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How Shell helped build the Borssele III&IV windfarm
Title: Wind clean Master
Duration: 1:43 minutes
Description:
This video showcases Shell’s Blauwwind partners, whose expertise and collaboration on the Borssele III & IV wind project in the Dutch North Sea made it a reality.
Wind clean Master Transcript
[Background music plays]
We begin with dramatic, fast-paced music with synthesised effects, smoothing to a more orchestral style in less dramatic moments throughout the video.
[Text displays]
Borssele III & IV Wind Project
Dutch North Sea
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Bird’s eye view of a deep-water wind farm below a blue sky. A white text displays in upper frame.
Roeland Borsboom
We have such a fantastic group.
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Installation complete
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Transition to a closer bird’s eye view of a deep-water wind farm below a blue sky. A white text displays at frame centre.
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Achieved with Shell Expertise
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Transition to low-angle footage of pipe components in a storage facility, and a team member walking along a paved area below the pipes. A white text displays in upper frame, and continues to display over low-angle close-up footage of the team member looking up at the enormous pipes.
Maria Kalogera
That was really a major milestone.
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5 Years in the making
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We transition to low-angle close-up footage of a lowbed trailer moving slowly over a paved area with its heavy load. A white text displays at frame centre.
Unidentified Team Member
It’s a great job.
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1000’s of work hours
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We transition to footage of a welder working inside the large pipes. A white text displays in upper frame.
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5 Partners working in collaboration
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We transition to footage of a supply vessel, the Aeolus, moored at the shipyard. A white text displays in upper frame.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom
Title
Project Director, Blauwwind Shell secondee
Roeland Borsboom
In Blauwwind, we have a joint venture of five shareholders.
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Roeland Borsboom
Project Director, Blauwwind Shell secondee
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Roeland. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Roeland Borsboom
There is Shell, Partners Group, Eneco, Van Oord and DGE.
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Shell
Partners Group
Eneco
Van Oord
DGE
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We transition to a bird’s eye view of the deep-water wind farm, with a yellow text box displaying at frame-right.
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We see successive footage of a welder working inside the dark interior of large pipes.
Interview with Maria Kalogera
Title
Electrical Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Maria Kalogera
Each of the companies are bringing their own expertise to the table.
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Maria Kalogera
Electrical Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
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Talking-head footage of Maria Kalogera fills the frame.
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we continue to see talking-head footage of Maria. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
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We rapid zoom in on a bird’s eye view of a side-view of the Aeolus out in the ocean. We cut to side-view footage of the Aeolus moving across the surface of the ocean, seen from the point of view of an onlooker who is partially visible in the foreground. We cut to footage of crew members, seen from behind, on board a vessel and engaged in discussion, and we see the deep-water wind farm in the distance.
Interview with Dorine Bosman
Title
Vice President, Offshore Wind, Shell
Dorine Bosman
For Shell, it’s an easy step in, if you will. Right? This is offshore technology that we can transfer…
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Dorine Bosman
Vice President, Offshore Wind, Shell
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Dorine. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Dorine Bosman
From oil and gas into offshore wind. Then that tends to be a very nice combination.
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We transition to a close-up of the rotating blades of a wind turbine, seen against the background of the deep-water wind farm. We cut to a slightly panning bird’s eye view of the wind farm below blue skies.
Interview with Stefan Hartman
Title
Wind Turbine Generator Engineer, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Stefan Hartman
You take a concept from the drawing board…
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Stefan Hartman
Wind Turbine Generator Engineer, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Stefan. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Stefan Hartman
All the way to 77 turbines in production.
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77 turbines
22 km offshore
731.5 megawatts
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We transition to a bird’s eye view of the deep-water wind farm at sunset, with a yellow text box displaying at frame-right
Stefan Hartman
That’s something I love.
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Talking-head footage of Stefan fills the frame. We transition to low-angle footage of turbine pipes standing tall against a blue sky, then to footage of pipe and drivetrain components stored at the shipyard.
Interview with Sieuwerd Ladde
Title
Project Services Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Sieuwerd Ladde
It comes to delivering the project on time, on budget.
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Sieuwerd Ladde
Project Services Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Sieuwerd. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
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Rapid zoom in on an aerial view of drivetrain components stored at the shipyard.
Interview with Sil Draaisma
Title
Construction Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Sil Draaisma
Shell brought to the table specific expertise.
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Sil Draaisma
Construction Manager, Blauwwind
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Sil. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
[Text displays]
Delivered by Shell specialists
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Rapid pan across to the open end of a large pipe as we look down its interior length. The shot then begins to pan across to pipe lying next to it. A white text displays at frame centre.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom continued
Roeland Borsboom
We had specialists around high voltage cables. We had specialists on materials and corrosion.
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We see miscellaneous footage of the installation of the wind turbine substructures and towers in the ocean.
Roeland Borsboom
Specialists on survey and geomatics.
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We see talking-head footage of Roeland.
Roeland Borsboom
All very important components in our project.
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We see successive shots of team members working on installation, with the ocean forming the background.
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An exemplary safety record
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We transition to a series of shots showing team members meeting and engaging in discussion in the shipyard, followed by a bird’s eye view of the Aeolus supply vessel moored at the shipyard. A white text displays in upper frame.
Interview with Ronald van Dijk
Title
Balance of Plant Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Ronald van Dijk
Safety by design is not only looking at construction and the design phase, but it’s looking to the full lifecycle of the project.
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Ronald van Dijk
Balance of Plant Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
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The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Ronald. In lower frame-right, we see successive footage of pipe components stored in the shipyard, with team members working on them, coating the pipes, etc.
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Despite COVID
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We see wide-angle footage of a crew member disembarking from the Aeolus vessel and approaching a small container office in the shipyard. We cut to a closer view of the crew member checking in at the small office before proceeding on his way, and we see social distancing signage below the window of the office. A white text displays in frame centre.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom continued
Roeland Borsboom
When the COVID pandemic just started, we were actually astonished that within three or four days, we had found a new rhythm.
[Video footage]
Wide-angle footage of a crew member, seen in silhouette, walking in the shipyard, and we see cylindrical components and the harbour waters in the background. We cut to talking-head footage of Roeland, then to panning high-angle footage of lengths of coated pipe components stored in the shipyard.
Roeland Borsboom
And we have not slipped a day because of COVID.
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Panning aerial footage of the coated pipes stored in the shipyard, with the harbour waters visible in the background.
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To supply electricity
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We transition to close-up footage of a cloudy sky and power lines reflected on the surface of water, then to low-angle close-up footage of overhead power lines and insulators attached to a substation building. A white text displays in frame centre.
Interview with Maria Kalogera continued
Maria Kalogera
When fully operational, we will have sufficient power for 825,000 households.
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Equivalent to powering 825,000 homes
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We transition talking-head footage of Maria, with a yellow text box displaying at frame-right
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Across the Netherlands
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We transition to a panning bird’s eye view of power lines and pylons running alongside a highway. A white text displays in frame centre.
Maria Kalogera
We’re contributing towards creating better energy solutions for the future.
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In 2021
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We transition to time-lapse footage of an illuminated city by night. A white text displays in upper frame. We finally return to talking-head footage of Maria.
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Here’s to the next chapter together.
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We see close-up footage of the rotating blade of a wind turbine set against the background of the wind farm. A white text displays in upper frame.
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Big congratulations from Shell to all our Blauwwind partners
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The frame is split into 11 screens, four in upper frame, five in lower frame and one each side of the yellow text box displayed at frame centre. All 11 screens display close-up footage of the individual team members, seen against the background of the shipyard.
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Shell brand mnemonic played on keys.
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Shell.com/newenergies
© Shell International Limited 2020
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The Shell Pecten and text display against footage of the deep-water wind farm.
Shell's involvement in offshore wind
Shell entered the offshore wind business in 2000 as part of a consortium that installed the first offshore wind turbine in UK waters. Offshore wind is once again a key growth area for Shell. Today, we have more than six gigawatts (GW) of wind projects either in our portfolio or in the development. We see great potential in offshore wind as one of the main ways to generate cleaner power for our customers.
Shell's offshore wind projects include:
CrossWind (in development)
In July 2020 Shell and Eneco were awarded the tender for the subsidy-free offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (noord). The 759-megawatt (MW) wind farm will help to meet the objectives of the Dutch Climate Agreement and the European Union’s Green Deal. Both companies have already taken their final investment decisions on the project. Shell is a 79.9% shareholder in the CrossWind consortium.
Blauwwind (operational)
Shell is also a 20% shareholder in the Blauwwind Consortium that has built and operates the Borssele 3&4 wind farm off the Dutch coast, with a total installed capacity of 731.5MW, enough to power around 825,000 Dutch homes. First power was achieved in August 2020 and the wind farm was completed in February 2021.
NoordzeeWind (operational)
The Egmond aan Zee wind farm off the Dutch coast was set up as a 50-50 joint venture between European utility company Nuon/Vattenfall and Shell. It was the first wind farm over 100MW to be built in the Dutch North Sea and comprises 36 wind turbines that produce enough renewable electricity for more than 100,000 Dutch households. In March 2021 Shell agreed to take over Vattenfall's share in NoordzeeWind and became the wind farm's sole owner.
Offshore US (in development)
Shell is a 50% shareholder in Atlantic Shores in New Jersey that is working to develop an offshore lease area capable of generating 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of power.
Shell is also a 50% shareholder in the Mayflower consortium, which is working to develop a lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, USA. That site will have the potential to generate 1.6GW of power that will power more than 680,000 US homes. In 2019, the Mayflower Wind project was chosen to supply 804MW of offshore wind capacity to Massachusetts, with the expected start-up in 2025.
Floating and kite wind
Shell is also investing in the next generation of wind technology. We are a major shareholder in the Tetraspar Demo - a new floating turbine foundation, that offers leaner manufacturing, assembly and installation leading to lower costs. In 2020 we have made great progress with fabrication, construction and assembly. The structure will be tested in Norwegian waters in 2021.
In 2019 we partnered with Makani, an independent company within Alphabet, to bring their airborne wind power system to offshore environments which resulted in the world’s first flight of an energy kite from a floating platform. In 2020 this project concluded, and the lessons learnt were shared with the world as part of the energy kite collection.
Shell acquired Eolfi in 2019, a French renewable energies developer specialising in floating offshore wind projects. Alongside the addition of floating wind expertise to the team, the acquisition added the Groix & Belle-Île pilot wind farm to our portfolio, which is being developed off the coast of Brittany with an expected installed capacity of 28.5 megawatts once complete.
Shell has a joint development agreement with floating wind specialist CoensHexicon for a project in Ulsan province, Korea. In 2020 we deployed a FLiDAR (floating light detection and ranging) system to assess the feasibility for floating wind in South Korea.
In 2021 Shell signed an agreement with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The initial planned capacity of the project is 300MW, with the potential to scale up to a total installed capacity of 1GW.
Shell's involvement in onshore wind
Shell first invested in US onshore wind in 2001. Today we have four operating wind farms onshore in the USA. These are:
Rock River (Wyoming)
Shell has been delivering renewable wind power from the Rock River windfarm in Wyoming, USA, since 2001. Rock River, which Shell co-owns with US renewables company, Terra-Gen, produces enough electricity to power 25,000 US homes.
Brazos (Texas)
The Brazos windfarm in Fluvanna, Texas, sits south east of Lubbock, on the Caprock of the Llano Estacado and is fully operated by Shell. The 160-megawatt site consists of 160 Mitsubishi turbines and can provide enough energy to power around 48,000 US homes.
Whitewater Hill (California)
Shell co-owns Whitewater Hill with US renewables company Terra-Gen. The 61.5-megawatt wind farm, located north-west of Palm Springs, California, has more than 1,400 turbines and generates over 520 megawatts. Each year, the project is estimated to produce enough energy to power around 12,000 US homes.
Cabazon (California)
Cabazon is also co-owned with Terra-Gen and features 62 turbines that can produce 660 kilowatts. The 41-megawatt wind farm is located in the San Gorgonio Pass west of Palm Springs, California. Each year, the project is estimated to produce enough electricity to power around 12,000 US homes.
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