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HERE’S HOLLAND

Holland

Your Portal to Offshore Wind Power Europe is the global leader in offshore wind energy, and is focused on the further expansion of the industry to achieve its climate goals. The North Sea is the most important location in the world for offshore wind farms, thanks to the beneficial wind conditions and relatively shallow waters. The Netherlands has a strategically advantageous geographic location: its seaports border all offshore wind farms in operation, under construction, or under development in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands itself. Renowned international companies in the supply chain recognize this natural competitive advantage and choose Dutch seaports as a high-quality and safe base from which to perform their offshore operations as costefficiently as possible. The Dutch government is strongly supportive of the offshore wind industry. You can be sure that the Dutch government, at all levels, as well as any Dutch partners involved, will facilitate your offshore wind energy ideas to the best of their ability.

Your Best Strategic Location

Stable Base for Business Growth

Conducive Innovation Environment

Dutch seaports form the most efficient connection between the most important European shipping routes and the vast hinterland via a dense, high-quality infrastructure. The Netherlands is the number one country in Europe in deep-sea shipping, and the largest transhipment point for deep-sea and short-sea shipping. As a result, Dutch ports outperform many other North Sea harbors because of the significant lower in- and outbound logistic costs.

The Dutch government sees offshore wind energy as a key driver of economic growth and innovation and supports this by offering attractive incentive schemes. The objectives of the Netherlands are: 1) to achieve a 40% cost reduction in offshore wind energy and, 2) to strengthen its leading position in offshore wind technology. This will increase opportunities for all parties in the wind energy supply chain.

Holland’s open innovation approach and well organized public-private partnerships offer a favorable environment for companies looking to accelerate business growth. Together with a mind-set of creativity, collaboration and reliability - and a top scientific sector Holland is able to guarantee the most important drivers in ‘innovation location‘ choices for foreign investors. Moreover, according to the World Economic Forum the Netherlands is rapidly harnessing new technologies for productivity improvements.

Your Competitive Advantages in the Netherlands: • Centrally located among the future European wind farms • Best logistics performance in Europe • World leading R&D position in offshore wind turbine technology • Lots of space for assembly activities in ports • Skilled and stable workforce • Collaborative offshore wind energy cluster • Flexible labor regulations and relations • Transparent, reliable and business friendly authorities • A competitive fiscal climate • Attractive incentive schemes

Harlingen

Eemshaven

Den Helder

IJmuiden Amsterdam Rotterdam

Vlissingen

Holland & Offshore Wind: Where Your Business Accelerates The North Sea is the most popular location for offshore wind farms due to its favorable maritime conditions. More than 70% of existing (and planned) European offshore wind farms are located here, with an estimated growth in capacity to 90 GW (source: European Wind Energy Association). Attractive Incentive Schemes The Dutch government is committed to achieving EU climate goals, and has set a target of increasing the use of renewables to 16 % of total consumption by 2023. Offshore wind energy plays an important role in reaching that goal. The Dutch government wants to strengthen its top position in offshore wind, and is committed to supporting and stimulating innovation. Offshore wind energy is part of the Dutch Top Sector policy. Accelerating Business Growth Based on broad national consensus (Energy Agreement) the Netherlands strives to reduce costs for offshore wind energy by 40% in 2020.

Continuous innovation is key to achieving this. To lower the perceived risk for investors and facilitate easy market entry for these innovations the Dutch Top Consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Offshore Wind (TKI Wind op Zee) is developing public-private test and demonstration sites which offer a favorable environment for companies looking to accelerate business growth. Growth Opportunities The Dutch on- and offshore wind energy sector employs approximately 8.000 people (2012) and contributes 1.1 billion Euros to GDP. Fifty-nine percent of the total wind energy turnover of 3 billion Euros is

generated by offshore windpower. The sector estimates significant annual growth in employment. Growth opportunities include wind turbine design, wind turbine production, offshore maintenance and wind farm development and exploitation. Facts The Netherlands’ strategic central location provides a significant edge in serving the world’s largest consumer and industrial market, and does so cost effectively: • First place in EUROSTAT’s ranking of deepsea shipping • The largest volume of transhipment in deep-sea and short-sea shipping • First place in the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012 • The Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest seaport • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol named best Airport in Western Europe in 2014 • Fastest internet connection in Akamai’s ranking of Q4 2013 (EMEA-region)

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Multifunctional Dutch Seaports Dutch seaports are the preferred North Sea manufacturing, assembly, and service sites, due to the country’s central location in Europe and its superb transport system meeting the needs of the supply chain. Dutch seaports all have direct access to the sea, have limited tidal fluctuations, and few nautical obstacles. Dutch seaports can serve as base ports, production ports, import-/ export ports, service ports and refuge ports. Port of Amsterdam Port of Amsterdam functions as a high quality assembly and storage space area to optimize your supply chain. Your components are accessible 24/7, thus meeting the needs of operators to ensure a continuous workflow for the installation of wind farms. Port of Den Helder The largest offshore hub Operation & Maintenance on the North Sea coast, with one of the largest offshore heliports in Northwestern Europe, home base of the Royal Netherlands Navy, and base of operations for international knowledge institutes. Port of Eemshaven - Groningen Seaports Follow the energy to find your way to Eemshaven! This seaport is the largest energy port in the Netherlands. With over 100 ha available for offshore facilities close to planned wind farms, it is your ideal hub with a proven track record in offshore logistics.

Port of Harlingen A compact and complete port, ideal for repair and maintenance. It is home to the independent facility company for the wind turbine industry, Windpowercentre. It is also a partner in the European program ‘Logistics Optimization for Ports‘. Port of Rotterdam A complete maritime cluster with outstanding breakbulk terminals, specialized shipyards and a wide range of equipment suppliers and maritime service providers. The ideal location for storage, pre-assembly, production and commissioning of all offshore wind activities! Port of Vlissingen - Zeeland Seaports Top location for offshore wind activities, with a strong offshore cluster and proven track record with more than 20 successfully executed projects. Companies in this wellequipped and accessible port offer the space and facilities for efficient wind farm logistics. Port of IJmuiden This port is proven to be an excellent base for the construction, installation, and maintenance of offshore wind farms. With its ‘Tray Concept‘, developed in cooperation with the Port of Amsterdam, IJmuiden ensures the highest operating efficiency.

TESTIMONIALS Port of Amsterdam - WIND ”Amsterdam offers our company, which is specialized in transhipment of offshore cables, the best infrastructure possible with outstanding accessibility, fine inland waterways and most major offshore wind farms within a day’s-reach.” Port of Den Helder - Bluestream ”The port’s primary air and water facilities, supported by its maritime knowledge and historical support for the Oil & Gas sector, provide us the right foundation for our development and growth.” Port of Eemshaven - Van Oord “Eemshaven is one of the most important ports for offshore wind situated in the northern part of the Netherlands!” Port of Harlingen - Windpowercentre ”Harlingen is a very good starting point for service and maintenance in the northern part of the Netherlands.” Port of Rotterdam - Rhenus Logistics “Rotterdam is not just a port, it is a place full of opportunities. The combination of business, knowledge, experience and partnerships brought us the added value we were looking for. By deciding to base our operations in the Port of Rotterdam, one single choice gave us all the options!” Port of Vlissingen - SIF Group “It’s ideal connections to our production facilities, direct access to the North Sea, well-established Infrastructure, and experienced logistic service providers has made Vlissingen the base port of choice for our offshore projects.” Port of IJmuiden - Eneco “IJmuiden is our ideal base location and the port offers the flexibility we need for installation and maintenance for our Prinses Amaliawindpark and Eneco Luchterduinen wind farms. We’ve experienced a warm welcome from the beginning and a true commitment to our business.”

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Holland: Dedicated Support Now and in the Future

www.portofamsterdam.nl

www.portofdenhelder.eu

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www.portofrotterdam.nl

www.zeehaven.nl

As much as we believe that Holland offers a highly strategic location for your company, we also believe that your company would be of major strategic importance to the Dutch offshore (wind) industry. You can therefore be sure the Dutch government, at all levels, as well as any Dutch partners involved, will facilitate the potential set up of your business, to the best of their ability. This brochure describes the many advantages of locating your potential business activities in Holland. We offer you an opportunity to further investigate the potential of your business case together with the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), the offshore seaports in the regions of Groningen, Friesland, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Zeeland and ‘TKI Wind op Zee’ and ‘Top Sector Energy‘, quickly and on a confidential basis.

Next steps include: • Setting up preliminary in-person meetings and provide up-to-date, personalized information on the Netherlands in general, relevant business locations, Dutch legislation and tax regulations, labor issues, permit procedures, governmental incentives and many other subjects. • Offering personal guidance and counselling, starting in the country of origin, regarding site selection and logistics strategies, tax structures, labor and permits. • Organizing customized fact-finding trips in close cooperation with its network of regional economic development partners, including introductions with relevant business partners, government authorities, a variety of Dutch networks and service suppliers, and other relevant contacts in the investment process. • Presenting concrete solutions that simplify and optimize establishment in the Netherlands.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this document has been compiled with great care by the NFIA, the provinces of Groningen, Noord-Holland, Zeeland and ‘TKI Wind op Zee’ and ‘Top Sector Energy‘ as accurate to the best of their knowledge at the time of compilation. However, this document is provided for informational purposes only and no rights can be derived from it.