ABB forms JV in offshore wind power integration

12 March 2012


Power and automation technology major ABB has signed an agreement with Norway based Inocean AS, a naval architecture firm that delivers design and engineering services to the maritime industry worldwide, to set up an engineering services joint venture specialising in offshore wind integration projects.

ABB will have a majority shareholding in the new entity, ABB Inocean AB, which will be headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, a region with a shipbuilding history and recognised as a resource base for offshore industry expertise. The new entity will undertake design, engineering and project management activities including fabrication supervision of platforms required for offshore wind connections supplied by ABB. The move is aimed at accelerating the build-up of offshore competence to support the company’s growing offshore wind power integration business.

Offshore wind power is a fast growing sector with significant potential and is estimated to contribute as much as 100 GW of additional renewable capacity between 2011-2025,with Europe accounting for around 70 per cent. Many of these offshore wind farms will be located far from shore to benefit from higher wind speeds, lack of obstructions and minimum aesthetic impact. This requires the power generated to be collected on offshore platforms and then transmitted through cable connections to onshore stations for further distribution.

ABB has undertaken four large offshore wind connection projects in recent times - BorWin 1, DolWin1, Dolwin 2 and Thornton Banks – and can boast a complete in-house manufacturing portfolio that includes power semiconductors, high voltage sea and land cables and AC and DC converter stations.




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