Norwegian engineering company CoreMarine is teaming up with the National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER) to promote engineering services for the floating offshore wind industry.
The collaboration aims to combine the duo’s expertise into a one-stop shop for the development of floating wind projects.
The partners will support projects from research and FEED studies, to simulation of components, detailed engineering and installation support.
Key areas are floating foundation design, mooring and dynamic cable analysis, transport and installation, wind turbine modelling, coupled analysis and scale model testing.
CoreMarine Spain director Carlos Lopez said: “As far as we can see, this is the first offering to the floating wind market from front end engineering and model testing through to detailed design and installation.
“This is a first for the industry and represents a significant strengthening of our capabilities in the floating wind sector.”
CENER wind energy department director Antonio Ugarte said: “Currently it is necessary to implement the latest tools for simulating wind components and validation tests in industrial processes.
“The alliance between CoreMarine and CENER makes it possible to combine precisely the engineering processes with the most advanced methods for the design, construction, transport and installation of innovative solutions for offshore wind energy.”