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Aker Solutions signs MoU with Mainstream Renewable Power, Ocean Winds and Statkraft for floating wind in Norway

4C Offshore | Kaitlin Walsh
By: Kaitlin Walsh 09/12/2022 Aker Horizons

Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream), the global energy company majority-owned by Aker Horizons, Ocean Winds and Statkraft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aker Solutions to collaborate on offshore wind at the
Utsira Nord offshore wind farm.

The consortium and Aker Solutions will jointly develop sustainable cost-efficient technologies which include design, construction, fabrication and installation initiatives as well as other innovative solutions and new technology to lower costs. It is hoped that the collaboration will allow the Norwegian supply chain to become further developed and strengthen Norway's competitiveness in floating wind.


Combining the expertise and experiences of the consortium allows the full value chain to be covered, from the development to the delivery of clean offshore energy to the market.


Mainstream have offshore wind development experience and five decades of North Sea expertise in offshore development, execution and marine operations as a member of the Aker group. Additionally, Ocean Winds have experience in developing, building and operating both fixed bottom and floating offshore wind farms globally, combined with Statkraft's deep knowledge and expertise in renewable energy development, operations and management.

Mainstream and Ocean Winds, the EDPR and ENGIE joint venture dedicated to offshore wind, are currently developing two projects with an estimated capacity of 3 GW of floating offshore wind in South Korea and the United Kingdom. Statkraft and Mainstream have a well-established, separate partnership for the development of fixed bottom offshore wind in Norway.

Stephen Bull, EVP Renewables, Aker Solutions, said: "Floating offshore wind is a huge industrial opportunity for the supply chain to collaborate and build on the decades of offshore expertise developed in the North Sea.

"Together with the consortium, we have the expertise, innovation and cost-competitive models required to deliver the next full-scale floating offshore wind farm in Norway and take the industry to new, unexplored depths."

"We are excited to build a partnership focused solely on driving forward the next chapter in Norway's energy legacy, whilst contributing to the government's 2050 net-zero target."

This follows the Norwegian government's announcement earlier this week that it is planning to tender the first phases of Sørlige Nordsjø II (SN2) and Utsira Nord offshore wind farm areas by the end of Q1 2023.

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