Ocean Winds has extended its market intelligence partnership with Spinergie, a move that underscores the growing importance of data-driven decision-making in the offshore wind sector. The company, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, aims to leverage Spinergie’s platform to navigate the industry’s current challenges, including escalating costs, supply chain volatility, and vessel availability constraints.
Spinergie’s market intelligence platform provides real-time and historical data on offshore installation and maintenance campaigns. This allows Ocean Winds to proactively identify and secure suitable construction vessels, a critical task given the current market tightness. The platform also enables detailed benchmarking of key performance metrics, such as days per turbine and days per foundation, helping Ocean Winds measure its projects against industry standards and apply lessons learned from previous ventures.
The open data architecture of Spinergie’s platform allows Ocean Winds to integrate this market intelligence with its own internal datasets. This integration facilitates more tailored project analysis, enhancing Ocean Winds’ ability to plan and execute its projects efficiently.
Ocean Winds’ chief EPCI officer, Oscar Diaz, emphasized the strategic value of the partnership: “Spinergie enables us to benchmark our project plans against the broader market. We can more readily identify vessel opportunities and stay a step ahead of the tightening supply chain with reliable availability and performance intelligence.”
This collaboration highlights a broader trend in the offshore wind sector, where developers are increasingly turning to data and analytics to mitigate risks and optimize project performance. As the industry scales up, the ability to make informed decisions based on accurate, real-time data will be crucial.
Spinergie’s head of client success, Fabien Scemama, echoed this sentiment: “There is no room for guesswork in today’s offshore wind market. Developers need accurate vessel availability and performance benchmarking that they can rely on to make impactful decisions. Ocean Winds is proving that combining their own expertise and operational data with intuitive market intelligence is the only way to build projects that can withstand supply chain volatility and deliver without delays.”
With 17 secured offshore wind projects across eight countries, Ocean Winds’ commitment to data-driven project planning could set a new standard for the industry. As other developers face similar challenges, they may follow suit, driving a shift towards more data-centric approaches in offshore wind development. This could, in turn, spur innovation in market intelligence platforms and data analytics tools, further enhancing the sector’s ability to deliver projects efficiently and sustainably.