BLIX Consultancy has been awarded a framework agreement by Northland Power (Northland) to assist with the development of Northland’s worldwide 12 GW offshore wind project portfolio.
Services to be rendered under the framework agreement include amongst others: tender support, feasibility studies, EIA expertise, LCOE optimisation, site data analysis, site investigation scoping and campaign management, owner’s engineering services, turbine and balance of plant package management, as well as contracting and procurement support.
Managing Director Roeland Steenhuis: “BLIX has been supporting Northland in offshore wind projects since 2016. It started off with tender support in The Netherlands, Germany and Scotland and in 2018 we helped Northland win the Hai Long II and III offshore wind farm bid in Taiwan. We have been supporting the Hai Long project ever since. We are thankful for the received trust in our capabilities and look forward to keep supporting Northland from our offices in The Netherlands, Taiwan and South-Korea.”
Northland’s offshore wind project portfolio now includes amongst other the 1044 MW Hai Long (Taiwan), the 600 MW Chiba (Japan) and the 1000 MW Dado Ocean (South-Korea) projects, as well as the recently announced 1200 MW Baltic Power project (Poland), to be developed with PKN Orlen.
About BLIX Consultancy
BLIX Consultancy has over 12 years of experience in supporting onshore and offshore wind energy projects in Europe, Asia and the USA. The mission of BLIX is to accelerate the energy transition and optimise wind energy projects by working with enthusiastic and excellent teams in order to lower the cost of wind energy and optimise revenues. BLIX started in 2009 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and opened its first international branch office in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2020, followed by a branch office in Seoul, South-Korea, in 2021. BLIX helped to realise more than 20 GW of wind energy and 80 MWp of solar energy projects.
About Northland Power:
Northland Power is a global power producer dedicated to helping the clean energy transition by producing electricity from clean renewable resources. Founded in 1987, Northland has a long history of developing, building, owning and operating clean and green power infrastructure assets and is a global leader in offshore wind. In addition, Northland owns and manages a diversified generation mix including onshore renewables, solar and efficient natural gas energy, as well as supplying energy through a regulated utility.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with global offices in eight countries, Northland owns or has an economic interest in 2.7 GW (net 2.3 GW) of operating generating capacity and a significant inventory of early to mid-stage development opportunities encompassing approximately 4 to 5 GW of potential capacity.
Publicly traded since 1997, Northland’s common shares, Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 preferred shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI, NPI.PR.A, NPI.PR.B and NPI.PR.C, respectively.