Floating wind

Portugal and Spain are set to use floating wind to unlock their offshore wind potential. But floating wind pioneer Equinor's decision to delay a 1GW project in Norway could hint at troubles ahead.

The US Department of Energy has set out its plan to achieve 110GW offshore wind by 2050, but it has to contend with concerns from its own military.

Large floating offshore wind projects have received a major kickstart this year, according to Carlos Martin, CEO of BlueFloat Energy.

A Word About Wind caught up with Lorenzo Palombi, global director of wind projects at BayWa r.e. Global, to talk about where offshore wind fits into the company’s plans; his views on floating wind; and pressures in key markets.

Floating offshore wind has reached an inflection point in its global growth.

The sector’s eyes were on Scotland at 10am local time as the Crown Estate Scotland shared the winners of the ScotWind seabed tender.

In an exclusive interview at our Financing Wind Europe virtual event, Stiesdal A/S’s Henrik Stiesdal and Vincent Fromont, president and general manager of floating offshore wind at Shell-Eolfi, shared insights on the emerging floating wind industry.

The year started with apocalyptic wildfires in Australia before taking us into a global pandemic, economic collapse and a disputed US presidential election. It’s time for a well-earned holiday.

Michael Kruger, senior associate in the global energy team at law firm Watson Farley & Williams, talks to us about the challenges and opportunities in the floating wind sector. WFW is a platinum sponsor of our Financing Wind Europe event in London.