Ørsted partners Falck Renewables And BlueFloat Energy For Floating Wind Energy in Scotland
it was announced by Ørsted that it has entered a partnership agreement with Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy
On 8th July 2021, it was announced by Ørsted that it has entered a partnership agreement with Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy. Ørsted is a global leader in offshore wind power, Falck Renewables is pioneer in onshore wind community, and BlueFloat Energy is an expert in floating wind power. The companies have entered the partnership to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round.
The consortium will be applying for seabed leases in sites, which lend themselves for the deployment of large-scale floating wind technology in the Crown Estate Scotland’s upcoming Scotwind leasing round.
Chief Commercial Officer at Ørsted, Martin Neubert said, “We recently announced our strategic decision to pursue floating wind opportunities and to drive the commercialization of this technology. Today’s announcement reaffirms Ørsted’s commitment to this exciting and rapidly developing new technology. Allying our strong in-house Development, EPC and O&M capabilities with partners that have unique hands-on experience in floating wind projects and a strong local presence in Scotland will enable us to deliver an exciting new proposition for Scotland.”
Since 1991, when Ørsted pioneered its first offshore wind farm, the company has developed and built more offshore wind projects than any other company in the world.
Carlos Martin, CEO of BlueFloat Energy, said, “Announcing our partnership with Ørsted strengthens BlueFloat Energy’s position in the floating wind market since it endorses our value proposition as a technology-neutral expert with a decade of unique experience and knowledge in developing floating wind projects. Floating wind is an emerging industry and we are excited to announce our partnership with Ørsted. It reinforces our capabilities and creates a winning consortium for a very competitive Scotwind leasing round.”
Richard Dibley, Managing Director of Falck Renewables UK, said: “Falck Renewables are committed to taking an active role in the development of floating offshore wind projects, as we are convinced the technology will play a crucial role in helping to reach Scotland’s net zero goals. Ørsted’s hands-on approach to working with local communities is a great fit with our more than 15 years of experience working in Scotland to develop projects which share their economic benefit as widely as possible with local people and we are excited about the opportunities this partnership will offer Scottish communities and the supply chain.”
The ScotWind leasing round is a crucial step in the Scottish Government’s plan to deliver up to 11 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and will be pivotal to a truly green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
