Floating offshore wind

Welcome

Global leader in floating offshore wind technology & project co-development

Who we are

A unique track-record with more than 12 years of global experience

Assets & Projects

The highest level of local content

Our solution

The most compact floating solution with tomorrow’s largest offshore wind turbines

Our solution

A target of 10GW under development by 2030

A floating leader which pushes the boundaries of the offshore wind industry

OUR MISSION

Make floating wind a key contributor to the world's energy transition

BW Ideol is a leading fully integrated platform in floating wind, one of the pioneers of this new industry since 2010.

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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 easily scalable floating technology: the Damping Pool®.

Our technology

Our projects

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.

All our projects

				  
Floatgen 

            France's first offshore wind turbine and BW Ideol's first unit
      
            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
      
					Key role:
					
            Conception, construction, installation, operation & maintenance
      
Hibiki

            BW Ideol's second unit
      
            IN OPERATION SINCE 2018
      
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					Capacity:
					
            3 MW
      
					Installation site:
					
            Kitakyushu
      
					Water depth:
					
            55 meters
      
					Key role:
					
            Design & engineering of the floater
      
EOLMED Project

            A pre-commercial project of 3 units
      
            Construction : 2022-2025
      
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					Capacity:
					
            30 MW
      
					Installation site:
					
            Occitanie (France)
      
					Water depth:
					
            55 metres
      
					Key role:
					
            Design & engineering of the floaters, co-development of the project

About BW Ideol

A promising cleantech company

BW Ideol is composed of a fully integrated team of over 80 experts and engineers.

Our news

Corporate and projects updates

				  
            26 Nov. 2025

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.
      
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            18 Nov. 2025

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.
      
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            04 Nov. 2025

BW Ideol’s Floating Foundations Factory Selected for Funding by the European Commission under the EU Innovation Fund

            BW Ideol is proud to announce that its “Fos3F” project, a fabrication line for concrete floating foundations in Fos-sur-Mer, has been selected by the European Commission for Grant Agreement Preparation by the Innovation Fund, for a grant of up to 74 million euros.
      
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