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Map of Fos-sur-Mer facilities

FOS3F: Floating Foundation Factory in Fos-Sur-Mer

An Innovative Project to Meet Demand in the Mediterranean

A concrete serial production line, bringing together BW Ideol and NGE.

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  • Capacity: Up to 30 foundations per year
  • Installation site: Fos-sur-Mer
  • Key role: Conception and construction

Rendering of a BW Ideol concrete floating foundation production line at Ardersier (Scotland); credit: BW Ideol

Buchan Offshore Wind (ScotWind)

FIRST FLOATING PROJECT AS CO-DEVELOPER

960 MW Commercial-scale co-developed by BW Ideol, BayWa r.e. and Elicio

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  • Capacity: 960 MW
  • Installation site: Scotland (NE8)
  • Water depth: 75 - 110 metres
  • Key role: Co-development of the project

Eolmed towing Credit Qair

EOLMED Project

A pre-commercial project of 3 units

In operation since May 2026, EOLMED is 3 x 10 MW turbines wind farms on Damping Pool® technology floaters in the French Mediterranean.

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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

Floatgen demonstrator ideol

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

BW Ideol

Méditerranée Grand Large

A winning project from the French AO6 tender Explore
  • Capacity: 270 MW
  • Installation site: 25km off Fos-sur-Mer
  • Water depth: 60 to 130 m
  • Key role: Floating Foundations conception and Co-developer

NEDO floater japan ideol

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

BW Ideol & Taiya

Taiwan

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  • Capacity: Pilot (50MW) and commercial-scale projects
  • Key role: Co-development of the project

BW Ideol Japan

Japanese projects

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  • Capacity: Multi-GW
  • Key role: Co-development

Iberian Peninsula - DR

Iberian Peninsula

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  • Capacity: Multi-GW
  • Key role: Co-development of projects

Campagne d'essais

BATSO Project

Operations & Maintenance — 2024-2027

Optimising heavy maintenance for floating offshore wind turbines

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World map

Other pre-commercial & commercial-scale projects

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  • Capacity: Multi-GW
  • Installation site: Across the globe
  • Water depth: 50 to 200 meters

Floatech

FLOATECH R&D project

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Piaff & Co

PIAFF&CO R&D PROJECT

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Velella

Velella R&D project

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Quotes  

We expect to have about 40 gigawatts in service in 2050 in France, no less than fifty parks in 2050

  • Emmanuel Macron
  • French President

Floating wind has a key role to play to achieve countries’ renewable energy targets

  • Giles Dickson
  • CEO of Wind Europe

Our news

Corporate and projects updates

Fondation flottante Damping Pool® de BW Ideol sur le parc éolien en mer Eolmed - crédit BW Ideol

BW Ideol and NGE join forces in the Mediterranean

The two groups partner equally on Fos3F, BW Ideol's floating foundation factory project in France

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BW Ideol concrete floating foundation production line at Ardersier (Scotland); credit: BW Ideol

Buchan offshore project secures onshore planning consent

Scottish floating offshore wind project Buchan, co-developed by BW Ideol, secures onshore planning consent

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Fos3F

BW Ideol’s Fos3F Floating Foundation Factory Secures Up to €126 Million in Public Funding

BW Ideol is pleased to announce that its Fos3F factory has secured up to €126 million in public funding, including up to €74 million from the EU Innovation Fund, with the final Grant Agreement signed on March 19, and up to €52 million from the French State.

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