Ocean Grazer

Ocean Grazer was named by RWE as a collaboration partner for an innovation demonstration within the OranjeWind (Hollandse Kust West VII) offshore wind project in the Netherlands. In RWE’s July 2024 project update announcing the partnership with TotalEnergies and the final investment decision for the 795 MW wind farm, the company stated that the project aimed to provide an operational environment for demonstrating new offshore technologies. Within this innovation programme, Ocean Grazer was associated with a pumped hydro-storage demonstration concept. The collaboration was presented alongside other technology demonstrations intended to accelerate commercial application of emerging offshore solutions and to support improved integration of intermittent offshore wind generation with flexible demand and grid stability measures. The statement did not specify contract value, detailed technical scope, delivery milestones, or the allocation of responsibilities between the joint-venture partners and Ocean Grazer. It positioned Ocean Grazer’s involvement as part of the project’s broader system-integration and innovation agenda, rather than a traditional supply package for core wind farm components, and indicated the pumped hydro-storage system was being considered for demonstration in connection with the OranjeWind project.