18 January 2016
Groningen Seaports, Sunport Energy, and WIRSOL are pleased to announce the forthcoming realization of SunPort Delfzijl, the largest solar energy park in the Netherlands so far. […]
1 February 2016
Dutch Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT and its Danish counterpart Energinet.dk have signed contracts with Siemens and Prysmian for the construction of the COBRA cable between […]
3 January 2017
Cable has 700 MW capacity for exchange of renewable energy, sufficient to meet the annual electricity needs of approx. 700,000 Dutch households Cross-border electricity connection (interconnector) […]
2 May 2017
As of Wednesday the 26th of April, the tallest wind turbine in the Netherlands can be found in Eemshaven. The wind turbine has a tip height […]
19 May 2017
Eemshaven has the wind in its sails when it comes to offshore wind. Crew tenders are constantly on the move, installation vessels dominate the horizon and […]
3 July 2017
The topside of the DolWin gamma offshore converter station entered Eemshaven 29th of June last. Under agency of Wagenborg the pontoon Nordic Giant 102 with the […]
7 July 2017
27 Gigawatt hours of renewable energy to power data centre in Eemshaven Today, Google and Eneco announced that Google will purchase all of the green electricity […]
1 September 2017
Lagerwey is currently testing the first climbing crane in the world for the installation of wind turbines in the Eemshaven. After extensive testing on the ground, […]
23 October 2017
Progress is being made with the construction of the COBRA conversion station in Eemshaven. The contours are already clearly in sight, and the building is gradually […]
21 November 2017
On 13 November 2017, the foundation for the second offshore service base of EMS Maritime Offshore BV (EMO) was laid in Eemshaven. In the future, the […]
15 January 2018
Outstanding annual results in 2017 for Groningen Seaports The annual results of Groningen Seaports show yet another successful year. The transhipment volume of 12.4 million tonnes […]
15 February 2018
DHSS receives contract for ships agency and port logistics services from GE Renewable Energy for Merkur Offshore Windfarm DHSS is awarded a ships agency and port […]
23 February 2018
Building of Danish Ørsted’s wind farm Borkum Riffgrund II gets underway On 21 February last a major hoisting operation took place at the heavy cargo wharf […]
22 March 2018
The transformers were transported from the Siemens factory in Nuremberg in Germany using a special trailer and then by ship to the port of Eemshaven. Yesterday […]
22 March 2018
The works for the COBRA electricity cable between Denmark and Eemshaven are going according to plan. The cables will reach Dutch soil to the north of […]
29 March 2018
A good opportunity for Eemshaven to strengthen its position as the offshore wind port of the Netherlands On the 26th of March the Ministry of Economic […]
31 May 2018
Groningen Seaports is committed to the further development of hydrogen infrastructure in its ports Groningen Seaports and Pipelife have signed a cooperation agreement to build the […]
6 September 2018
Call for 4-6 GW of wind farms north of the Wadden Sea The Northern Netherlands industrial cluster aims to be one of Europe’s most sustainable industrial […]
15 October 2018
At the site of Groningen Seaports in Geefsweer – between Delfzijl and Appingedam – preparatory work has started on the construction of the Geefsweer solar park, […]
12 November 2018
Yesterday/Today the cable for the subsea electricity connection between the Netherlands and Denmark was brought ashore in Eemshaven in the Netherlands. From the ship Ulisse on […]
8 February 2019
With an installed capacity of approximately 8,000 MW, Eemshaven is a major energy port, and the expected increase in sustainably produced electricity from offshore wind farms […]
13 February 2019
Whitehelm Capital, Groningen Seaports and Royal Vopak today announce their intention to jointly invest in a 27 MW solar park. The solar photovoltaic field will be […]
28 February 2019
Companies and governments in the Northern Netherlands plan to invest 2.8 billion euros in emission-free hydrogen over the next 12 years. Today they are offering the […]
28 March 2019
Groningen Seaports congratulates Vopak Terminal Eemshaven for winning the Global Tank Storage Award in the category ‘Biggest Commitment to Environmental Protection.’ In February this year, Groningen […]
30 April 2019
Low basis, de-risked market entry with substantial existing growth capacity QTS Realty Trust, a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions announced today, as […]
27 May 2019
Unique production facility will be developed in Delfzijl Amstelveen, 27 May 2019 – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed itself for a 10-year period to the […]
28 May 2019
Dutch company SkyNRG, world market leader in sustainable fuel for aviation, together with its partners KLM, SHV Energy and Schiphol, today announced the first sustainable kerosene […]
29 May 2019
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and other firms based at Chemical Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands will save up to 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions per […]
17 September 2019
Groningen Seaports, Port of Amsterdam and Port of Den Helder launch Hydroports The ports of Amsterdam, Den Helder and Groningen are entering into a hydrogen partnership […]
7 October 2019
A major international challenge to find tangible solutions Economic Board Groningen (EBG) is organising an international pitch event, called the Sustainable Industry Challenge – Chemport Europe […]
22 November 2019
More than 200 companies from as far away as America, Hong Kong and Israel, have entered their solutions for the Sustainable Industry Challenge, Chemport Europe edition, […]
24 January 2020
Nouryon and Gasunie win EU backing for pioneering green hydrogen project A consortium comprising Nouryon, Gasunie and four other partners will receive an €11-million European grant […]
27 February 2020
A consortium of Gasunie, Groningen Seaports and Shell Nederland has launched ambitious NortH2 green hydrogen project NortH2 vision: • Energy from source to customer – from […]
26 May 2020
The contribution of Dutch industry, including that in the Northern Netherlands, from Emmen to Eemshaven, is essential to meeting the Dutch carbon emission targets in 2030 […]
4 June 2020
Today (June 4) Pondera and Rebel announced that they will take over the wind project at the breakwaters in the Eemshaven from YARD ENERGY. YARD developed […]
23 June 2020
Netherlands-based aluminium producer, Aldel, is to partner with solar park operator Ecorus in a new initiative which is seeking to accelerate the development of solar power […]
10 July 2020
Groningen Seaports is to invest over €25 million to make the Heveskes industrial site, located between Chemie Park Delfzijl and the Aldel aluminium plant, suitable for […]
30 October 2020
Groningen, The Netherlands 30 October 2020 – Today, businesses and government bodies in the Northern Netherlands will present their investment plan for hydrogen in their region […]
13 April 2021
Groningen Seaports wholeheartedly supports the plans of the Province of Groningen and the Municipality of Het Hogeland to expand Eemshaven and to start work on the […]
25 October 2021
Today is the opening of the Vopak Solar Park Eemshaven in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The new solar park has a capacity of […]
18 November 2021
Groningen Seaports NV stimulates the development of locally generated green electricity by participating in two wind farms near the port of Delfzijl. Groningen Seaports NV has […]
31 January 2022
RelyOn Nutec is due to open a new training centre in Eemshaven in early 2023, to meet the increasing demand from the onshore and offshore wind […]
31 March 2022
As part of its One Planet strategy, the energy company Eneco has decided to join NortH2 as an investment partner. Eneco is aiming to play a […]
11 April 2022
Today, Monday April 11, Rob Jetten, Dutch Minister of Climate and Energy, received the first certificate for green hydrogen during a visit to North Sea Port […]
9 September 2022
On Thursday 8 September, in the presence of Minister Rob Jetten (Climate and Energy), Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, the Executive Board of […]
7 November 2022
Gasunie subsidiary EemsEnergyTerminal’s floating LNG terminal at Eemshaven, used for landing and storing liquefied natural gas, has been fully operational since mid-September. On Thursday afternoon, 8 […]
29 June 2023
EEW Energy from Waste is currently building a new plant at its site in Delfzijl. With the new plant, EEW will save 3.5 million cubic metres […]
20 October 2023
On 19th October 2023, the new solar park Valgenweg in Delfzijl was opened festively. The solar park is a successful joint project between the photovoltaic company […]
9 November 2023
The planned expansion of DHSS, part of Clarksons Port Services since the beginning of this year, has moved ahead at great speed since the announcement last […]
10 December 2024
RWE and TotalEnergies have selected the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for […]