Delegation from Netherlands visits New London wind farm project NBC Connecticut [Video]

A delegation from the Netherlands made a stop in New London Friday. The delegation of 20 included representatives from the offshore wind industry in the Netherlands.

The leader of the group, Bob Meijer, referred to them as the Dutch Innovation Delegation and said collaboration was the overall goal of this trip.

“To basically reach out and see if we can cooperate in various developments. That could be research and sharing knowledge. There’s a world of knowledge in areas that we don’t have knowledge about and vice versa,” Meijer, who is also with TKI Offshore Energy, said.

 As Connecticut continues to position itself as a leader in the offshore wind sector in the United States, officials with the Connecticut Wind Collaboration said the goal now is to improve.

They believe that can be achieved through collaborating with the Dutch, who have more experience with wind farms.

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