ABB and Ramboll sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue new prospects within offshore substations.

ABB and Ramboll have signed am MoU to collaborate on pursuing new prospects for offshore substations within the global offshore wind market, Ramboll said in a press release.

ABB will contribute with its expertise in design and supply of electrical, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), automation, and telecommunications equipment, including engineering, products, installation, commissioning, and operational maintenance of such equipment.

Ramboll will contribute with its proven expertise in engineering services in development, design and specification, construction, maintenance, and operation, including disciplines of structural, piping, mechanical & layout, process, and technical safety, electrical, SCADA, automation, and telecommunication systems.

"We look forward to a fruitful cooperation with Ramboll", said Per Erik Holsten, Managing Director of ABB in Norway and ABB Energy Industries in Northern Europe. "The agreement with Ramboll is set to advance generation and transmission of renewable energy from offshore wind farms, crucial for the energy transition to net-zero."

"This partnership supports our ambition of becoming a global leader in the green energy transition and shares the importance of well-designed and engineered offshore substations for the development of offshore wind. We look forward to our collaboration and contribution to a more sustainable energy system", added Patrick Gilly, Global Director, Energy Transition at Ramboll.

The initial agreement is valid up to five years and facilitates collaboration on a case-to-case basis.

ABB is a global technology company connects software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, driving performance to achieve sustainability goals. With more than 130 years of history, ABB is present in over 100 countries with around 105,000 employees.

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. With 16,500 experts, the company focuses on creating sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Water, Management Consulting and Architecture & Landscape.

Source: Ramboll