K Line subsidiary, K Line Wind Service (KWS), and UK-based marine contractor Acteon have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding for collaboration on floating offshore wind in Japan. InterMoor, Acteon’s moorings and anchors brand, will provide comprehensive mooring, transportation and installation engineering support to KWS for the desktop study of the commercial project and to support the offshore installation of the demo project. KWS has been actively engaged in the field of floating offshore wind. In Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Research and Development program, NEDO Green Innovation Fund Phase 1, KWS conducted intensive research for efficient mooring methods for large-scale floating offshore wind farms. The Japanese firm will use InterMoor’s engineering support for safer and more efficient transportation and installation services. “Acteon is an ideal collaboration partner. They have a proven history of fixed and floating wind innovation. Combined with the K Line’s expertise in operating offshore support vessels, we will help to drive innovation and sustainability in floating offshore wind energy in Japan,” said Teruki Kuramoto, president of KWS. So far, two consortia have already been chosen to develop demonstration floating offshore wind projects. The first, led by Marubeni and other local partners, is looking to develop the Southern Akita Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Project with two 15MW demonstrator offshore wind turbines on semi-submersible floating foundations. The second consortium, consisting of C-Tech, Hitachi Zosen, Kajima, Hokutaku, and MOL, will develop the Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Demonstration Project off the coast of Aichi Prefecture with one 15MW wind turbine on a semi-submersible foundation. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsJapan Offshore Wind United Kingdom