The developers of the 100MW Salamander floating wind project off Scotland have opened the second phase of a call for supplier innovations.
Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between Orsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, located approximately 35km off the coast of Peterhead, has committed to providing opportunities for domestic supply chain participation throughout construction and operation.
Through a dedicated supplier and innovation pathway, originally launched in 2021 and now being refreshed, organisations can have a direct route for project consideration.
This second call opens on the 3 December 2024 and can be accessed until the 14 of January 2025, through the Salamander website.
At this time, five areas of interest have been outlined by the project team.
These include construction and operational health and safety, wind turbine foundation integration, anchor technology, low carbon materials and processes, and construction vessel optimisation.
It is hoped the outcome will be the selection of multiple suppliers who will undergo technical evaluation of unique or novel solutions.
This will create a platform for suppliers to demonstrate the benefit of their innovation in direct comparison with current solutions being taken through the project’s engineering process.
Salamander’s innovation manager Tom Brown said: “We want to be engaging with the right people at the right time within our project development.
“From a technical perspective, we have already undertaken our concept and pre-FEED engineering stages, so we’re in a better position now to identify solutions that will address project challenges.
“Not only is an exciting time to be involved in the floating wind sector, moreover it is an exciting time to be part of the supply chain.”
A 100MW innovation seabed lease was awarded to the Salamander project by Crown Estate Scotland under their INTOG leasing round.
Construction is planned to commence in 2027 with operations beginning in 2029.
The call will be launched at a webinar hosted by the Net Zero Technology Centre at 10am on Tuesday 3 December.
