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Floating offshore wind may be a fledgling industry, but it’s going to be massive: As of November 2022, the global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects had more than doubled over 12 months ...

In February, Sebastian Bringsværd, Equinor’s head of floating wind development, cited a cost target of €40 to €60 ($44 to $66) per megawatt-hour by 2030.These rapid cost reductions could ...

The Biden administration hopes to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind energy in the U.S.

The first, full-sized floating offshore wind turbine in the United States will tower 850 feet above the waves in the Gulf of Maine – roughly as tall as New York City’s famed 30 Rockefeller ...

Floating installed capacity is forecast to reach 63 GW by 2035, which translates to the installation of close to 4,000 floating turbines, over 16,000 anchors and close to 17,000 mooring lines.

The world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland, has been in operation since 2017. On its fifth birthday, its operators shared how it’s going and what they’ve learned.

Preparing for industrialization, the floating offshore wind industry is tackling its unique mooring and cabling challenges.The… Friday, June 20, 2025.

WindFloat Atlantic has three 8.4-MW wind turbines. Its size is modest compared to other offshore wind farms, but its floating platforms make it special.

Meanwhile, the Japan Wind Energy Association says 18 GW of floating wind turbines could be installed in that country by 2050, and South Korea, which just floated a 750-kW floating trial, plans to ...

The construction and operation of floating offshore wind projects are complex — and expensive. Hywind Tampen was initially estimated to cost $500 million. But costs soared to $700 million.

Floating wind turbines are starting to come of age as MHI Vestas installs a 9.5MW device on a semi-submersible platform off the coast of Scotland, setting the foundations for rapid growth in ...