Glasgow-based subsea specialist Sulmara has been awarded a contract for the Stromar floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Stromar is one of the world’s largest proposed floating offshore developments, with a planned capacity of 1 GW. The project off Caithness in northern Scotland, around 50 km east of Wick, is being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy and Renantis. Under the contract, Sulmara will utilise Vroon’s 2015-built multipurpose subsea vessel Vos Gorgeous to carry out a geophysical investigation across the proposed wind farm. The project is set to start in April, and the data acquired should support Stromar’s engineering design work as well as its ongoing environmental assessment of the site. The news follows several Sulmara announcements this year, including the signing of a three-year deal with Atlantic Offshore to charter the multipurpose support vessel Ocean Marlin and the launch of its route development business. “Mobilising the Vos Gorgeous to carry out high-specification site characterisation is a big part of our plans for 2024, and bringing another modern, fuel-efficient vessel online to meet market demand shows how committed we are to supporting our clients’ net-zero ambitions,” said Michael King, head of sales at Sulmara, adding: “Having multiple vessels on charter gives us more availability and flexibility to meet our clients’ high expectations, and also allows us to take on more complex projects.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsOffshore Wind United Kingdom