Italy – Saipem and Trevi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the design of two large diameter foundation hole drilling systems for wind farms.
Drilling large diameter holes to host foundation piles efficiently is a necessary skill for a successful offshore wind farm installation. Trevi and Saipem will create a design that can deal with site-specific geotechnical and geophysical data pertaining to the drilling locations in order to determine the best drilling strategy and, as a result, the best technology.
The agreement with Trevi also covers the possibility of developing joint drilling equipment, which would then be operated by Saipem, leveraging Trevi’s foundation expertise and know-how in wind farm project execution.
Strategic Plan
This MoU, which follows a non-binding agreement with Havfram to evaluate a potential cooperation in the offshore wind business, is in line with Saipem’s Strategic Plan 2022-25, as it aims to strengthen Saipem’s value proposition for offshore wind, a large market that is expected to grow by more than 30% over the Strategic Plan horizon.
