A new strategic partnership between Welsh engineering alliance Celtico and renewable energy developer CIERCO aims to strengthen the Welsh supply chain and maximise the economic benefits created by pioneering offshore wind technologies in the Celtic Sea.

The SQUID system designed by Encomara and manufactured by Aurora Energy Services (AES) which will reportedly fundamentally improve how floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are installed, has received product design assessment (PDA) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).