{"id":2971,"date":"2026-06-30T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsmit.com\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:34:07","slug":"repowering-smit-waalhaven-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsmit.com\/en\/repowering-smit-waalhaven-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Repowering of the SMIT Waalhaven 8"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;40px&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#2C3239&#8243; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;20px&#8221; bottom_margin=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; 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