Expertise
The multidisciplinary teams allow BW Ideol to provide its clients with a unique combination of expertise.
Read moreBW Ideol is a leading fully integrated platform in floating offshore wind with more than 14 years of experience from design, execution and development of floating wind projects based on Ideol S.A.'s patented floating offshore wind technology and engineering capabilities. The company has a dual-leg growth strategy as a floater EPCI and maintenance services provider and as a wind-farm project developer and co-owner. BW Ideol has two full-scale offshore floating wind turbines in operation in France and Japan, a significant project pipeline, and is supported by BW Offshore’s extensive experience from developing and operating offshore energy production systems.
- 2010 Year of creation
- Staff of 80+ An experienced and multidisciplinary team
- 90% specialist engineers Structure, Aero-hydrodynamics...
- 5 patents supporting Damping Pool® technology
- 9 international awards Entrepreneurship and innovation awards
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History and core values
Since 2010, from the very moment the company was founded, we have considered that floating wind is the future of offshore wind. An obvious potential , but a sizeable challenge.
Leadership
To succeed in its mission, BW Ideol's management team relies on innovative talents and high-level industry experts.
Financing
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BW Ideol’s 15MW+ Floating Wind Platform Receives Basic Design Certification from DNV
Haugesund, Norway – May 21, 2025 – At the Floating Wind Days event in Haugesund, Norway, DNV officially awarded the Basic Design certificate to BW Ideol, for the company’s 15MW+ floating wind platform.
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Launch of the BATSO Project to Optimize Heavy Maintenance of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
Funded with €2.9 million by ADEME as part of France 2030 (a French State Investment Plan) and in response to the DEMO Tase call for projects, the BATSO project aims to define and validate tools and methods for the replacement of major components in offshore wind turbines. These methods are intended to be less costly and more environmentally sustainable.
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BW Ideol unveils its standard floating foundation for mass production with a disruptive market approach
During the FOWT event in Marseille, BW Ideol, one of the global leaders in the sector, unveiled its brand-new market approach combining standardization and mass production to a selected panel of utilities and partners.
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