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about us :
BW Ideol is a leading, fully integrated platform in floating offshore wind, with 13 years of experience in the design, execution, and development of floating wind projects. The company employs a dual-leg growth strategy: as an EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation) and maintenance services provider, and as a developer and co-owner of floating offshore wind farms. At this early stage in the floating wind industry, BW Ideol offers a unique blend of proven expertise and valuable experience.
BW Ideol currently operates two full-scale units. Floatgen, funded by the EU, features a 2 MW floating turbine off the French North Atlantic coast, connected to the SEM-REV test site. The Hibiki demonstrator, funded by Japan’s NEDO governmental agency and constructed by Hitachi Zosen, has successfully weathered several typhoons without damage to its floating foundation.
The company is also involved in the EolMed project, a French floating wind pilot initiative with three 10 MW turbines, utilizing BW Ideol’s patented floating foundations. The Damping® Pool hull and transition piece are entirely manufactured in France, benefiting the local supply chain and enabling the project to access non-recourse financing.
Additionally, BW Ideol has a robust project pipeline, including 1 GW of development in Scotland (the Buchan Project), and is supported by BW Offshore’s extensive experience in offshore energy production.
BW Ideol owns and operates France’s 1st offshore wind turbine, Floatgen (2 MW), since 2018. This floating wind turbine is equipped with the Damping Pool® floating foundation and has proven its outstanding performance and seakeeping capabilities, allowing for 5 more years of operation. In January 2024, Floatgen achieved the milestone of producing 30 GWh.
BW Ideol offers a standardized floating foundation based on the Damping Pool®. This universal floating foundation is optimized for all metocean conditions and is compatible with all 15 MW+ wind turbines. Our standard product is pre-certified and comes with a blueprint that unlocks mass production, demonstrating the capacity to produce up to 1 floating foundation per week.
BW Ideol has secured the right to develop a floating wind farm in the ScotWind tender launched by Crown Estate Scotland, in partnership with BayWa.re and Elicio, as part of a consortium now known as Buchan Offshore Wind. Located 75 km northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast, Buchan Offshore Wind is a significant floating wind project with a capacity of approximately 1 GW.
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