Posted on September 8, 2020
Floating offshore wind pioneer Ideol and Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) have signed a strategic partnership aiming at developing a new synthetic mooring solution.
This partnership will combine Ideol’s pioneering implementation and unique return on experience of permanent synthetic mooring solutions on floating offshore wind turbines and BBRG’s extensive expertise in developing innovative mooring products while taking full advantage of BBRG’s historic presence and production capabilities in Scotland in light of the ScotWind upcoming lease tenders and future floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland.
Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of Ideol, stated that “ Mooring solutions and offshore installation have a significant impact on a project’s CAPEX and OPEX and it is imperative for ideol to leverage its pioneering efforts with synthetic mooring and further reduce the LCOE of floating wind.
Ideol recently teamed up with Elicio, a leading offshore wind farm developer and operator in the Belgian North Sea, and BayWa r.e. a leading global renewable energy business, to submit proposals for the ScotWind tender launched by Crown Estate Scotland with the aim to maximize the local supply chain development in Scotland.
By Jake Frith
Source: maritimejournal
