ENERGY Ӏ SECTOR SNAPSHOT
offshore wind sector completing more than 30 major projects in collaboration with key industry players. It says the team, which provides transportation, lifting, weighing, jacking, installation, and engineering assistance, has been integral to landmark projects such as Formosa I, Greater Changhua, Yunlin, Chanfang and Xidao, and Zhong Neng.
SECURING FUNDING Early in 2023 crane rental services, heavy lifting, and engineered transport specialist Sarens announced a partnership with Cornwall, UK-based Tugdock. Tugdock specialises in engineering and deployment of Tugdock Submersible Platforms (TSPs) for offshore transport and logistics projects. The partnership was set up with the aim of supporting the further growth of Tugdock; Sarens invested in the start-up company with the aim of developing solutions to the fast-growing floating offshore wind industry. Just under two years later the
investment appears to be paying off as, in December 2024, Tugdock and Sarens successfully secured
Tetrahedron
and Solidd Steel Structures worked together to realise a new type of crane for the offshore wind sector
Mammoet and
Samyang Marine Group strategic partnership signing ceremony
further funding from UK body The Crown Estate to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales. See news story here:
https://shorturl.at/beQV8 With key support from major
industry players such as ABP and RWE, plus other partnerships, the vision for the facility is to provide world class support for heavy lift equipment used in floating
offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Lucas Lowe Houghton, chief
revenue officer at Tugdock, said: “Collectively we will ensure that ABP’s Port Talbot is enabled with a heavy lift facility that can attract and retain major clients and maintain the UK’s leading position in the floating offshore wind industry."
EXPANDING EMPIRE In October 2024 Sarens also announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) framework agreement with Empire Energy Partners’ offshore division to enhance the development of US offshore wind projects.
The collaboration, which
combines Empire Energy’s engineering, procurement, and construction capabilities with Sarens’ expertise in large-scale heavy lifting and transport, aims to create a unified solution for offshore wind developers. This formalises the intent of
both organisations to leverage their combined strengths in order to address the rapidly growing
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