Siemens Gamesa and Korean Doosan Enerbility signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate strategic cooperation within offshore wind power activities on Sunday.
The deal involves investigations of potential collaboration between the two companies in large-scale offshore wind turbines, sharing of major services including construction of new Korean production facilities, the supply of wind turbine parts, offshore wind turbine installation, and turbine maintenance.
It will also explore a Korean domestic supply chain and related industries. Furthermore, it will study potential job creation and industrialization in the Korean offshore wind power market.
Doosan Enerbility is intended to contribute its experience, domestic production base and business capabilities while Siemens Gamesa's will offer its global know-how in offshore wind.
Siemens Energy installed more than 19.4 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity globally.
Doosan Enerbility is the only manufacturer in Korea that has a supply record in the domestic offshore wind power market.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
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