Organisation

BLAUWWIND CONSORTIUM

Shell
Royal Dutch Shell is an integrated energy company that aims to meet the world’s growing demand for energy in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. Shell has major ambitions to grow its renewable power business: it already produces and markets electricity from its existing renewable assets and is developing new wind and solar projects around the globe. Shell first entered the wind business in 2001. Today, its installed wind capacity is 508 MW: five onshore wind farms in the USA (400 MW) and the offshore wind farm Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands (108 MW) for which Shell has 100% of the offtake.

Swiss Life Asset Managers
Swiss Life Asset Managers has more than 165 years of experience in managing the assets of the Swiss Life Group. This insurance background has exerted a key influence on the investment philosophy of Swiss Life Asset Managers, which is governed by such principles as value preservation, the generation of consistent and sustainable performance and a responsible approach to risks. Swiss Life Asset Managers offers this proven approach to third-party clients in Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the UK and the Nordic countries. The Swiss Life Asset Managers Infrastructure Equity platform actively manages investments in unlisted infrastructure assets and companies across all major infrastructure sub-sectors for its clients and partners, including a globally diversified renewable energy portfolio of more than 5.7 GW.

INPEX
With the goal of becoming an integrated energy company that contributes to a stable energy supply to broader communities, INPEX through its European subsidiary INPEX Renewable Energy Europe Ltd (IREE) based in London, is engaged in efforts to commercialize renewable energies and reinforce Research and Development (R&D) activities for the next generation. INPEX and IREE, following its acquisition of Blauwwind, will continue to explore the business potential of various types of renewable energy such as geothermal, which has synergies with conventional oil and gas development, as well as offshore wind power and CO₂ Methanation.

Nuveen Infrastructure
Nuveen Infrastructure is one of Europe's largest fund managers focusing exclusively on clean energy infrastructure. Nuveen invests in the transition to a low carbon economy and aims to deliver reliable income streams and capital appreciation through exposure to high quality defensive infrastructure assets. Since 2007, Nuveen Infrastructure has a deep history investing in clean energy infrastructure projects in Europe, USA and APAC. As part of our investment process, we raise long-term capital to invest in clean energy power generation projects, including wind farms, solar parks and small-scale hydro power plants. Our carefully selected, risk-managed investments aim to deliver sustained performance and predictable returns over periods of 10 years or more.

Eneco
Eneco is an international energy company that is committed to accelerating the energy transition. Eneco is involved as co-owner and/or operator at 8 wind farms in the Netherlands and Belgium. Eneco is a 10% shareholder in the Blauwwind consortium and takes 50% of the wind produced. Furthermore, Eneco develops innovative products and services that allow its clients to take control of how they generate, store, use or share energy.

Luxcara
Luxcara is an independent asset manager offering institutional investors investment opportunities in the international renewable energy market. The owner-managed company was founded in 2009. Luxcara acquires, structures, finances, and operates renewable energy and related infrastructure projects as a long-term buy-and-hold investor. The company specializes in structuring free-market power purchase agreements. Luxcara's portfolio includes solar and wind power plants across Europe with a total capacity of around 4 gigawatts and an investment volume of approximately 4 billion euros. With this outstanding track record, Luxcara is one of Europe's most experienced asset managers for renewable energy investments.

Octopus Energy Generation
Octopus Energy Generation is driving the renewable energy agenda and building green power for the future. This means reshaping the market by leading the transition to a cleaner, greener future through renewable projects connected more deeply to customers and businesses. As one of Europe's largest investors in renewable energy, its fund management specialist team launched in 2010 with a mission to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy. This team manages 3.2 GW of renewable energy projects like wind and solar farms across 17 countries, worth £6bn. These projects generate enough green energy to power 2 million homes every year, and is the equivalent of taking over 1 million petrol cars off the road. The business also launched the Fan Club, the world's first local energy tariff that provides cheaper, greener energy to customers living near local turbines when it's windy, with a discount of up to 50%.

BLAUWWIND MAIN CONTRACTORS

Vestas Offshore Wind
Vestas is the supplier of 77 wind turbines and is responsible for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of the V164-9.5 MW turbines. This includes the nacelles, hubs, blades, towers, davit cranes, navigational aids and the SCADA system to operate the wind farm.

Van Oord
Van Oord has executed the balance of plant-works for the project, comprising the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the 77 monopiles and the inter-array cables (incl. layout). It was also responsible for the installation of turbines and scour protection. For this project, Van Oord deployed numerous vessels, including its offshore installation vessel Aeolus and the cable-laying vessel Nexus.

Eneco Wind Offshore Operations
EWOO provides the asset management services to the windfarm and are responsible for the safe and effective operations of the windfarm. The team is responsible for HSSE, site management, remote monitoring and technical asset integrity.