146 results found for 'Damping Pool'

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  • First Vestas Turbine Assembled for French EolMed Floating Wind Project

    20 October 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine for the 30 MW EolMed offshore wind project has been integrated onto its floating foundation at the Port-La Nouvelle in France. The next step will be the installation of the wind turbine and the foundation at sea off Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan. The integration of the other two turbines on their respective […]

  • Developer of 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm Applies for Onshore Consent

    8 October 2025
    Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore infrastructure required to connect the Buchan floating offshore wind farm to the electricity grid. The application details the proposed onshore electrical infrastructure, which will connect the 1 GW Scottish floating wind project to the existing transmission […]

  • Offshore Consent Applications Submitted for 1 GW Buchan Floating Wind Farm

    20 August 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Buchan Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has submitted offshore consent applications to Scottish Ministers for its proposed 1 GW floating offshore wind farm. The submission includes applications for consent under the Electricity Act 1989 and marine licence applications under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Accompanying these is an extensive […]

  • 30 MW French Floating Wind Farm Enters Final Phase Ahead of Commissioning Later This Year

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

    All three floating wind turbines for the 30 MW EolMed project have been deployed from Port-La Nouvelle, France, marking the beginning of the final phase before commissioning, which is scheduled for later this year. After nearly three years of work on the industrial quay of Port-La Nouvelle, the EolMed project entered its final phase with […]

  • BW Ideol Receives DNV Certification for 15+ MW Floating Wind Platform

    21 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    DNV has awarded the basic design certificate to BW Ideol for its floating wind platform that can support wind turbines with an output of 15 MW and beyond. BW Ideol says this certification marks a key milestone in the company’s industrial roadmap and confirms the technical soundness of the platform, which is designed for large-scale […]

  • Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation

    25 April 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium behind the Hibiki floating wind turbine in Japan has announced that the 3 MW two-bladed project entered commercial operation. The Hibiki barge-type floating system, the first of its kind in Japan, features the Aerodyn SCD 3 MW two-bladed turbine installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation. Located 15 kilometres off the Kitakyushu coast, the […]

  • New Offshore Wind Assembly Facility Opened at Port of Blyth

    2 July 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Osbit, part of Venterra Group, has opened a new offshore wind assembly and service facility at the Port of Blyth in the UK. The development of the new 3,350-square-metre facility created 33 jobs for the region. Located at the Port’s Wimbourne Quay, the facility boasts a build and test space four times larger than Osbit’s […]

  • Buchan Floating Offshore Wind Project Wraps Up Metocean Campaign in Scotland

    3 February 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    The metocean and LiDAR surveys have been completed at the Buchan floating offshore wind farm site located off the northeast coast of Scotland. Partrac recently recovered the project LiDAR and seabed instrumentation at the project site some 75 kilometres northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. The two-year metocean and floating LiDAR campaign has seen […]

  • Ideol and Taisei Corp Sign Floating Wind Deal in Japan

    10 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ideol and Taisei Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint development and promotion of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind in Japan using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According to Ideol and Taisei, floating offshore wind is a promising market in Japan as its potential is three times larger than that of bottom-fixed […]

  • Floatgen Output More Than Doubles in H2 2019

    14 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Floatgen, the first wind turbine installed offshore France, more than doubled its power production in the second half of 2019 compared to the first semester, reaching an annual total of 6GWh. According to Ideol, the number was achieved because of a time availability exceeding 94.6% in the second semester and an above-average capacity factor. During the […]

  • New French and Japanese Co-Op Targets Floating Wind Projects

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA, French state-owned investment company ADEME Investissement, and Ideol have teamed up to develop commercial-scale floating offshore wind projects. The parties agreed on the key terms for the establishment of an investment vehicle dedicated to the financing of the development phase of at least 2 GW of projects using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According […]

  • FPSO Operator BW Offshore to Enter Floating Wind

    11 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Another company involved in the oil & gas sector has set its sights on offshore wind, as the industry increasingly moves towards renewable energy amid the global energy transition. The latest to announce its clean energy plans is BW Offshore, which is now in investment discussions with the floating wind company Ideol. The Norway- and […]

  • Ideol and STX Bringing Substations to Floating Realm

    22 May 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Ideol Offshore and STX Europe Offshore Energy are developing a floating substation design for use on bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms starting at depths of 30 metres.

  • Floatgen Proves Its Mettle

    4 July 2019

    Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed offshore France, produced a total of 2.2GWh during the first half of 2019, thus exceeding expectations, according to Ideol. Based on the first operational results, Ideol reported that the 2MW Floatgen met and exceeded all expectations and faced wave heights of up to 6.2m at the Sem-Rev test site. According to the […]

  • VIDEO: IDEOL Floating Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 January 2013

    Based on the Damping Pool system and concrete fabrication, the IDEOL foundation solution enables to install wind turbine without the usual shallow water limitations, at costs more competitive than bottom-fixed foundation beyond 35-40 meters depth, where winds are better and noise/visual/fishing conflicts much lower. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, January 25, 2013; Image: ideol-offshore

  • EolMed Floating Wind Project to Feature MHI Vestas 10 MW Turbines

    5 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Qair, formerly known as Quadran Énergies Marines, has signed a preferred supplier agreement with MHI Vestas for three 10 MW offshore wind turbines for the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France. This will be the second floating wind project in which the company’s V164 turbine’s nominal capacity is brought to 10 MW, following Eoliennes […]

  • Ideol and Macquarie Agree on Floating Wind Project in Japan

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    France-based Ideol and Japan’s Acacia Renewables, Macquarie Capital’s wholly owned subsidiary, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the first utility-scale commercial floating offshore wind farm in Japan.

  • France: IDEOL Announces Industrialisation and Unveils Its Floating OW Foundation

    18 September 2012

    After two years of development, IDEOL announces the industrialisation of its floating offshore wind foundation and unveils its key features. The IDEOL solution represents a technological breakthrough from the current bottom-fixed foundation technologies. Thanks to the exceptional dynamic behaviour of the Damping Pool® system, developed and patented by IDEOL, the floating foundation is compatible with […]

  • Ideol Portrays Floating Foundation Assembly (Video)

    30 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The French Ideol has shared a video showing the construction methods of its floating foundation. The ring-shaped floating foundation, known as the Damping Pool, has been developed and patented by Ideol and built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. The foundation is being used for the Floatgen floating wind project which comprises a 2MW Vestas V80 turbine installed offshore France. The […]

  • Hibiki Takes Center Stage (Video)

    21 May 2019

    The Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has shared videos showing the construction and installation of the two-bladed Hibiki floating wind turbine. The Aerodyn SCD 3MW turbine, installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation, was towed from the Kitakyushu Port to the installation site some 15km off Kitakyushu City on 29 August 2018. Hibiki, set to be […]

  • Natural Power to Lead EIA for 1 GW Buchan Floating Wind Project

    1 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e., has selected Natural Power to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland. At the beginning of this year, FEA secured the rights, through Crown Estate Scotland’s Scotwind leasing round, to develop a floating offshore wind […]

  • France Receives First Offshore Wind Power

    19 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Floating offshore wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, has started delivering electricity to the grid.

  • French Floater Secures EIB Financing

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 30 MW EolMed floating wind project offshore France’s Mediterranean coast has secured EUR 85 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The financing contracts for the project were signed on 29 April. The floating wind farm, fully consented in February 2021, will comprise three Vestas 10 MW wind turbines mounted on BW Ideol’s Damping […]

  • Japanese Two-Bladed Floater Sets Departure Date

    15 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The two-bladed floating wind turbine recently assembled in Japan’s Kitakyushu Port will be towed to the installation site some 15 kilometres offshore on 24 August, according to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). The Aerodyn SCD 3MW wind turbine, mounted onto Ideol’s patended Damping Pool floating foundation, is expected to start delivering power to the grid […]

  • French Floater Applies for EIB Funding

    11 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Quadran Energies Marines has applied for funding with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the EolMed floating offshore wind project in France. Quadran is seeking approximately EUR 50 million in the application that has been under appraisal since 21 March, EIB said. According to the bank, the project’s environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and permitting will be […]

  • Japan’s Demo Floater Takes Final Shape

    10 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    A consortium led by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has fully assembled a 3MW demonstrator floating wind turbine at the Kitakyushu Port.