Offshore staff
ZWIJNDRECHT, Belgium – DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. have agreed to establish a joint venture to focus on the construction of offshore wind farms in Japan.
Penta-Ocean will own 51% of the shares and DEME Offshore 49% of the joint venture.
Japan has ambitious targets to develop 10 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. While the country has very favorable wind conditions, it also has challenging subsoils, which can be a mixture of sand and rocks.
Niels van Berlaer, Business Unit Director Asia-Pacific DEME Offshore, said: “These complex conditions often mean that drilling expertise is necessary at offshore wind farm locations. But both companies have these skills in-house, given their dredging activities. By bringing these two leading companies together, we believe we can make a significant contribution to the long-term development of the offshore wind sector in Japan.”
Tetsunori Ohshimo, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Offshore Wind Farm Business Division Group, Penta-Ocean, added: “… we have the capabilities needed to tackle Japan’s challenging metocean and seismic conditions, as well as the complex seabed conditions.”
04/14/2021
