Every day since April 20th, we've been shown what can happen when something goes terribly wrong on a deep-sea, floating oil rig. But what about a deep-sea, floating wind turbine? Would it topple?

The second of the three platforms for the WindFloat Atlantic project has left the Port of Ferrol for its final destination 20 kilometers offshore Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Upon arrival to the ...

The first of three floating wind platforms to be installed as part of the EDPR-led WindPlus consortium’s 25MW WindFloat Atlantic (WFA) project off Portugal has been loaded out at Navantia’s yard Fene, ...

Portugal’s WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – is now four years old and still breaking its own power output records. The 25 megawatt (MW) WindFloat ...

WindFloat Atlantic consists of three 8.4-MW wind turbines installed about 20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Although its size is modest compared to other operating offshore ...

It is the first offshore turbine to be sited in open Atlantic waters, and the first deployment of a semi-submersible structure supporting a multi-megawatt unit, say the companies. The project is also ...

Principle Power used its WindFloat platforms for the Kincardine offshore wind field off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. Photo courtesy of Principle Power Inc. February 20, 2024 Front end engineering ...

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation. WindFloat is designed by Principle ...

Oslo, Norway (November 7, 2018) — DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has successfully completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on the 25-MW Windfloat ...

Vestas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has announced that it will be working in collaboration with WindPlus to deploy a unique wind turbine that uses a first-of-its-kind ...

We’ve seen some floating wind platforms in our day — like the Poseidon platform — but this new one just might overshadow them all. The WindFloat platform by Principle Power Inc. is so stable, it has ...

Work to install turbines for the Windfloat Atlantic floating wind project that will be built off Portugal has kicked off, according to project partner Repsol. The 25MW floating offshore wind farm is ...