.
Inventory of current and future presence of non-wind sea use functions
Identification and analysis of interactions between sea use functions