2H and Vekta Group Working Together to Drive Innovation in High-Voltage Cables for Offshore Wind Developments
2H and Vekta Group Energy Division Ltd have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on offshore renewable high-voltage cable services. This was formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier this month.

11 Jun 2024
The MOU establishes a framework for future collaboration between both companies in relation to offshore wind high-voltage cable initiatives, project tenders and software development within the renewables industry both in the UK and worldwide.
Together, 2H and Vekta will develop joint solutions to drive innovation in cable system design and optimisation of offshore wind site layouts as well as drive digital advancement through new software initiatives.
2H specialises in advanced engineering for fixed and floating wind with expertise in structural, hydrodynamic, geotechnical engineering and related digital and integrity services.
Vekta focuses on electrical engineering of high voltage cables for offshore renewables and has specialist expertise in sizing and array topology optimisation, lifecycle costing and loss assessments.
The companies have proven synergy having already collaborated on several offshore wind power cable and integrity projects.
Ben Andrew, Director at 2H Woking, spoke positively about the partnership: “2H’s subsea and Vekta group’s HV electrical engineering are a proven partnership. I am very excited about the new opportunities that this MOU will bring for further collaboration to support our clients in developing their offshore wind farms.”
Charles Balderston, CEO of Vekta Group, is excited to build a relationship with 2H: “Working with 2H on previous projects has been a hugely positive and supportive experience and we are really looking forward to future works together; it’s a strong demonstration of industry collaboration to tackle common goals and we are keen to help offshore wind clients develop their projects but also further explore innovation and the use of digital tools.”
For more information, please contact:
Ben Andrew, Director, 2H: ben.andrew@2hoffshore.com
Charles Balderston, CEO, Vekta Group: charles.balderston@vektagroup.com

Ben Andrew
Director, UK

About
Ben has over 17 years of specialist engineering experience in the design and analysis of offshore platforms, foundations, cables, and riser systems. He has held numerous project management and technical leadership roles on a variety of projects from concept through to detailed design based out of our London, Kuala Lumpur and Houston offices.
As one of the UK directors, Ben’s current focus is on the development of our minimum facilities platforms and fixed offshore wind offerings for the European, Middle East and Africa markets. Ben is a graduate of Oxford and Imperial Universities with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, and a Master’s in Quantum Physics.