May 07, 2009 | Amsterdam Nuon develops new wind farm in the North Sea
Nuon plans to develop a new offshore wind farm 24 kilometres from the Dutch coast. Nuon regards offshore wind power – along with onshore wind power – as one of its principal spearheads, standing alongside energy saving and making electricity production from fossil fuels cleaner. The construction of this wind farm is in keeping with Nuon’s ambition to reinforce, with future partner Vattenfall, its number one position in the domain of offshore wind energy in Europe
Nuon has been making the preparations since 2005. The new wind farm, which will have a capacity of 340 MW, is to be called Beaufort.
By investing in wind energy Nuon is supporting the cabinet’s target of realising 6000 MW offshore by 2020. Nuon intends developing a total of 1400 MW of wind energy by 2015 and expects to receive very soon the permit for the construction of the wind farm. In addition, Nuon believes it has a good chance of acquiring the necessary subsidy within the framework of the Dutch sustainable energy subsidy scheme (SDE). The Ministry of Economic Affairs will soon publish the detailed criteria for this.
Since 2007 Nuon has been operating, together with Shell, the first Dutch offshore wind farm at Egmond aan Zee and is therefore one of the most experienced companies in the Netherlands in terms of offshore wind energy.
About Nuon
Nuon is an ambitious energy company, serving more than three million consumers and organisations with over 10,000 employees in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Nuon produces, transports and delivers electricity, gas, heating and cooling, and engages in energy trading in the major international markets. Nuon also supplies additional services and technological innovations to businesses and consumers. In doing so, Nuon aims to provide a reliable, sustainable and affordable energy supply.
With a turnover of EUR 6.1 billion in 2008, Nuon occupies a prominent position in the Dutch energy market. The shares are held by local and regional authorities.
Effective 1 July 2008, Nuon was split into a network company and a production and supply company. The two companies now operate independently under a financial holding company and a joint Board of Directors and Supervisory Board.