Ideol and Taisei corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and promotion of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind in Japan.
The concrete foundations will be developed using Ideol’s patented Damping Pool technology.
In Japan, the potential of floating offshore wind is three times larger than for bottom-fixed offshore wind farms.
Floating offshore wind is therefore a promising market where the use of concrete will enable Ideol and Taisei to further reduce the cost of floating foundations.
Through this MoU, Ideol and Taisei intend to make the most of both companies’ expertise and resources and closely cooperate to proactively develop concrete floating offshore wind foundations in Japan and contribute to the acceleration as well as the growth of the domestic floating offshore wind market, Ideol said.