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  • Norwegian Company Expands Business Outside Europe as Tokyo Gas Starts Using Its Digital Platform for Offshore Wind Farm Development

    10 October 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Tokyo Gas has begun utilising a digital platform for offshore wind project development provided by Vind AI. The Norwegian technology company says that with its platform, developers can complete business cases for offshore wind projects more than five times faster. Vind AI’s platform supports developers in evaluating and designing wind power projects, and integrates data, […]

  • Floating Wind Projects Featuring WindFloat Tech Exceed 1 TWh Milestone

    4 September 2025
    Floating Wind, R&D, Technology

    Floating offshore wind projects featuring Principle Power’s WindFloat technology have delivered more than 1 TWh of energy production since the first pilot project was installed in 2011, the company announced on 3 September. The 1 TWh output includes generation from WindFloat 1, a 2 MW pilot project in Portugal (2011-2016) and Scotland (2018-2020); WindFloat Atlantic, […]

  • 30 MW French Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    4 September 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has completed the installation of the third and final turbine at the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France. Developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires, EFGL is now the first floating offshore wind farm in the Occitanie region to complete its offshore turbine installation phase. “EFGL […]

  • Final Turbine Assembled for 30 MW EFGL Floating Wind Pilot Project (Video)

    19 August 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final floating wind turbine that will be installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle. The 10 MW turbine, provided by Vestas, has been mounted on Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundation at Euroports’ purpose-built Eolic Terminal in […]

  • First Floating Wind Turbine Installed at EFGL Site in France

    31 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first floating wind turbine has been installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France, developed by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires. Assembled at the port of Port-La Nouvelle in Occitanie, the first of the project’s three wind turbines was recently towed to the […]

  • UK: TAG to Work with Principle Power on Developing Wind Turbine Floating Support Structures

    1 March 2013
    Technology

    TAG Energy Solutions is working alongside international renewable energy technology developer Principle Power (Europe) Ltd, who is developing innovative floating support structures for offshore wind turbines. Principle Power Ltd has been awarded £689,630 from the Department of Energy and Climate Change to advance the development of its innovative WindFloat System for the use in the […]

  • Principle Power Dismantles WindFloat 1

    29 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Principle Power has announced the successful decommissioning of WindFloat 1, the company’s 2MW prototype that had been deployed off the Northern Coast of Portugal. The project, originally installed in 2011, was a full lifecycle demonstration of the features and benefits of the WindFloat floating offshore wind foundation concept, and featured a Vestas V-80 2MW turbine. Fabricated […]

  • Navantia Building Windfloat Atlantic Floating Foundation

    1 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Navantia has begun manufacturing a floating foundation for the Portuguese WindFloat Atlantic project at the Fene shipyard in Spain, after the Navantia-Windar joint venture won a contract for the works a few months ago, the foundation manufacturer informed.

  • A Lot of Work Still to Be Done on Principle Power’s WindFloat Project (USA)

    2 October 2013
    Authorities, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    After the announcement that Principle Power’s unsolicited lease request for the WindFloat Pacific project, a proposed 30 MW floating offshore wind project off Coos Bay Oregon, has been determined to be complete by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the company said that it is very excited to have reached this milestone. However, […]

  • ABS Certifies WindFloat Atlantic Floating Turbines

    4 November 2019
    Technology

    The classification society ABS has certified the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind turbines, the first of which was installed off the coast of Portugal in October. The semi-submersible platforms, designed by Principle Power, are fitted out with 8.4 MW MHI Vestas offshore wind turbines and will be installed at a water depth of 100m. The 25 […]

  • 2014: Good Year for WindFloat

    8 January 2015

    In 2014 the WindFloat prototype (WF1), Demowfloat’s first installation in Portugal, reached another milestone, it passed the 10GWh mark and has now delivered 12.02GWh of renewable electricity to the grid. The prototype has been in operation for over 3 years and will continue to operate for some time in the future. During 2014 Principle Power […]

  • VIDEO: Fabrication, Installation and Testing of WindFloat

    8 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    WindFloat, a floating support structure for offshore wind turbines, was deployed at the end of 2011 off the coast of Agucadoura, north of Vila do Condo, Portugal, and inaugurated in 2012 as the first Portuguese offshore wind turbine. In December 2012, Windplus S.A., a Portuguese joint venture consisting of Energias de Portugal, Repsol, Principle Power, […]

  • Principle Power Launches New Floating Wind Foundation

    26 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    Principle Power has launched a new flat panel, pontoon-based floating wind foundation, called WindFloat F, designed for ultra-shallow wind turbine integration in ports. Having its existing WindFloat tubular design, now called WindFloat T, already proving its mettle offshore and building upon it to bring WindFloat F, Principle Power has now expanded its WindFloat product portfolio […]

  • Principle Power Reveals New Brand Identity

    3 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power has unveiled a new brand identity and logo as part of a rebranding initiative that embodies the company’s new stage in the deployment and commercialization of its floating wind technology.

  • Tokyo Gas Makes First Investment in Overseas Floating Wind Project

    6 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Tokyo Gas has acquired a 21.2 per cent stake in WindFloat Atlantic, the 25.2 MW floating offshore wind farm in Portugal. WindFloat Atlantic, operated by Windplus, a majority-owned subsidiary of Ocean Winds, has been operational since 2020. According to the Japanese company, this is Tokyo Gas’s first direct investment in an overseas floating offshore wind […]

  • Kersten Joins WindFloat Atlantic Team

    29 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Metal bending specialist Kersten has been commissioned to produce the curved inverted angle profiles for the floating foundations of the Windfloat Atlantic project in Portugal.

  • Principle Power Unveils New Floating Wind Foundations for 15 MW+ Turbines

    17 September 2024
    Floating Wind, R&D, Technology

    Principle Power has expanded its WindFloat portfolio by introducing two new semi-submersible floating wind foundation designs, called WindFloat TC and WindFloat FC, which are said to be optimised for 15 MW+ wind turbines. According to the company, the new designs are natural evolutions of the existing WindFloat technologies that support a wind turbine located on […]

  • Hempel Coats WindFloat (Denmark)

    19 January 2012

    The sections of the WindFloat foundation for which Hempel is providing the test products are: the permanently immersed areas, the splash zone and the above-water line areas. In addition to supplying coating systems, Hempel is also contributing to the project with technical support and advice. The project is being carried out by the Materials and […]

  • ASM Industries Adds WindFloat Atlantic to Its Checklist

    6 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    ASM Industries has secured a contract to manufacture and supply two complete foundations for the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project in Portugal.

  • Principle Power Scores Twice

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power, Inc. welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) selection of the WindFloat Pacific project for $47 million in matching grant funding, and deal with Deepwater Wind to complete the development of the WindFloat Pacific project. DOE funding will accelerate the development of the 30-megawatt floating offshore wind farm proposed for the deep waters off Coos […]

  • WindFloat Obtains Approval in Principle for Japanese Waters

    1 December 2016
    Technology

    Classification society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) for Principle Power’s WindFloat offshore wind foundation designed for deployment in Japanese waters, featuring a 5MW offshore wind turbine. The engineering work was carried out under a contract with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding for a feasibility study performed for NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Launch: A New Era for Offshore Wind and the Blue Economy

    22 October 2019

    By João Metelo, CEO of Principle Power The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, with the turbine fully installed, has just sailed from Ferrol, Spain, towards its destination, 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It will soon be joined by two more units, which by the end of the year will produce […]

  • World’s First Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Exceeds Expectations

    27 January 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    WindFloat Atlantic, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, has completed its second full year in operation. The 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic ended 2022 with an electricity production of 78GWh, a five per cent increase in output compared to 2021. Fully commissioned in 2020, the wind farm was developed by the Windplus consortium formed […]

  • World’s First Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Smashes Predictions

    1 February 2024
    Floating Wind, Industry, Project Updates, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    WindFloat Atlantic, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, has completed its third year in operation, closing in 2023 with an electricity production of 80 GWh. Connected to the grid by the end of 2019 and fully commissioned in 2020, the floating offshore wind farm was developed by the Windplus consortium formed by Ocean […]

  • Final WindFloat Atlantic Turbine Ready to Go Home

    19 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the three floating wind turbines for the WindFloat Atlantic project will soon set sail from Spain to its designated location off Portugal. Tractebel Engie reported on 17 May that it fully assembled the third WindFloat Atlantic platform in the port of Ferrol.  The turbine should start its journey to the site off […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Gets Unspent NER300 Funds

    2 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has reinvested a portion of unspent funds from the NER300 programme to support the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project offshore Portugal. WindFloat will be the first offshore windfarm employing a floating semi-submersible platform to reach the pre-commercial stage following successful prototype testing, the Commission said. The first MHI Vestas 8.4MW wind turbine […]