Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and Engie, and Aker Offshore Wind have formed a partnership to develop floating offshore wind in Scotland
Currently partnering in California, the US and South Korea, the companies will join forces to bid in the ScotWind leasing round, which is making new seabed leases available for the development of offshore wind in Scottish waters.
Ocean Winds UK managing director Dan Finch said, “Aker Offshore Wind is an ideal complement to Ocean Winds with synergies that make this partnership stronger than the sum of its parts.
“Aker brings five decades of offshore experience in the oil and gas industry together with expertise and competence to industrialise and scale new floating offshore technology. Ocean Winds brings a history of renewable electricity development, culminating in the delivery of Scotland’s biggest offshore windfarm.
“Together we have the size, experience and dependability to introduce floating offshore wind technology to Scotland at commercial scale.”
Aker Offshore Wind chairman Kristian Røkke said, “Aker has a history of transitioning and delivering marine industry capabilities, technology, and digital innovation and of derisking offshore projects.
“In Ocean Winds we have a partner which has delivered Moray East, Scotland´s largest offshore windfarm yet. Adding to that Aker’s offshore fabrication competencies and strong supply chain partnerships, the consortium is perfectly positioned to take this important step for Scotland in the transition to renewable energy.”
Mr Røkke also highlighted the companies’ combined majority stake in Principle Power, developer of the WindFloat floating wind foundation.
The two companies will jointly submit a ScotWind bid to Crown Estate Scotland by 16 July 2021.
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