Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has been awarded the prestigious Jan Agema Award 2025 for its contribution to the offshore wind project Borssele III, IV and V…
Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has been awarded the prestigious Jan Agema Award 2025 for its contribution to the offshore wind project Borssele III, IV and V.
The jury praised the project for its technical innovation, societal relevance, and future-proof design, highlighting it as a powerful response to the urgent energy transition in the North Sea.
The Jan Agema Award, established by the Dutch Association of Hydraulic Engineers in honor of Jan Agema, encourages innovation in hydraulic engineering.
The award is presented every five years to the most innovative project of the preceding period.
For the first time, an offshore wind project was submitted and selected, marking a milestone in recognizing sustainable energy solutions within the hydraulic engineering sector.
Van Oord has now received the Jan Agema Award twice, having previously won in 2015 for the Second Maasvlakte project.
The Borssele wind energy area (1,400 MW), located off the coast of Zeeland, comprises five sites. Borssele V features several scalable and reusable innovations, including the slip-joint technique for fast, safe and maintenance-free foundation installation in deep waters. Oyster reefs have been integrated into the scour protection around the turbines to enhance seabed biodiversity.
“This project brings together everything the sector
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