French company Ideol has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taisei Corporation for the joint development and promotion in Japan of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind projects using the former’s damping pool technology.
The partners said they intend to make the most of both companies’ expertise and resources and closely cooperate to “proactively develop” floating foundations in the Asian country and “contribute to the acceleration as well as the growth of the domestic floating offshore wind market”.
They added that in Japan the potential of floating offshore wind is three times larger than for bottom-fixed projects.
“Floating offshore wind is therefore a promising market where the use of concrete will enable Ideol and Taisei to further reduce the cost of floating foundations,” the companies said.
Taisei is one of Japan’s largest general contractors with a global expertise in marine construction.