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China’s Dajin Heavy Industry and Spain’s BlueFloat Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive innovation and sustainability in the floating offshore wind industry.
Under the MoU, BlueFloat and Dajin will focus their work on technical innovation, supply chain enhancement, and decarbonisation.
Joint initiatives will include identifying the most competitive floating foundation designs and exploring new technologies for improved performance and cost efficiency.
The partnership will work to streamline fabrication and deployment processes for floating wind foundations, enhancing production capacity to meet growing demand globally, said BlueFloat.
Additionally, the partners will collaborate on sustainability practices, including reducing the carbon footprint of steel production and other aspects of their supply chain.
“By combining BlueFloat Energy’s expertise in offshore wind development with Dajin’s extensive experience in the fabrication and construction of steel structure products for the offshore wind industry, we are well positioned to make significant strides in decarbonizing the energy sector and creating a robust, sustainable supply chain “, said Carlos Martin , CEO of BlueFloat Energy.
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According to BlueFloat Energy , the signing of this MoU is the first in a series of upcoming agreements with key supply chain players in different markets.
The company is developing offshore wind projects in various regions of the world and currently has over 32 GW of planned fixed-bottom and floating offshore capacity globally.
In terms of other news coming from Dajin Heavy Industry, the company recently completed the final shipment of monopiles for the 488 MW îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France.
“Floating projects are the future of offshore wind power, and the mass production of floating foundations is also imperative. Dajin has made in-depth deployment in regards facility planning, manufacturing technology, and talents reservation”, said Jin Xin , Chairman & Owner of Dajin.
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