Odfjell Oceanwind has completed the acquisition of Ørsted`s 80% share in the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm.
OOW will work together with the remaining shareholders of the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm consisting of Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 to continue the development of the project into a demonstration project for commercial-scale floating offshore wind. Crown Estate Scotland has welcomed the new consortium.
Salamander is a 100 MW floating offshore wind project in Scotland, located 35 km off Peterhead. The project was awarded an Exclusivity Agreement for a seabed lease by Crown Estate Scotland in the INTOG leasing round and recently received section 36 consent from the Scottish government.
“Innovation projects are essential to de-risk relevant floating offshore wind technologies and the supply chain prior to embarking on larger projects like those in ScotWind and many of the INTOG projects that are planned to be operational in the 2030s. OOW has closely monitored the UK market for several years and sees the country`s commitment to net zero and well-established framework conditions, including annual CfD rounds, as investor-friendly features,” said Per Lund, Odfjell Oceanwind CEO.
“The UK has become a global leader in offshore wind, and we are very excited that OdfjellOceanwind is establishing a presence in Scotland, where our sister companies OdfjellTechnology and Odfjell Drilling have been present since the 1980s.”
Salamander has adopted Odfjell Oceanwind’s Deepsea Star™ semisubmersible steel foundation for the project.
“The Salamander project share acquisition is a key part of our ambition to make floating wind relevant and commercial through the gradual scale-up in project and wind turbine sizes before reaching utility scale. It follows as a natural stepping stone from our recent announcement of theScaleWind project where we secured a slot with a 24 MW grid connection at the Marine Energy Test Centre, Norway with the ambition of installing one full-scale floating offshore wind turbine in 2028,” said Lund.
“We are delighted to welcome Odfjell Oceanwind to the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm. This partnership brings new strength and momentum to one of the country’s most significant offshore wind developments and together, we are supporting Scotland’s ambition to become a global leader in offshore wind, delivering long-term benefits for communities, the economy and the environment,” said Hugh Kelly, Simply Blue Group CEO and co-founder.
“It is a pleasure to welcome Odfjell Oceanwind to the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm. Together with Simply Blue Group, we look forward to collaborating closely to advance floating offshore wind technologies and support the scaling up of the UK’s renewable energy capabilities,” said Stuart Fitzgerald, Seaway7 CEO, the offshore wind business of the Subsea7 Group.
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