Offshore windfarm Borssele III&IV now fully operational

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.

[Video footage]

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.

[Text displays]

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.

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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

[Video footage]

The Shell Pecten and text display against footage of the deep-water wind farm.