Corio Generation and A Energi have signed a strategic partnership agreement on future cooperation on offshore wind energy projects in Norway and Northern Europe.
Under the agreement, Corio and A Energi will work together as preferred partners on an exclusive basis for upcoming Norwegian tenders and will explore opportunities for collaboration on further projects in key markets across the Nordics and Northern Europe.
The agreement builds on the successful relationship developed on the Nordvegen Vind consortium, pursuing the Utsira Nord opportunity in Norway, and “capitalises on the combination of Corio’s international offshore wind expertise with A Energi’s strong market position within the Nordics”.
Jonathan Cole, CEO of Corio Generation, said: “Thanks to our shared interest in Utsira Nord, and then as partners in Nordvegen Vind, we have enjoyed a highly positive relationship with A Energi since 2021, and I am delighted now to broaden and deepen that relationship with this new agreement.
“With our deep expertise in offshore wind development, and A Energi’s impressive history and experience in Norway and the Nordic region, we have a partnership that is exceptionally well-placed to play an important part in the energy transition in Norway and the surrounding regions.
“I am hugely excited about the opportunities that we will be able to explore together and the possibilities that will arise from combining the strengths of our two companies.”
Steffen Syvertsen, CEO of A Energi, said: “We have an excellent working relationship with Corio, and we complement each other well.
“That’s why we want to develop this further with the aim of taking a role in the offshore wind projects that will be announced in the coming years, both in Norway and in the North Sea basin.”
Corio and A Energi are partners in the Nordvegen Vind consortium that is exploring the opportunity to develop a floating wind farm in the Utsira Nord area of the North Sea, off the west coast of Norway.
The Norwegian government plans to auction approximately 1.5GW of floating wind capacity at Utsira in 2024/25.
The two companies are already collaborating on many initiatives for progressing the offshore wind development in Norway.
Two examples are the National Competency Centre for Offshore Wind, aiming to close knowledge gaps in the industry, and Norwegian Offshore Wind’s Accelerator programme, helping to develop expertise and promote innovation that will enable Norway to implement projects and exploit the opportunities in offshore wind.