France’s Bouygues Travaux Publics is expanding its infrastructure solutions for offshore windfarms with the acquisition of the OO-STAR Wind Floater (OO-STAR) floating foundation
Owned by Floating Wind Solutions, the OO-STAR foundation can be adapted to a wide range of environments, reducing the carbon footprint of windfarm infrastructure and reducing operating and maintenance costs.
Bouygues Travaux Publics already owns the gravity-based foundation technology used on the Fécamp offshore wind project.
OO-STAR is a patented semi-submersible wind turbine foundation concept, originally developed by Olav Olsen and later transferred to Floating Wind Solutions (FWS), which Bouygues Travaux Publics has just acquired.
The hydrodynamic and structural behaviour of the OO-STAR foundation are designed to ensure optimal performance of the turbine.
Bouygues Travaux Publics and Olav Olsen intend to combine their engineering and construction expertise to optimise the design, with the aim of providing an integrated solution for the floating offshore wind market.
Bouygues Travaux Publics chief executive Philippe Amequin said, “This acquisition reflects Bouygues Travaux Publics’ ambition in the wind energy sector and confirms its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of its activities.”
Olav Olsen chief executive Olav Weider said, “Olav Olsen has more than 50 years expertise in developing infrastructure solutions in the oil and gas sectors and has been working for 10 years on the development of the OO-STAR technology.
“We are delighted to enter into this close partnership with Bouygues Travaux Publics to support them in building competitive infrastructure solutions for the floating offshore wind market.”
