The first offshore solar floaters arrived in the Port of Amsterdam in the week of 14 October 2024 , straight from the Oceans of Energy factory.
These modular, prefab units form part of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore solar farm that will be installed in 2025. This will be the largest offshore solar farm installed in the North Sea and the first-of-a-kind offshore solar with offshore wind (and offshore hydrogen) combination.
The Port of Amsterdam is well suited to deploy the system. As we have demonstrated in Belgium earlier this year, our modular system is fast and easy to assemble: it is a matter of only days to assemble a full offshore system from factory into the water. Offshore installation of offshore solar requires no heavy equipment or vessels. Oceans of Energy is preparing for tow-out of 7MW batches through the sea sluice of IJmuiden.