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Global leader in floating offshore wind.

Pushing the boundaries of offshore wind

The highest level of local content

The most compact solution even with the largest wind turbines

A floating foundation that pushes the boundaries of the offshore wind industry

A floating foundation that pushes the boundaries of offshore wind

Floating wind is the future of the offshore wind industry

BW Ideol is a leading fully integrated platform in floating wind, one of the pioneers of this new industry with more than 10 years of experience.

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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 breakthrough 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, BW Ideol is a highly competitive and leading floating technology provider.

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Floatgen 

            France's first offshore wind turbine and BW Ideol's first demonstrator
      
            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
      
Hibiki

            BW Ideol's second demonstrator
      
            IN OPERATION SINCE 2018
      
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					Capacity:
					
            3 MW
      
					Installation site:
					
            Kitakyushu
      
					Water depth:
					
            55 meters
      
EOLMED Project

            A pre-commercial project of 3 units
      
            Construction : 2022-2024
      
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					Capacity:
					
            30 MW
      
					Installation site:
					
            Occitanie (France)
      
					Water depth:
					
            55 metres

About BW Ideol

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BW Ideol is composed of a fully integrated team of over 60 experts and engineers.

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Corporate and projects updates

Tohoku

12 May. 2022

BW Ideol and Tohoku Electric Power start first stage of commercial-scale floating wind project in Iwate prefecture, Japan

BW Ideol and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (President: Kojiro HIGUCHI) are pleased to announce that both companies have signed a formal agreement and initiated the feasibility studies necessary to jointly develop a commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Kuji city, Iwate prefecture; project based on BW Ideol’s proven and patented Damping Pool® technology. The two companies intend to collaborate very closely to contribute to the early commercialization of cost-competitive floating offshore wind power in Japan through this Iwate prefecture project.

Alberto Pena Sicilia

10 May. 2022

BW Ideol welcomes Alberto Peña Sicilia as its new Head of Development for Southern Europe

BW Ideol is pleased to announce its first strategic hire in Southern Europe with the appointment of Alberto Peña Sicilia as the Head of Development for that region.

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Exhibitions & conferences

FOWT 2021

from 11/16/2021
to 11/18/2021
Saint-Malo

We will sponsor the world's largest event dedicated to floating offshore wind, to be held in Saint-Malo.

from 04/26/2021
to 04/28/2021
Virtual event

Bruno Geschier will speak at a roundtable on Day 2 within the frame of this event which aims at supporting further cooperation between European and Japanese stakeholders in offshore wind.

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