Fred Olsen 1848 has appointed Ramboll to initiate the design scope for its Brunel floating foundation.
Brunel is a semi-submersible steel foundation with a modular design of tubulars.
The design scope covers fabrication development, design of the steel structures and mooring system, logistics, transportation, installation, as well as operation and maintenance procedures.
The floating foundation design will be prepared with preliminary input data for final design, which will ease the process for site-specific certification and implementation.
Completion is planned for the first half of 2024, with Brunel to enter project specific design thereafter.
Esben Strandgaard Kyndesen, Chief Commercial Officer, Fred Olsen 1848, said: “The floating wind industry is evolving at a high pace, and to realise its potential strong collaborations between industry players is a necessity. We are therefore very pleased to announce the appointment of Ramboll as an independent engineering consultant to support us in taking Brunel forward for commercial scale projects.
“Ramboll’s solid track record in combination with the planned model testing at SINTEF Ocean will mature Brunel in the pace needed and provide bankability of the industrialised technology.”
Denis Matha, Global Head of Floating Wind, Ramboll, added: “It is with great excitement we announce that, Fred Olsen 1848 has trusted Ramboll with this task.
“As one of the few truly independent consultants in the floating wind industry we work towards a sustainable future and are thus very pleased having been selected to support the next design phase of the Brunel floating foundation and apply our engineering know-how and expertise in this exciting project.”