Naval Energies has joined the DeepWind offshore wind cluster as part of its strategy to offer floating wind technology into the Scottish market for the up to 10GW ScotWind leasing round.
The DeepWind cluster was created in April 2019 and brings together more than 340 members from industry, academia and the public sector with the aim of increasing the competitiveness and capability of the Scottish supply chain.
Naval Energies said it will be able to offer its semi-submersible floater, which has a modular and versatile design that can be adapted to the many players involved in the ScotWind leasing round.
Naval Energies chairman Laurent Schneider-Maunoury said: “Naval Energies, a strategic player in floating wind, will bring its expertise to future Scottish projects.
“Belonging to DeepWind, an accelerator and facilitator, will enable us to work with other partners and thereby fostering growth and synergies, in a collaborative spirit for the deployment of offshore wind in Scotland.”
Highlands and Islands Enterprise senior development manager and DeepWind cluster manager Paul O’Brien said: “It’s great to welcome a leading French floating wind technology developer such as Naval Energies to DeepWind.
“As the UK’s largest offshore wind industry body, DeepWind has attracted the cream of the international floating wind companies involved in bidding into this new ScotWind round and Naval Energies is a valuable addition to their ranks.”
The Scottish Government, through Crown Estate Scotland which is responsible for the management of the seabed in Scotland, officially launched ScotWind on 10 June.
DeepWind is one of the eight clusters formed as part of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, which itself is part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy.
The DeepWind Cluster is currently being managed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise.