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The North Sea Days is the annual gathering for everyone engaged with the future of the North Sea—whether in science, policy, governance, industry, or advocacy. As the demand for space and resources intensifies, the need for integrated solutions has never been more urgent.

In October this year, companies can compete for the permit for the construction and operation of a new wind farm in the North Sea. For Nederwiek Wind Farm Site I-A, the tender criteria have been adjusted to improve the business case for offshore wind. The Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth is taking these measures to make the upcoming tender round more attractive and to allow the construction of offshore wind farms to proceed at a realistic pace.

An integral, ministerial meeting was held in Antwerp on 25 November as part of the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative (GNSBI). Ministers and/or high-level representatives of the nine North Sea countries responsible for maritime spatial planning, fisheries, nature and energy gathered with the aim of signing the Ministerial Declaration, thus strengthening their mutual cooperation..

Contents of this newsletter

• Offshore Wind Energy in the Netherlands Workshop at OEEC

• Groundbreaking soil survey helps design new offshore wind farms

• Webinars: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and -B and Nederwiek I-A and -B Wind Farm Sites

• Ecology Toolbox – The Rich North Sea