Dutch auctions: "It’s not just about price."

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The Netherlands are about to close the bidding in their latest offshore wind auction – for the Hollandse Kust West site.

There are two different areas up for auction with a total 1.5 GW of capacity. The auction makes extensive use of non-price criteria. It’s by some distance the most advanced use of non-price criteria yet in any wind energy auction. The focus of the criteria is ecology and system integration. The two available sites in the auction each apply different criteria. At “site VI” bidders have to focus on how the project impacts the ecosystem in the North Sea.  50% of the scoring is related to this. The criteria cover how the project will contribute to limit negative effect on birds and marine habitats. Bids that incorporate... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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