Ship&Offshore | Issue 10/2024
Offshore wind technology firms join forces
UK-based offshore wind companies, Rovco and Vaarst, have merged into a new brand, Beam.global. The high-tech companies have both focused on automating offshore wind development to improve efficiency and cut costs and their unification will create ‘an unrivalled offering’, according to a statement. Rovco and Vaarst have both developed and deployed artificial intelligence and autonomy to raise efficiency in offshore wind development. Under the unified Beam brand, they will continue to focus on generating more reliability and efficiency, with the ultimate aim of improving the commercial viability of offshore wind compared to hydrocarbon-based offshore developments....