BlueFloat Energy and Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovation and sustainability in the floating offshore wind industry. This partnership aims to improve the worldwide supply chain for floating offshore wind, following BlueFloat Energy’s recent partnership with Euroports.
The agreement centres on advancing technical innovation, optimising the supply chain, and promoting decarbonisation. The companies plan to identify efficient floating foundation designs and investigate technologies to boost performance and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, they will simplify the manufacturing and deployment processes for floating wind foundations to expand production capacity and meet growing global demand. Both companies will also prioritise minimising the carbon emissions from steel production and other elements of the supply chain.
In December 2023, BlueFloat Energy partnered with Origin Energy and announced their application for a feasibility licence to develop the Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project off the Hunter-Port Stephens coast, Australia. The project is located in the Hunter offshore wind zone and has the potential to generate 1.725 GW of renewable energy with the capacity to power 825,000 homes.
