Haewoori Offshore Wind von CIP vergibt FEED-Auftrag für 1-GW-Schwimmprojekt an Aker Solutions und Principle Power.

(WK-intern) – Haewoori Offshore Wind 2 (500 MW) und 3 (500 MW), die schwimmenden Offshore-Windprojekte von Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner vor der Küste von Ulsan, Korea, haben Aker Solutions und Principle Power einen Front-End-Engineering- und Design-Auftrag (FEED) für die schwimmenden Fundamente erteilt .

Im Rahmen des Leistungsumfangs wird Aker Solutions den Entwurf und die Lieferung der schwimmenden Fundamentstrukturen koordinieren, die für das Offshore-Windprojekt Haewoori erforderlich sind, und das Front-End-Engineering-Design für das Inter-Array-Kabel, den Rangierhafen, die Windturbinenintegration und den Transport durchführen und Installation.

Principle Power wird im Rahmen eines Unterauftrags die Konstruktion der schwimmenden Plattformen und des Verankerungssystems auf der Grundlage seiner bewährten und bankfähigen WindFloat®-Technologie durchführen. Aker Solutions wird außerdem die Ausführungsplanung durchführen und mit Haewoori Offshore Wind zusammenarbeiten, um mit der koreanischen Lieferkette zusammenzuarbeiten und die lokale Beteiligung an den Projekten zu maximieren.

Jonathan Spink, CEO von Haewoori Offshore Wind, sagte:

„Nach einem umfassenden Auswahlverfahren freuen wir uns, mit Aker Solutions und Principle Power für FEED bei der Lieferung schwimmender Strukturen zusammenzuarbeiten. Die kombinierte technische Expertise und das Know-how von Aker Solutions und Principle Power werden uns in die Lage versetzen, eines der ersten schwimmenden Windkraftprojekte im industriellen Maßstab weltweit umzusetzen.

„Gemeinsam werden wir weiterhin die koreanische Lieferkette einbeziehen, um das Wissen aus realen Einsatzerfahrungen einzubringen und so Korea dabei zu helfen, seine schwimmende Offshore-Windindustrie voranzutreiben und gleichzeitig Kosten und Risiken für diese ersten Projekte zu reduzieren.“

Henrik Inadomi, Executive Vice President, New Energies bei Aker Solutions, sagte:

„Bei Aker Solutions sind wir bestrebt, eng mit Kunden und Partnern zusammenzuarbeiten, um unser Marktangebot weiter zu stärken und den Einsatz von Offshore-Windlösungen zu beschleunigen. Die Mitwirkung an einem Projekt dieser Größe und Größenordnung ist eine großartige Gelegenheit, unsere Offshore-Expertise unter Beweis zu stellen, um die Entwicklung dringend benötigter Projekte auf der ganzen Welt zu beschleunigen. Gemeinsam mit Principle Power wollen wir ein technisch fortschrittliches Angebot anbieten und Haewoori Offshore Wind bei der Umsetzung dieser bahnbrechenden Entwicklungen unterstützen.“

Aaron Smith, Chief Commercial Officer bei Principle Power, sagte:

„Mit einer starken Windkraft, einem wachsenden Energiebedarf und einer umfassenden industriellen Basis ist Korea auf dem besten Weg, der erste Markt der Welt zu werden, der schwimmende Windtechnologie im kommerziellen Maßstab einsetzt. Die Auswahl von Aker Solutions und Principle Power, Auftragnehmern, die gemeinsam an der Planung und Lieferung von über 75 % der bisher installierten schwimmenden Windprojekte beteiligt waren, bietet Zugang zur bewährten WindFloat®-Technologie und beispiellosen Fähigkeiten. Mit der Sicherung dieser Kompetenzen kann sich Haewoori Offshore Wind nun darauf konzentrieren, den Ausbau der koreanischen Lieferkette zu unterstützen, um diese schwimmenden Wind-Megaprojekte umzusetzen.“

Die Arbeiten an FEED beginnen sofort und sollen bis November 2024 abgeschlossen sein.

CIP’s Haewoori Offshore Wind awards FEED contract for 1GW floating project to Aker Solutions and Principle Power.

Haewoori Offshore Wind 2 (500MW) and 3 (500MW), Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner’s floating offshore wind projects off the coast of Ulsan, Korea have awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Aker Solutions and Principle Power for the floating foundations.

As part of the scope, Aker Solutions will coordinate the design and delivery of the floating foundation structures required for the Haewoori Offshore Wind project and perform the front-End Engineering design of the inter-array cable, marshaling port, wind turbine integration, and transport and installation.

Principle Power will work under subcontract to perform the design of the floating platforms and mooring system based on its proven and bankable WindFloat® technology. Aker Solutions will also carry out execution planning, and work with Haewoori Offshore Wind to engage with the Korean supply chain to maximise local engagement in the projects.

Jonathan Spink, CEO of Haewoori Offshore Wind said:

“After a robust selection process, we are happy to collaborate with Aker Solutions and Principle Power for the FEED for the delivery of floating structures. The combined technical expertise and know-how of Aker Solutions and Principle Power will provide us with the capabilities to deliver one of the first industrial scale floating wind projects in the world.

“Together, we will continue to engage the Korean supply chain to bring the knowledge from real deployment experience, thereby helping Korea to accelerate its floating offshore wind industry, while reducing cost and risk for these first projects.”

Henrik Inadomi, executive vice president, New Energies at Aker Solutions said:

“At Aker Solutions, we are committed to working in close collaboration with customers and partners to further strengthen our market offering and speed-up the deployment of offshore wind solutions. Contributing to a project of this size and scale is a great opportunity to demonstrate our offshore expertise to accelerate the development of much-needed projects across the globe. Working together with Principle Power, we aim to provide a technically advanced offering and support Haewoori Offshore Wind in realizing these landmark developments.”

Aaron Smith, Chief Commercial Officer at Principle Power said:

“With a strong wind resource, growing energy needs, and a deep industrial base, Korea is well on track to becoming the first market in the world to deploy floating wind technology at commercial scale. The selection of Aker Solutions and Principle Power, contractors who together have been involved in the design and delivery of over 75% of the floating wind projects installed to date, provides access to the proven WindFloat® technology and unparalleled capabilities. With these competencies secured, Haewoori Offshore Wind can now focus on supporting the scale up of the Korean supply chain to deliver these floating wind mega projects.”

Work will start immediately on FEED and is due to be completed by November 2024.

About the Haewoori Offshore Wind Project

Haewoori Offshore Wind is a 1.5GW floating offshore wind project located off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea. Haewoori Offshore Wind is invested and developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) via its Flagship Fund in collaboration with its development and technical partners including Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) and other network companies. As one of the first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects in Korea and also globally, Haewoori Offshore Wind is committed to support South Korea’s clean energy transition and contribute to achieving energy security and carbon neutrality by 2050.

About Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind. The funds managed by CIP focuses on investments in offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage and Power-to-X. CIP manages twelve funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 26bn for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 150 international institutional investors.For more information, visit www.cip.com

About Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions delivers integrated solutions, products, and services to the global energy industry. The company enables low-carbon oil and gas production and develops renewable solutions to meet future energy needs. By combining innovative digital solutions and predictable project execution, Aker Solutions accelerates the transition to sustainable energy production. For more information, visit www.akersolutions.com.

About Principle Power

Principle Power is a pure play global technology and services company for the floating wind energy market. The company’s proven WindFloat® product portfolio – consisting of the WindFloat T and WindFloat F – is unlocking offshore wind potential worldwide by enabling projects to harvest the best wind resource, irrespective of water depth or seabed condition. Principle Power acts as a trusted partner to developers, independent power producers, utilities and EPCs, supporting its customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects. With 75 MW of capacity already in operation, Principle Power is now guided by its “300×30” industrialization vision to deliver 300 floating wind turbines by 2030, propelling the industry into the gigawatt scale era. The company has secured exclusivity to supply WindFloat® technology to commercial-scale projects in all key floating wind markets totaling 10 GW of projects under design contract.
Learn more at www.principlepower.com

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