North Channel Wind
North Channel Wind is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBM Offshore and the front end development work is being carried out by NMK Renewables Limited. SBM Offshore is a global market leader in floating offshore solutions for the energy industry, including an innovative tension leg platform foundation for floating offshore wind. NMK Renewables is a niche project development company focused on delivering floating offshore wind projects in the UK and Ireland.
We focus on developing innovative solutions backed up by the reliability that only an experienced player in the offshore energy market with unrivalled expertise in developing, installing and operating floating solutions can provide.
Why it’s better
SBM Offshore has designed a floating platform that offers the best performance for the wind turbine and at the lowest impact to the environment with a small seabed footprint. The platform has exceptional wind turbine stability and floater motion.
The floater is designed so that there is no need to adapt the turbine control strategy to sure optimum power curve and higher availability. The floater is adaptable and scalable to various wind turbine models which enables faster execution planning and fewer integration loops.
The SBM Offshore floating solution is ideally suited for Northern Ireland which has a limited seabed and many environmental constraints.
The People
The SBM Offshore team brings their engineering, technical and EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) skills to the project. SBM Offshore is also supporting with procurement, finance, health and safety, legal and compliance.
Our highly experienced people bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the project.
The NMK Renewables team is carrying out the front-end development work including:
- Land acquisition
- Consenting and planning
- Grid planning and design
- Stakeholder engagement
- Site characterisationProject rights
