Atlantis Resources has agreed to develop a floating offshore wind scheme in the UK in partnership with French outfit Ideol.
The partners aim to develop a project with up to 1.5GW in capacity, starting with the installation of a pre-commercial facility of up to 100MW by 2021.
Atlantis said it will lead the review, selection and consenting of UK sites as well as the raise of third party funding.
Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), Ideol will design the technical concepts and will provide the floating foundation systems.
The company is working on the 2MW Floatgen demonstration floating wind turbine in the French Atlantic coast, which it aims to commission this year.
Atlantis earlier this month said it would establish a non-tidal stream unit focused on interconnectors, pumped storage, lagoon, barrage and floating offshore wind opportunities.
“This MoU is a significant step in our diversification strategy and leverages our existing skill set accumulated during the progression of our tidal portfolio,” Atlantis chief executive Tim Cornelius said.
“To now be seeking to develop a large floating offshore wind project alongside the UK’s largest tidal stream project is truly exciting.
“We want to leverage Ideol’s expertise in designing, engineering, building and installing floating offshore wind substructures to bring UK consumers affordable, sustainable and secure power.”
Image: Ideol
Atlantis, Ideol target UK floaters
Duo sign MoU to develop offshore wind scheme with up to 1.5GW
By EBS