Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding with Acciona's infrastructure arm to explore options for floating offshore wind foundations. Acciona is a global engineering and construction company focused on renewable energy and a leading designer of innovative floating wind foundation solutions. The partnership will combine Ørsted's world-leading expertise in offshore wind with Acciona's unique experience in large-scale construction projects and focus on reducing carbon emissions through the use of carbon-neutral materials.

As part of the Ørsted-Acciona MOU, the companies will work together to reduce the levelized cost and environmental footprint of floating wind, industrialize the fabrication of concrete foundations, and establish a European supply chain to support Ørsted's European floating project pipeline wind.

Rasmus Errboe, Executive Vice President and CEO of Ørsted Europe, said that the goal of our cooperation with Acciona is to take Fufeng from the innovation stage to the industrialization stage. Ørsted intends to further develop our European floating pipeline and Spain is the main market we are interested in. Advancing floating wind technology and bringing it to market is a key strategic objective of the Ørsted floating wind project, and supply chain partnerships are the way to achieve this.

A key element of the Ørsted-Acciona MoU will be to jointly explore the use of carbon-neutral biocement, bioconcrete and other materials and solutions that support Ørsted and Acciona's biodiversity and carbon reduction goals.

Acciona Construction Division CEO Huberto Moreno said the alliance will help us accelerate our business development as a supplier of offshore platforms for the wind industry. The expertise that Ørsted brings, as well as Acciona's knowledge of infrastructure and renewable energy as a whole, will be key to the success of this agreement.

Gabriel Davies, Head of Ørsted's Floating Wind Project, said: "With Floating Wind, we can deliver renewable electricity, energy independence and a clear path to net-zero emissions to more markets around the world. Partnering with Acciona will help us take the next step in realizing the potential of floating wind at scale across Europe, innovating, investing in supply chains and reducing costs while reducing carbon emissions. Ørsted has done this with offshore wind with a fixed seabed, and we will do it again with floating wind.Editor/XingWentao