Balfour Beatty brings a track record of delivering complex infrastructure and energy projects across the UK, while Aker Solutions has a long history of delivering concrete structures.

Stephen Tarr, chief executive officer of Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business, said: “We are delighted to partner with Aker Solutions to respond to this requirement for increased offshore generation.

“This builds on decades of experience of constructing complex structures, most recently demonstrated by the production of large marine concrete components for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.”

Jason Brown, Aker Solutions’ Head of Renewables in the UK said: “Only by moving further out to sea in deeper waters, can we achieve the UK’s ambitious 50GW target for offshore wind deployment.”

“Concrete floating and gravity-based foundations are an excellent solution for offshore wind in the North Sea.

“They provide the level of performance needed in challenging sea conditions, demand high levels of local content and can be less carbon intensive than other go-to foundation solutions”.

The partners have established a joint taskforce with key personnel from both organisations responsible for identifying future opportunities.