rsted has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Dutch non-profit organization Stichting Noordzeeboerderij to together work on combining offshore wind and nature-inclusive seaweed farms.<\/p>\n
The collaboration will see the parties working on combining mooring solutions with nature development in multi-use systems to realize multi-use sea farms.<\/p>\n
Stichting Noordzeeboerderij initiated the cooperation as it is currently working on a prototype of a nature-inclusive anchoring system called the Eco-anchor, which will be designed for several multi-use activities within offshore wind farms. <\/p>\n
According to the Dutch organization, currently, seaweed production in the North Sea occurs on a pilot scale, while the aim is to grow towards 500km2 of nature-inclusive seaweed cultivation within wind farms by 2030. <\/p>\n
In this way, wind farms are expected to effectively become multi-use sea farms. <\/p>\n
The Eco-anchor prototype will be ready for testing later this year at the offshore North Sea Innovation Lab, after which it will head out to an offshore wind farm. <\/p>\n
Stichting Noordzeeboerderij emphasized that rsted is the first wind farm owner to express support for this development. <\/p>\n
If the first tests turn out to be a success, rsted is open to exploring whether a combination of multi-use asset moorings and the Eco-anchor solution could fit its strategy for natureinclusive solutions in offshore wind farms, the organization concluded.<\/p>\n
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