Our association
AYOP (Offshore Energy Association) is an active association representing over 125 companies, regional governments and research/education institutes active in offshore oil & gas and wind energy in North-Holland.
Members have a strong focus on offshore wind maintenance (including cable logistics), drilling projects for gas extraction, changes to and maintenance of work vessels and platforms, and the disassembly of offshore structures and vessels. In addition, our association accommodates logistic services providers, HR companies and facility services providers allowing us to represent the entire offshore chain.
About Us
Network association for offshore energy in North Holland
AYOP is the network association for companies and organizations in North Holland that are active in the offshore energy sector. We are an entrepreneurial association with active members, consisting of companies, regional governments and knowledge and educational institutions.
AYOP positions North Holland as the strategic hub for the offshore energy ambitions of the Netherlands. We are building a strong network by organizing joint activities, facilitating meetings and by increasing the knowledge of members. AYOP stimulates innovations for the region and promotes strategic collaborations between members to respond to developments in the market, such as human capital, safety and digitalization and robotization.
Our strength is that we are a very personal association. The team knows all members personally and maintains a lot of contact. Because we know what is going on at the companies and organizations, we can quickly bring members into contact with each other to promotes cooperation and business. In addition, we have warm and intensive contacts with the local authorities, which means that we can properly represent the interests of the offshore sector in North Holland.
Core Values
- Collaboration
- Entrepreneurial
- Connection
- Quality
- Fun
- Personal
Themes
AYOP chooses to focus on the developments and opportunities of the six themes below, which are based on the Multi-Year Mission-Driven Innovation Program (MMIP1) of the Top Sector Energy:
- Human capital
- Safety & security
- Digitalization & robotization
- Offshore energy sources
- Blue economy
- Circular economy
Overviews of the past years
Annual Plan 2026
Download the annual plan (in Dutch) here:
Goals multi-year plan 2025-2029
In the multi-year plan 2025-2029, various goals have been set for the association:
- Creating an optimal business climate for members;
- Taking control of positioning North Holland as the strategic hub for the offshore energy ambitions of the Netherlands;
- Supporting lobbying processes for the offshore energy activities from North Holland;
- Connecting companies and educational and knowledge institutions in North Holland in the field of Human Capital;
- Inspiring future employees to work in the offshore energy sector.
Want to learn more about our association? Please contact [email protected].
