Irish firm and Subsea 7 team up for floating wind farm off north-east coast

Irish firm Simply Blue Energy (SBE) and global energy services giant Subsea 7 have teamed up to develop a new floating offshore wind farm off the north-east coast.

By Keith Findlay

29/03/2021, 12:01 am Updated: 29/03/2021, 10:06 am

A wind farm in the ocean — Subsea 7 will help Nautilus advance its floating wind foundation design.

Irish firm Simply Blue Energy (SBE) and global energy services giant Subsea 7 have teamed up to develop a new floating offshore wind farm off the north-east coast.

The companies have formed a joint venture, with SBE holding a majority stake, to work on plans for the “pre-commercial” project – named Salamander – which they say will deliver supply chain opportunities for the region.

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