FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, making them the longest ever installed to date. The project is part of the Fife Energy Park development.

Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Fergus Ewing said: “Increasingly, Scotland is recognised as a centre of expertise for the next generation of offshore wind energy technologies, and Fife can play a key role in developing knowledge and research in the energy sector.

“Not only will this development provide a much needed boost to our economy, but more than 500 jobs could be created in Fife through this £100m project to develop a new generation 7MW wind turbine.”

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