Press release
bp bids for offshore wind in the Netherlands: tailored bids integrate significant flexible, scalable clean energy investments and create a step change in protecting and enhancing North Sea ecology
- bp submits bids for two individual offshore wind leases in the Netherlands - HKW sites VI and VII – with potential for combined 1.4GW generating capacity.
- Success in the bids will enable a series of additional integrated clean energy investments in the Netherlands of up to €2 billion in line with bp‘s strategy – including integrating offshore wind with electrification of industry and mobility and green hydrogen production, supporting decarbonisation of refining, aviation and transportation.
- Bid for HKW VI includes commitment to €75 million investment in ecological monitoring and application of technology to enhance North Sea environment and ecology in line with bp’s strategic aim for its projects to have a net positive impact on biodiversity.
bp today submitted bids for two offshore wind leases in the Netherlands that together have the potential for generating capacity of 1.4GW. The bids underpin extensive and transformational plans for a series of further integrated clean energy investments by bp in the Netherlands, applying the breadth of its businesses and experience to support the decarbonisation goals of Rotterdam region and the country more widely.
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