TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group joint venture Blue Gem Wind has appointed OWC as owner’s engineer on the early stages of the proposed 300MW Valorous floating offshore wind project in the Celtic Sea.
OWC, along with MarineSpace, ITPEnergised and Black & Veatch, is contracted to deliver owner’s engineering services for the pre-lease engineering and consenting scope for the Valorous floating offshore wind project.
The intent of this scope of work is to complete the required work packages and deliverables necessary for the project to submit a successful lease application to the Crown Estate as part of the upcoming Celtic Sea leasing round and prepare the project for pre-front end engineering design (FEED).
Alan Smith, OWC’s Director of Major Projects, “We are delighted that we have been asked to expand and continue our support of Blue Gem Wind’s floating wind Celtic Sea ambitions.
“We successfully delivered the consent application for the 100MW Erebus project and we are looking forward to working on Valorous.”
David Groves, Commercial Manager, Blue Gem Wind, said, “We are pleased to continue the relationship with OWC and their partners. Project design and development is a core skill of the UK supply chain, and we are delighted to award this contract to a UK business.”
The contract is for a term of approximately one-and-a-half years, and the scope of work includes owners engineering and project development support to achieve the timely and successful lease application.
OWC will manage the project out of its headquarters in London, UK, but utilise its resources across the UK and Europe.