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Ideol and Bygging Uddemann forge concrete alliance

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 29/10/2020 Ideol
Ideol and Bygging Uddemann (BYUM) have signed a formal collaboration agreement, aimed at further guaranteeing the on-time and on-budget delivery of Ideol’s concrete floaters for offshore wind. The two companies are working to optimise an Ideol-specific gantry slipforming solution that will be easily implementable by construction companies.

Ideol, based in La Ciotat (France), was created in 2010 and is active in the development of floating offshore wind for both pre-commercial and commercial-scale projects in France and Japan. It has designed and deployed its damping pool floating foundation technology at the
Floatgen and Hibiki offshore wind projects, off the coasts of France and Japan.

Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of IDEOL, stated: “Developers and financiers require strong evidence of on-time and on-budget delivery before committing the billions required to build and operate offshore wind assets. This collaboration will enable us to offer such reliability for one of the preferred serial construction methods our teams have identified and optimized to meet tomorrow’s project needs. We are very pleased to team up with Bygging Uddemann, another world leader in his field that has recognized the tremendous potential of floating offshore wind and of Ideol’s unique high-local content and highly competitive solution.”

Based in Sweden, BYUM offers slip forming technology for construction of high-rise concrete structures. It has supported numerous high-profile projects in over 100 countries.

Henrik Magnusson, CEO of Bygging-Uddemann, said: “When we studied the numbers of floating offshore wind to be constructed within the next 10-15 years, and the option of making these floating structures in concrete, we realized a new potential application for our established and well proven Gantry Slipform production set-up. The perfect match came around when IDEOL presented their patented “Damping Pool”® concrete solution. The scale and size of their concrete floater design fits perfectly with our Gantry Slipform set-up. As strategic partners, with our combined international experience and knowhow, we are very confident that we have the best on-time and on-budget package available on the market.”


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