Source Galileo, Portland Port Partner for UK Offshore Wind Project

February 10, 2025, by Adnan Memija

Source Galileo, developer of the PortWind project in the English Channel, has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Portland Port to work together to maximise opportunities for offshore wind development off the Dorset coast.

Under the MoU, Source Galileo and Portland Port will work together with the common goal of maximising opportunities for offshore wind development in the area with associated enhanced port infrastructure, supply chain, and community benefits onshore.

Portland Port has a history of servicing the offshore wind sector and is in discussions with potential partners to enable and support the future construction and operation of offshore wind developments in the English Channel.

According to Source Galileo, the port has the capacity and capability to host construction and operational headquarters as well as support accommodation and transport solutions.

Source Galileo is developing the 2 GW PortWind offshore wind project located off the Devon and Dorset coast in the south of England. Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has a 20 per cent stake in the UK offshore wind projects of Source Galileo, which includes the PortWind project.

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PortWind has secured a 2.5 GW grid connection into the Chickerell 400 kV substation, near Weymouth, which includes the provision for a 350 MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

The project is at an early stage of development, and any project development area will be subject to a future leasing round by The Crown Estate, according to Source Galileo.