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Global leader in floating offshore wind

Global leader in floating offshore wind

Global leader of floating offshore wind

Global leader of floating offshore wind

A floating foundation that pushes the boundaries of the offshore wind industry

A floating foundation that pushes the boundaries of offshore wind

Floating wind is the future of the offshore wind industry

BW Ideol is a leading fully integrated platform in floating wind, one of the pioneers of this new industry with more than 10 years of experience.

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Technology

Technology

An industry-transforming innovation

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 breakthrough floating technology: the Damping Pool®.

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Our projects

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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, BW Ideol is a highly competitive and leading floating technology provider.

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Floatgen

France's first offshore wind turbine and BW Ideol's first demonstrator

IN OPERATION SINCE 2018

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  • Capacity: 2 MW（Vestas V80）
  • Installation site: SEM-REV test site at Le Croisic (France)
  • Water depth: 33 metres

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Hibiki

BW Ideol's second demonstrator

IN OPERATION SINCE 2018

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  • Capacity: 3 MW
  • Installation site: Kitakyushu
  • Water depth: 55 meters

Eolmed Ideol

EOLMED Project

A pre-commercial project of 3 units

Construction : 2022-2023

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  • Capacity: 30 MW
  • Installation site: Occitanie (France)
  • Water depth: 55 metres
About BW Ideol

About BW Ideol

A promising cleantech company

BW Ideol is composed of a fully integrated team of over 60 experts and engineers.

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BW Ideol and Ardersier Port Authority have signed a strategic partnership agreement

BW Ideol and Ardersier Port Authority have signed a strategic partnership agreement

Ardersier Port Authority and BW Ideol have signed a formal partnership agreement on September 20. Under this agreement, BW Ideol has gained an exclusive and long-term access to Ardersier Port for the manufacturing of concrete floaters and both Parties have agreed to explore the set-up of a serial production line dedicated to the delivery of locally manufactured floating wind substructures based on BW Ideol’s proven Damping Pool ® technology.

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BW Ideol has signed a partnership agreement with EDF Renewables & Maple Power for France’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind tender in South Brittany

BW Ideol has entered into a partnership agreement with EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of EDF Group, and Maple Power, a joint venture between CPP Investments and Enbridge Inc., to cooperate on the design of the technical solution for the floating foundations in the context of France’s first commercial-scale floating wind tender.

The French government has announced today that Eoliennes Flottantes Bretagne Grand Large, a company owned by EDF Renewables and Maple Power, has been selected to participate in the tender process.

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Exhibitions & conferences

Offshore Wind Energy: Deepening EU-Japan Cooperation

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Bruno Geschier will speak at a roundtable on Day 2 within the frame of this event which aims at supporting further cooperation between European and Japanese stakeholders in offshore wind.

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Current and future challenges for floating offshore wind

  • Webinar

This conference is organized by WFO (World Forum Offshore Wind).

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Our partners

In BW Ideol they trust
Kvaerner
BayWa r.e.
Hitachi ABB
Elicio
Bridon Bekaert
Macquarie
stx
BayWa r.e.
Marubeni
Hitz
Kerogen capital
Bygging Uddemann
Ademe Invest
Qair
Kvaerner