Floatgen
France's first offshore wind turbine and BW Ideol's first unitIN 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
- Capacity: 3 MW
- Installation site: Kitakyushu
- Water depth: 55 meters
- Key role: Design & engineering of the floater
- Capacity: 30 MW
- Installation site: Occitanie (France)
- Water depth: 55 metres
- Key role: Design & engineering of the floaters, co-development of the project
Japan projects
Explore- Capacity: Multi-GW
- Key role: Co-development
Buchan Offshore Wind (ScotWind)
FIRST FLOATING PROJECT AS CO-DEVELOPERCommercial-scale project under development
Explore- Capacity: 960 MW
- Installation site: Scotland (NE8)
- Water depth: 75 - 110 metres
- Key role: Co-development of the project
SOUTH BRITTANY (AO5)
Explore- Capacity: 240 - 270 MW
- Water depth: 60 - 100 metres
- Key role: Floaters' conception
Mediterranean (AO6)
Explore- Capacity: 2 X 250 MW
- Water depth: 60 to 130 m
- Key role: Floaters' conception
Taiwan
Explore- Capacity: Pilot (50MW) and commercial-scale projects
- Key role: Co-development of the project
Other pre-commercial & commercial-scale projects
Explore- Capacity: Multi-GW
- Installation site: Across the globe
- Water depth: 50 to 200 meters
FLOATECH R&D project
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PIAFF&CO R&D PROJECT
ExploreQuotes
We expect to have about 40 gigawatts in service in 2050 in France, no less than fifty parks in 2050
- French President
Floating wind has a key role to play to achieve countries’ renewable energy targets
- CEO of Wind Europe
Our news
Corporate and projects updates
Floatgen achieves continuous capacity factor of nearly 60%
BW Ideol is pleased to announce continuously strong operational results from its 5-year-old Floatgen demonstrator, showing a capacity factor of nearly 60% over the last three months and a production of 25GWh since its 2018 commissioning.
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BW Ideol teams up with Taiya Renewable Energy for both pilot and commercial-scale projects in Taiwan
BW Ideol has signed a partnership agreement with Taiya Renewable Energy for the joint development, subject to further due diligence and negotiation of the final agreements among the Parties, of a floating offshore wind pipeline including a 50 MW floating wind pilot-project and commercial-scale projects off Taiwan.
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