German offshore wind cluster WAB has signed a three-year cooperation agreement with Scottish counterpart DeepWind.
The partners said the pact will see them work more closely on joint initiatives for the expansion of offshore wind the green hydrogen sector.
Joint networking events are planned as part of the collaboration, which was initiated earlier this year during a visit to Scotland by a WAB delegation.
“We visited our DeepWind colleagues in Aberdeen with several WAB members in January and immediately noticed our common ground: Our shared experience in the maritime industry plays an important role, as do the companies’ complementary backgrounds,” said WAB managing director Heike Winkler.
“I am looking forward to our cooperation, with which we will create a platform for a closer exchange between our markets and which is intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies in particular to enter the market and simplify cooperation with larger market players.”
“I look forward to the exchange between our members and the WAB member companies,” said Paul O’Brien, cluster manager of DeepWind.
“Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind potential. This offers great opportunities for the cost-effective large-scale production of ‘green’ hydrogen.”