Europe's first floating wind auction ends with similar price level to fixed-bottom farms

A German/Belgian consortium has won the French tender for floating offshore wind with a project that the developer says ”will be an example for future floating wind farms around the world.”
The turbine supplier for the project has not yet been revealed. | Photo: Mhi Vestas
The turbine supplier for the project has not yet been revealed. | Photo: Mhi Vestas

The price of floating offshore wind is apparently almost on par with the fixed-bottom version.

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