Maximizing local content, cost competitiveness and optimizing the entire process from construction to installation, maintenance and decommissioning have been the company’s key priorities since day one.
This has lead to the development of an innovative and easily scalable floating technology: the Damping Pool®.
A proven technology ready for commercial deployment
With 2 full-scale demonstrators in operation and multiple pre-commercial and commercial-scale projects across the globe including 1GW under development in Scotland, BW Ideol is a highly competitive and leading floating wind co-developer & technology provider.
Holcim partners with BW Ideol to scale up the construction of offshore wind infrastructure
Holcim has taken a minority equity ownership in BW Ideol, a pioneer in floating offshore wind technology, to scale up the construction of clean energy infrastructure.
BW Ideol Projects Company becomes a shareholder in the Méditerranée Grand Large floating offshore wind farm
EDF power solutions and Maple Power announce that BW Ideol Projects Company, a subsidiary of BW Ideol and ADEME Investissement dedicated to the development of floating offshore wind projects, has taken a minority equity stake in the company Eoliennes Méditerranée Grand Large, which is responsible for the development, construction and operation of the Méditerranée Grand Large floating offshore wind farm.
Tohoku Electric Power and BW Ideol Secure ClassNK AiP for 15MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine System off Kuji City
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and BW Ideol have obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design of a floating offshore wind turbine system. This system features a concrete barge-type floating substructure designed to accommodate a 15MW-class wind turbine.