Floatgen demonstrator
France's first offshore wind turbine and BW Ideol's first demonstratorIN OPERATION SINCE 2018
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A barge-type floater compatible with all today's and tomorrow's offshore wind turbines, with a simplified quay-side installation, operable at depths starting 30 m to accommodate complex seabed conditions
A floating foundation buildable in steel or concrete offering multiple construction and launching methods in order to guarantee the highest level of local content near the project site
Towing of a quay-side precommissionned floating offshore wind turbine to the installation site using ready available and lower cost vessels
A cost-reduction at each step of the process (from design to construction, installation, operation and decommissioning) in order to lower the final cost of energy
BW Ideol’s adaptable serial construction and launching methods enable the delivery and installation of at least 25 units per year, at a price corresponding to the cost reduction trajectory expected by the market.
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Our integrated team has been able to develop, engineer and manage the successful execution of floating wind substructures.
These advanced capabilities are of great potential value to other sectors of offshore wind developments: besides the obvious foundations, they also cover the areas of cables and vessel operations that are relevant for the main target groups including asset owners/operators, vessel operators and cable lay contractors.
BW Ideol-designed pioneering prototype sets out for two-year test deployment in another step forward for fast-emerging floating wind sector
Floating wind has a key role to play to achieve countries’ renewable energy targets