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Status	Name	Location	Capacity
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	AFLOWT	France, Mediterranean Coast	6 MW
Project Participants European Marine Energy Centre, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SAIPEM SA		Description AFLOWT is a five year project aiming to demonstrate the survivability and cost-competitiveness of a floating offshore wind technology. It will also support the development of an active supply chain in northwest Europe which has some of the strongest wind and ocean resources in the world.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Aqua Ventus (demo)	United States, Maine	11MW
Project Participants University of Maine, New England Aqua Ventus LCC, Diamond Offshore Wind (subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation), RWE Renewables		Description The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. NEAV will own and manage all aspects of permitting, construction and assembly, deployment and ongoing operations for the 11 MW wind turbine project.
Announced Announced	Arven Offshore Wind Farm	United Kingdom, Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland	1.8 GW
Project Participants Mainstream Renewable Power, Ocean Winds		Description Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have signed a seabed lease agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to build a floating offshore wind farm. Crown Estate Scotland selected the two companies in November 2022 as the preferred bidder for developing the 1.8GW facility offshore from the Shetland Islands.
Announced Announced	Avenhexicon - Sardinia Northwest	Italy, Northwest of Sardinia	1.35 GW
Project Participants AvenHexicon		Description Sweden-headquartered Hexicon has unveiled that its Italian joint venture secured priority rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy. The first area, located south of Sicily, is 346 square kilometres and has the potential for about 1.2 GW of capacity, while the second area, located northwest of Sardinia, extends for 364 square kilometers and could possibly deliver around 1.35 GW.
Announced Announced	Bellrock Wind	United Kingdom, East of Aberdeen, Scotland	1.2 GW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, Renantis		Description Bellrock is a floating wind project, located east of Aberdeen, that will play a role in the Scottish government's plan to deliver up to 11GW of offshore wind capacity by 2023 and reach net zero emissions by 2045.
Announced Announced	Bergantin	Colombia, Ten to 35km off the coast of Santa Marta	825 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy		Description The Bergantin offshore wind project will include 55 turbines. Pre-feasibility was obtained in August 2021, with 85% of the approvals from agencies required by DIMARr.
Announced Announced	Blackwater	Ireland, Celtic Sea	1.5 GW
Project Participants Cobra, Flotation Energy plc		Description This project is being developed through a joint venture company called Offshore Wind Ltd.
Operational Operational	Blyth	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland	41.5 MW
Project Participants EDF Renewables		Description Blyth is a small coastal wind farm located half a mile off the coast of Blyth consisting of five turbines and is the first offshore wind farm to use float and submerge technlogy. This means the wind turbines are supported with gravity-based foundations, which are transported by floating platforms.
Announced Announced	Blyth 2	United Kingdom, Off the Northumberland coastline	54.8 MW
Project Participants EDF Renewables		Description Blyth 2 will be a new wind farm near Blyth, off the coast of Northumberland, exclusively using and demonstrating innovative floating offshore wind technology and will consist of up to five turbines. The project has yet to select the key contractors, including the turbine supplier.
Announced Announced	Braymore Wind Farm	United Kingdom, Irish Sea, off the coast of County Louth, County Meath and County Dublin	1GW
Project Participants SSE Renewables		Description The proposed Braymore Wind Park site is situated off the NE coast of Ireland in the Irish Sea, between Dunany Point in County Louth at its most northern point and Braymore Point in County Dublin at its most southern point. SSE Renewables secured a Foreshore Licence to facilitate surveys of the seabed at Braymore to enhance our understanding of the prevailing met ocean and environmental conditions at the site. Once operational, Braymore Wind Park will be capable of generating up to 1GW of renewable energy, powering over 1 million homes annually.
Announced Announced	Brittany Southern Coast	France, Brittany, Between Groix and Belle Île	250MW
Project Participants Engie, EDP Renewable, Principle Power		Description This project, located off Brittany’s southern coast, will have a capacity of 270MW.
Announced Announced	Broadshore	United Kingdom, North of Fraserburgh, Scotland	900 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, Renantis		Description Broadshore is a floating wind project located north of Fraserburgh which will offer a new framework allowing residents of Scotland and Scottish communities to share the financial benefits of this project and its sister projects.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Cabildo	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias	50 MW
Project Participants Ocean Winds, ACS Group		Description ACS Group is willing to expand its offshore wind portfolio with four projects in Gran Canaria, each 49.4 MW: Alisio, Sahariano, Colombino and Cabildo. The proposals have been presented to the Ministry of Environment. Each project will feature four GE Haliade-X 12 MW turbines at a distance from shore varying between 1.5 to 7 kilometres in water depths within the 20 - 60 metres range.
Announced Announced	CampionWind	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea	Up to 2GW
Project Participants ScottishPower, Shell		Description Located 100 kilometres from the east coast of Scotland, in water depths averaging 77 metres, the proposed CampionWind floating offshore windfarm could deliver up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of cleaner renewable energy
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	CanArray I and II	Spain, Near Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias	180 MW
Project Participants EnerOcean		Description CanArray Offshore Wind Farm is an 180MW offshore wind power project. It is planned in the Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, Spain. It will be developed in multiple phases. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2023.
Announced Announced	Castle Wind	United States, California, off coast of Morro Bay	1GW
Project Participants Castle Wind Offshore, Monterey Bay Community Power		Description Castle Wind Offshore (CWO) and Monterey Bay Community Power have signed an agreement in anticipation of offshore wind project off the coast of Morro Bay. The project will consist of approximately 100 floating offshore wind systems (FOWS) that will harvest the vast offshore wind resources providing lasting economic and environmental benefits for California’s communities.
Announced Announced	Celtic Sea Wind Farm	Ireland, Celtic Sea	800MW
Project Participants SSE Renewables, Celtic Sea Array		Description SSE Renewables has applied for a non-exclusive Foreshore Licence from the Irish Government to carry our site investigation works to assess the suitability of 689 sq km of blue sea off the Waterford and Suir Estuary in the Celtic Sea for the potential development of an offshore wind farm. The site would be capable of generating around 800MW of renewable energy, contributing significantly to Ireland's target of 5GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.
Announced Announced	Chu Tin	Taiwan, Province of China, Hsinchu Region	1.2 GW
Project Participants Flotation Energy plc		Description The turbines will be located 16-30km off the coast of Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City in water depths of 60-80m. The project consists first of a 100MW demonstration project followed by two 600MW commercial floating projects.
Announced Announced	Clarus	Ireland, Off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry	1 GW
Project Participants DP Energy; Iberdrola Renovables		Description An Application for Foreshore Licence was submitted to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DoHLGH) in December 2020.
Announced Announced	Cluaran Ear Thuath wind offshore project	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea	1GW
Project Participants Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) consortium of DEME Concessions (Wind) NV, Qair Marine SAS, Aspiravi International NV		Description This 1GW floating foundation project would be in the 201 km2 NE2 plan option area which is envisaged to be developed in two phases.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Colombino	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias	50 MW
Project Participants Ocean Winds, ACS Group		Description ACS Group is willing to expand its offshore wind portfolio with four projects in Gran Canaria, each 49.4 MW: Alisio, Sahariano, Colombino and Cabildo. Each project will feature four GE Haliade-X 12 MW turbines at a distance from shore varying between 1.5 to 7 kilometers in water depths within the 20 - 60 meters range.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	DemoSATH project	Spain, Coast off of Bilbao	2MW
Project Participants Saitec, RWE Rnewables		Description This full scale prototype project deployment of a 2MW wind turbine in BiMEP, the open-sea test site in the Basque Country.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae 1 (Equinor East Sea Gas Wind Farm)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	200MW
Project Participants Equinor, Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea East-West Power		Description The consortium formed to develop the floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea, is currently launching the development of a 200MW floating wind farm to be located close to the KNOC-operated Donghae natural gas field off the coast of Ulsan in South Korea. Pending results of the feasibility study, the consortium will start constructing a floating offshore wind farm in 2022, with possible power production startup in 2024.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae (Gray Whale)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	1.2GW
Project Participants Green Investment Group (Macquarie)		Description This 1.2GW floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, Ulsan, Korea.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae (KF)	Korea, Democratic People's Rep, Ulsan, East Sea	500MW
Project Participants WindPower Korea, OceanWinds, Aker Offshore Wind		Description This 500MW floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, Ulsan, Korea.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae (MOTIE)	Korea, Democratic People's Rep, Ulsan, East Sea	200MW
Project Participants MOTIE, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Technopark, UOU Consortiums		Description This floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan and will consist of three phases, the first of which will be 200MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae (Twinwind)	Korea, Republic of, near Ulsan, in the East Sea	200MW
Project Participants Royal Dutch Shell, CoensHexicon		Description This floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan and generate 200MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Donghae (White Heron)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, in the East Sea	400MW
Project Participants SK E&S, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners		Description This floating offshore wind farm project, the first of three phases, will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan, and generate 400MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Dounreay Trì	United Kingdom, Scotland, Caithness	10MW
Project Participants Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners		Description The proposed Dounreay Trì project, located about three miles off Caithness will consist of six to 10 turbines would act as a test bed for new technologies.
Announced Announced	Eden Offshore Wind Farm	Australia, Near Eden, New South Wales	1.8 GW
Project Participants Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd		Description Eden Offshore Wind Project is an 1,800MW project in Tasman Sea, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently in the announced stage and will be developed in a single phase. Construction is likely to commence in 2032 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2036.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	EFGL wind farm (Golfe du Lion)	France, Leucate-Le Barcarès	30MW
Project Participants ENGIE, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts, Eiffage, Principle Power, General Electric, RTE		Description This project provides for the installation of a pilot floating wind farm, 3 turbines totalling 30 MW, off the coast of Leucate-Le Barcarès by 2022.
Operational Operational	Elican	Spain, Plocan site	5 MW
Project Participants Elican Consortium		Description The Elican project will upscale the Elisa project to the final demonstration state of the technology by the construction of a real scale fully operational offshore wind turbine in open water, in the Plocan area.
Announced Announced	Emerald	Ireland, Celtic Sea, south coast of Cork, in the vicinity of the Kinsale gas field	1.3 GW
Project Participants Simply Blue Energy Limited, Shell New Energies		Description The Emerald Project, situated in the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland, will utilize cutting-edge Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) technology to construct a wind farm which, upon completion, will have a total installed capacity of up to 1 GW. This is equivalent to powering 800,000 Irish homes.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 1)	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait	500MW
Project Participants Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones		Description Phase 1 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 2)	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait	500MW
Project Participants Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones		Description Phase 2 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 3)	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait	500MW
Project Participants Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones		Description Phase 3 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 4)	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait	500MW
Project Participants Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones		Description Phase 4 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Eolmed	France, Gruissan	30MW
Project Participants Bureau Veritas, Total, Ideol, Vestas Wind Systems		Description Located in the Mediterranean Sea, this project consists of 3 Vestas V164-10 MW wind turbines, situated more than 18 km from the shore. Construction underway, completion 2023
Announced Announced	Equinor Firefly	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	800MW
Project Participants Equinor		Description The Firefly wind farm is planned for an area of 2 x 75 km2 approximately 70 km off the coast of the city of Ulsan in South Korea. November 2020 MoU with developers and Ulsan city.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Erebus	United Kingdom, England, Celtic Sea	96MW
Project Participants TotalEnergies, Simply Blue Energy		Description Blue Gem Wind will initially focus on a 100MW demonstration project 45 km offshore. The project, named Erebus after the famous ship built in Pembroke Dock, will become one of the largest floating offshore wind projects in Europe when constructed in 2027.
Announced Announced	Erik Segersall 1, 2 and 3	Sweden, The distance to Gotska Sandön is just over 30 km, and to Fårö almost 70 km. The distance to the Stockholm archipelago it is more than 40 km.	6 GW
Project Participants Deep Wind Offshore		Description The Swedish company Deep Wind Offshore is planning to establish a wind farm with a total capacity of approximately 6,000 megawatts in the Swedish exclusive economic zone northwest of the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The wind farm would have a maximum of 300 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 20 megawatts.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	FLAGSHIP project (demo)	Norway, North Sea	10MW
Project Participants Iberdrola		Description FLAGSHIP is a Horizon 2020 project that will develop and fabricate the first 10MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) assembled on a floating semi-submersible concrete structure in the Norwegian North Sea.
Operational Operational	FloatGen (demo)	France, Le Crosiac	24.5MW
Project Participants Ideol, Ecole Centrale de Nantes		Description The 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, installed at the SEM-REV test site off Le Croisic produced 14 per cent more power in 2020 than in 2019, reaching an annual total of 6.8 GWh.
Announced Announced	Floating Energy Allyance	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the Aberdeenshire coast	960MW
Project Participants The Allyance, a consortium of BayWa r.e, Elicio, BW Ideol		Description The Floating Energy Allyance has secured the rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW through ScotWind leasing round. The ‘option agreement’ is for the area designated NE8 in the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind, which is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. FEA expects to enter into an Option Lease Agreement with CES by April 2022.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Flocan wind farm	Spain, Canary Islands, San Bartolomé De Tirajana	25MW
Project Participants COBRA Instalacions y Servicios		Description This project aims to develop the first experimental marine wind farm, called FLOCAN5, with a capacity of 25MW.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Forthwind Offshore Wind (demo)	United Kingdom, Scotland, Methil	29.9MW
Project Participants Forthwind Ltd., a subsidiary of CIERCO		Description This offshore wind demonstration project will feature 2x new prototype or “pre-commercial” turbine not currently offered in the marketplace. The demonstration project will be located 1.5 km off of the northern shore of the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland, and have a capacity of 29.9MW
Announced Announced	Freja Offshore - Dyning	Sweden, Between the Swedish mainland and Gotland, 45 kilometers southeast of Oxelösund	2.6 GW
Project Participants Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind		Description Mainstream Renewable Power and Hexicon AB are moving ahead with plans for floating offshore wind in Sweden. The venture has a pipeline of three floating wind projects with a capacity of 8GW.
Announced Announced	Freja Offshore - Kultje	Sweden, 25 kilometers from land, between Öland and Gotland	2.6 GW
Project Participants Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind		Description Hexicon plans to apply for a permit for this offshore floating wind farm in 2023.
Announced Announced	Freja Offshore - Mareld	Sweden, 30 kilometers west of the island of Orust	2.6 GW
Project Participants Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind		Description Hexicon plans to apply for a permit for this offshore floating wind farm in 2023.
Announced Announced	Fukui Offshore wind farm	Japan, Fuikui, Sea of Japan	350MW
Project Participants Vena Energy		Description Fukui Offshore Windfarm Project is a 350MW offshore wind power project planned in Sea of Japan, Fukui, Japan. The project is currently in announced stage. It will be developed in single phase, with project construction likely to commence in 2026 and expected to enter into commercial operation in 2028.
Announced Announced	Golden State Wind	United States, Morro Bay	2 GW
Project Participants Ocean Winds, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board		Description This project was awarded during the first California lease auction in December 2022. When fully operational, the lease area could accommodate approximately 2GW of offshore wind energy.
Announced Announced	Goleta	Colombia, In the bay of Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, with a distance from the coast between 5-27km	825 MW
Project Participants Blue Float Energy		Description Pre-feasibility was obtained in August 2021, with 85% of the approvals from agencies required by Dimar. This floating offshore wind farm will include 55 turbines.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Goto Floating Wind Farm	Japan, Nagasaki	16.8 MW
Project Participants Toda Corporation t, Eneos Corp, a unit of Eneos Holdings Inc., Osaka Gas Co Ltd., Inpex Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.		Description Offshore construction has started on the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC expects to fully commission the wind farm in January 2024.
Announced Announced	Greenalia (Cardón)	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana	50MW
Project Participants Greenalia		Description The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Mojo and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.
Announced Announced	Greenalia (Dunas)	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana	50MW
Project Participants Greenalia		Description The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Mojo, Gofio, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.
Announced Announced	Greenalia (Gofio)	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana	50MW
Project Participants Greenalia		Description The 50 MW Gofio Wind Farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Mojo, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.
Announced Announced	Greenalia (Guanche)	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana	50MW
Project Participants Greenalia		Description The 50 MW Guanche wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Cardón and Mojo) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.
Announced Announced	Greenalia (Mojo)	Spain, Grand Canary Islands	50MW
Project Participants Greenalia		Description The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.
Announced Announced	Green Volt Windfarm	United Kingdom, North Sea, Scotland	Up to 500 MW
Project Participants Floatation Energy, Vårgrønn		Description The wind farm will have a minimum nominal capacity of 300MW and potential to reach 500MW and will comprise of 30-35 turbines; it is anticipated to be completed in 2027.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Groix & Belle-Île floating wind array	France, Near Groix and Belle-Île	28.5MW
Project Participants Saipem, Naval Energies, Eolfi, China General Nuclear		Description With construction underway and completion targeted in 2022, the Groix & Belle-Île floating wind array being built off France by Shell-owned Eolfi and China General Nuclear will be placed in water depth of 55-70m and have a capacity of 28.5MW.
Announced Announced	Gwynt Glas	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea, Wales	Up to 1 GW
Project Participants EDF Renewables, DP Energy		Description In January 2022, EDF Renewables and DP Energy announced a joint venture partnership to combine their knowledge and expertise, in order to participate in the leasing round to secure seabed rights to develop up to 1GW of FLOW in the Celtic Sea, and potentially provide power for approximately 920,000 homes.
Announced Announced	Herkules	Sweden, 60 km southeast of the island of Gotland	2.75 GW
Project Participants Simply Blue Group, Wind Sweden		Description Simply Blue Group is working in collaboration with leading wind energy consultancy Wind Sweden, and in total Simply Blue Group and Wind Sweden are planning on developing c. 5 GW of floating wind in Swedish waters.
Announced Announced	Humboldt Bay	United States, Northern California off the coast of Eureka	1.6 GW
Project Participants RWE Offshore Wind Holding		Description The project will be located 45 km off the north coast of California in Humboldt Bay, at water depths of 723 metres.
Announced Announced	Hunter Coast	Australia, Off the coast south of Newcastle in the Hunter Coast region of New South Wales	1.4 GW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate		Description Located between 20 and 50 kilometers off the Hunter-Central Coast region of New South Wales, the 110-turbine Hunter Coast Offshore Wind Project is within the region identified by the Australian Federal Government as one of the six areas to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments.
Operational Operational	Hywind Scotland	United Kingdom, Scotland	30MW
Project Participants Equinor, Masdar		Description The world’s first floating wind farm, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park, has been producing since 2017, demonstrating the feasibility of floating wind farms that could be 10 times larger.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Hywind Tampen	Norway, North Sea	88MW
Project Participants Equinor, Snorre, Gullfaks		Description Hywind Tampen is an 88 MW floating wind power project intended to provide electricity for the Snorre and Gullfaks offshore field operations in the Norwegian North Sea. It will be the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms.
Announced Announced	Ice Breaker (demo)	United States, Ohio, Lake Eerie	27.7MW
Project Participants Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo)		Description The 20.7 megawatt "IceBreaker" demonstration wind farm will be located eight to 10 miles offshore from downtown Cleveland.
Announced Announced	Illawara Offshore Wind	Australia, Port Kempla	2 GW
Project Participants Oceanex, Equinor		Description The Illawarra Offshore Wind Farm is in the feasibility phase and involves the installation of wind turbine generators over 20km from Wollongong/Port Kembla.
Announced Announced	Inis Ealga	Ireland, Off the coast of Counties Cork and Waterford	1 GW
Project Participants DP Energy; Iberdrola Renovables		Description An application for offshore licence was submitted in October 2019. Once the surveys and studies are complete the exact amount of MW/GW will be confirmed. The wind farm will likely comprise of approximately 70 turbines.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Kailia Energia	Italy, Puglia	1.2GW
Project Participants Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy		Description Kailia Energia‘s expected installed capacity will be around 1.2 GW, which would yield an expected annual production of 3.5 TWh, equivalent to the consumption of one million Italian households. The project is expected to create up to 4,000 direct jobs during the manufacturing, assembly and construction phase.
Operational Operational	Kincardine	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen	50MW
Project Participants Pilot Offshore Renewables, Cobra Wind (subsidiary of ACS Group)		Description Located 15 km off the coast of Aberdeen, Kincardine is currently the largest operating floating wind farm in the world.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Kishuu	Japan, Wakayama	450 MW
Project Participants Flotation Energy plc		Description Kishuu is a 450MW offshore floating wind project, off Wakayama Prefecture. Development commenced in 2021 and builds on Flotation Energy’s own site identification and the prefectures strategic assessment to support nomination as a Promotion Zone. Connection is via a 500kV transmission line operated by Kansai Electric.
Announced Announced	Llewelyn	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales	300 MW
Project Participants Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy		Description Llywellyn is a floating wind project located 40 miles off the coast of Pembrokeshire and has the potential to power more than 232,390 homes annually.
Announced Announced	Llyr 1 and 2 projects (demo)	United Kingdom, Wales, Celtic Sea	100MW (each)
Project Participants Floventis Energy Limited, JV - SBM Offshore, Cierco Ltd.		Description The Llyr 1 and Llyr 2 projects, comprising two separate 100MW sites, each testing different technologies, located south of Pembroke, on the UK’s Welsh coast in the Celtic Sea.
Announced Announced	Magnora Offshore Wind	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea	495MW
Project Participants TechnipFMC, Magnora		Description Magnora Offshore Wind AS's Option Agreement for Area N3 in ScotWind leasing involves the planned development of a near-500MW facility.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	MarramWind	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea	Up to 3GW
Project Participants ScottishPower, Shell		Description Located 75 kilometres off the North East coast of Scotland in water depths averaging 100 metres, the proposed MarramWind floating offshore windfarm could deliver up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of cleaner renewable energy.
Announced Announced	Med Wind	Italy, Strait of Sicily	2.8 MW
Project Participants Renexia		Description Located in the Strait of Sicily, the farm will comprise of 190 floating turbines with an installed power of 2GW and an annual estimated output of 9TWh. It will be the first plant of this kind in the Mediterranean Sea. Once up and running, it will permit the closure of three plants that are contributing to climate change.
Announced Announced	Minervia Energia	Italy, Gulf of Squillace off the coast of Calabria	675 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat, Falck Renewables		Description The proposed wind farm would have an installed capacity of 675 MW, producing 2.4 terawatt-hours annually, equivalent to the energy consumption of more than 600,000 households, and avoiding 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the partners said.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	MunmuBaram (Phase 1)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	200MW
Project Participants MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell		Description This project is Phase 1 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.
Announced Announced	MunmuBaram (Phase 2)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	500MW
Project Participants MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell		Description This project is Phase 2 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.
Announced Announced	MunmuBaram (Phase 3)	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea	500MW
Project Participants MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell		Description This project is Phase 3 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.
Announced Announced	Nomadic Offshore Wind	United Kingdom, Between Northern Ireland and Islay, Inner Southern Hebrides	500 MW
Project Participants Simply Blue Group		Description The project is currently exploring routes to market including supporting a Green Energy Park and the production of hydrogen and e-fuels. It is currently in the planning stage.
Announced Announced	Nora Energia 1	Italy, Cagliari	795 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat and Falck Renewables		Description Located in the sea area of the Sardinian Channel, southwest of the Gulf of Cagliari, this project could create up to 2,280 direct jobs, including over 170 long-term jobs, 80% of which will be sourced locally. In addition, this project has the potential to power more than 700,000 households each year.
Announced Announced	Nora Energia 2	Italy, Cagliari	600 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat, Falck Renewables		Description Located in the stretch of sea inside the Sardinian Channel, southeast of the Gulf of Cagliari, this project could create up to 1,720 direct jobs, including over 125 long-term jobs, 80% of which will be sourced locally. In addition, this project has the potential to power more than 500,000 households per year.
Announced Announced	North Channel Wind 1	United Kingdom, Off the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland	300 MW
Project Participants SBM Offshore, NMK Renewables		Description With the potential to generate enough locally produced electricity to power the equivalent of almost 500,000 homes, North Channel Wind 1 and 2 will support the delivery of Northern Ireland’s renewable energy targets and transition to a net zero carbon economy.
Announced Announced	Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm	Australia, near Newcastle, New South Wales	2 GW
Project Participants Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd		Description The Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm will build on the Hunter Region’s living legacy as a center for power generation and heavy industry. Located more than 20 kilometers offshore, it will provide significant new job opportunities, revitalize local manufacturing and secure the Hunter’s future as the centre of the states transition to a cleaner, renewable future.
Announced Announced	Odra Energia	Italy, Lecce, Italy	1.3 GW
Project Participants BlueFloat and Falck Renewables		Description Located off the southern coast of Lecce (Puglia), this project has the potential to power 1.1 million homes annually and will play a key role in achieving the Italian national decarbonization goals set for 2030.
Announced Announced	Olympic Offshore Wind	Ireland, Northern Ireland, offshore County Down	1.3 GW
Project Participants Simply Blue Group		Description The ‘Olympic Offshore Wind’ project is a sister project to ‘Nomadic Offshore Wind.' It will have an option to be developed in stages, in-line with a stepping-stone concept that Simply Blue Group is using on other projects.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Parc Tramuntana	Spain, Near Emporda, Catalonia	500MW
Project Participants BlueFloat, Sener		Description Located in the Golfo de Roses in Catalonia, this project could create 6,000 direct jobs, avoid the emission of up to 23 million tons of CO2, and meet 45% of the power demand in the Catalan province of Girona, a region that until recently has not included many renewable resources in its energy mix.
Announced Announced	Pentland Floating Wind Farm	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Dounreay, Caithness in Scotland	100 MW
Project Participants Hexicon and Copehagen Infrastructure Partners		Description Site secured for this offshore floating wind farm. Once built it will be the northernmost offshore wind farm in the world.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Petroc	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea, off the coasts of northern Devon and Cornwall	300 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, Falck Renewables		Description Located in English waters off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, Petroc wind farm will provide 300MW of clean, zero-carbon renewable energy capacity to southwest England.
Announced Announced	Plambeck Emirates	Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf	500 MW
Project Participants Saipem SpA, Plambeck Emirates Global Renewable Energy LLC		Description The project will be developed in a single phase and is expected to be commissioned in 2027.
Announced Announced	Portland	Australia, West coast of Victoria	750 MW
Project Participants Flotation Energy		Description This is a is a 750MW project situated off the west Victorian coast in 40 – 80m water depth.
Announced Announced	Progression Energy Floating Project	Japan, Sea of Japan	800 MW
Project Participants Aker Offshore Wind, Mainstream Renewable Power, Progression Energy		Description This project will be developed in a single stage and constrution will commence in 2024.
Announced Announced	Provence Grand Large	France, East of Marseille	24MW
Project Participants EDF Renewables		Description This pilot wind farm in the Mediterranean, scheduled for commissioning in 2022, will have a capacity of 24MW.
Announced Announced	Redwood Coast	United States, California, coast off Humboldt County	150MW
Project Participants Principle Power, Aker Solutions, H. T. Harvey & Associates, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Ocean Winds North America, Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA)		Description This project will generate 150MW and be located more than 30 kilometres off the coast of Humboldt Bay.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Sahariano	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias	50 MW
Project Participants Ocean Winds, ACS Group		Description ACS Group is willing to expand its offshore wind portfolio with four projects in Gran Canaria, each 49.4 MW: Alisio, Sahariano, Colombino and Cabildo. Each project will feature four GE Haliade-X 12 MW turbines at a distance from shore varying between 1.5 to 7 kilometers in water depths within the 20 - 60 meters range.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Sakura	Japan, Chiba	520 MW
Project Participants Flotation Energy plc		Description Sakura is a 520MW offshore floating wind project, off Chiba Prefecture. Development commenced in 2021 and builds on Flotation Energy’s own site identification and the prefectures strategic assessment to support nomination as a Promotion Zone.
Announced Announced	Salamander	United Kingdom, Scotland, off Peterhead	200
Project Participants Simply Blue Energy, Orsted		Description The Salamander project, located off Peterhead in the East coast of Scotland will have a capacity of 200MW.
Announced Announced	San Borondon	Spain, Near San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias	238 MW
Project Participants Iberdrola, ACC		Description The Spanish energy group Iberdrola is seeking approval from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) to build a 238 MW floating wind project named San Borondón off the southeast coast of the Gran Canaria Island (Spain). The Canary Island targets 310 MW of offshore wind capacity by 2025.
Announced Announced	Sardegna Sud Occidentale	Italy, Near Portoscuso, South Sardinia	504 MW
Project Participants Ichnusa Wind Power		Description The project is currently in announced phase and will be developed in a single phase. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2027.
Announced Announced	Sardinia Northeast - AvenHexicon	Italy, Sardinia	2.15 GW
Project Participants AvenHexicon, Avapa Energy		Description AvenHexicon secured Sardinia Northeast (2150 MW), in January 2023.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	SeaTwirl2 (demo)	Sweden	1MW
Project Participants SeaTwirl		Description SeaTwirl’s wind turbines use a vertical-axis wind turbine with a tower connected to the sub-sea structure, consisting of a floating element and a keel.
Announced Announced	Sicily South - AvenHexicon	Italy, South of Siciley	1.2 GW
Project Participants AvenHexicon, Avapa Energy		Description AvenHexicon has secured prioroty rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy, one offshore Sicily and one offshore Sardinia.
Announced Announced	Skidbladner	Sweden, 100km southeast of Stockholm	2 GW
Project Participants Simply Blue, Wind Sweden		Description Simply Blue Group, a leading Irish blue economy developer in floating offshore wind, has unveiled plans for two multi-GW projects in Sweden. The 2 GW Skidbladner Floating Wind Project is located 100Km southeast of Stockholm.
Announced Announced	South Pacific Offshore Wind Project	Australia, New South Wales	1.6 GW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy		Description South Pacific Offshore Wind Project is a 1.6GW floating offshore wind project to be located off the coast of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of New South Wales.
Announced Announced	SSE Renewables-Marubeni-CIP project	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the Angus Coast	2.6GW
Project Participants SSE Renewables, Marubeni, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)		Description Located in the E1 Zone in the Firth of Forth off the Angus Coast, this project is one of the largest lease areas to be offered by Crown Estate Scotland and is near to the existing 1.1GW Seagreen offshore wind farm project.
Operational Operational	TetraSpar (demo)	Norway	3.6MW
Project Participants Shell, RWE, TEPCO Renewable Power, Stiedsdal Offshore Technologies		Description Located on the Metcentre Wind Farm, this project is connected to Norway's power grid.
Announced Announced	Tibula Energia	Italy, Northeast of Sardinia	975 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat, Falck Renewables		Description Tibula Energia will support the sustainable growth of local communities through initiatives such as wind farm co-ownership schemes or support for community-led projects that will benefit the area.
Announced Announced	Toki	Japan, 40km off the Prefecture of Niigata	1 GW
Project Participants Flotation Energy plc		Description This project is a two-stage floating wind project 40km off the Prefecture of Niigata. The first stage is a seven to 10 turbine demonstration project, followed by an expansion to a combined 1GW commercial project.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	Triskeol	France, Near Brittany	250 MW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, WPD and Vattenfall		Description Located in the south of Brittany, this project will be one of the first commercial-scale floating wind farms in France, representing a major step in the development of offshore wind power at the French and international level.
Announced Announced	TwinHub	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea	32 MW
Project Participants Hexicon		Description The TwinHub offshore wind demonstration project intends to prove how Hexicon’s innovative design with two turbines on one floating foundation can further reduce the Levelised Cost of Energy (also referred to as LCoE) before large scale commercialization. The TwinHub project is a stepping stone to help kick-start floating wind in the Celtic Sea, an area identified as a hotspot for floating wind by the UK Government.
In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction	TwinWay (demo)	Norway	85MW
Project Participants Hexicon, Norwegian Marine Energy Test Centre (Metcentre)		Description This project, based on Hexicon’s technology in Metcentre’s deep water area in Norway, will have a capacity between 6MW - 85MW.
Announced Announced	Ulladulla Offshore Wind Farm	Australia, Near Ulladulla, New South Wales	1.8 GW
Project Participants Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd		Description With 15MW turbines, this project is due to start construction in 2032.
Operational Operational	UNITECH Zefyros	Norway, Karmøy	2.3MW
Project Participants Equinor, Unitech		Description The demonstration unit has a 2.3 MW turbine, and the diameter of the blades is 85 meters. In February 2019, the test turbine was sold to Unitech for further research.
Announced Announced	Wellamo	Finland, Bothnian Sea off the coast of Satakunta region	2 GW
Project Participants Eolus, Simply Blue Group		Description The project area is approximately 1,000 square kilometers. Within this area, approximately 100 wind turbines with a total height of a maximum of 360 meters are planned to be installed.
Announced Announced	Western Star Floating Wind	Ireland, 35km offshore Co. Clare	1.1 GW
Project Participants Simply Blue Energy, Shell Wind Energy		Description Western Star Wind, "Project Ilen," named after a working sailboat with connections to Shannon Foynes, is a 1.1GW floating offshore wind project located at least 35km offshore Co. Clare.
Announced Announced	White Cross Offshore Wind Farm	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Devon/Cornwall	100 MW
Project Participants Cobra, Flotation Energy		Description Each floating substructure will support a single wind turbine (consisting of 8 turbines in total). The maximum capacity of the completed windfarm, located approximately 50km off the Devon/Cornwall coast, will be 100MW.
Operational Operational	WindFloat Atlantic	Portugal	25MW
Project Participants EDP		Description The three turbines that make up the wind farm are mounted on floating platforms moored to the seabed, for a total installed capacity of 25MW.
Announced Announced	Winds of September	Taiwan, Province of China, Hsinchu Region	1 GW
Project Participants Blue Float Energy		Description BlueFloat plans to install the floating turbines in an area of around 125 square kilometers (48.3 sq miles) at around 70-80 meters water depth.
Announced Announced	Wollongong	Australia, near Illawarra, New South Wales	1.6 GW
Project Participants BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate		Description This project has two sites off Wollongong in the Illawarra region.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	AFLOWT
Location	France, Mediterranean Coast
Capacity	6 MW

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European Marine Energy Centre, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SAIPEM SA

Description

AFLOWT is a five year project aiming to demonstrate the survivability and cost-competitiveness of a floating offshore wind technology. It will also support the development of an active supply chain in northwest Europe which has some of the strongest wind and ocean resources in the world.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Aqua Ventus (demo)
Location	United States, Maine
Capacity	11MW

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University of Maine, New England Aqua Ventus LCC, Diamond Offshore Wind (subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation), RWE Renewables

Description

The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. NEAV will own and manage all aspects of permitting, construction and assembly, deployment and ongoing operations for the 11 MW wind turbine project.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Arven Offshore Wind Farm
Location	United Kingdom, Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Capacity	1.8 GW

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Mainstream Renewable Power, Ocean Winds

Description

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have signed a seabed lease agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to build a floating offshore wind farm. Crown Estate Scotland selected the two companies in November 2022 as the preferred bidder for developing the 1.8GW facility offshore from the Shetland Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Avenhexicon - Sardinia Northwest
Location	Italy, Northwest of Sardinia
Capacity	1.35 GW

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AvenHexicon

Description

Sweden-headquartered Hexicon has unveiled that its Italian joint venture secured priority rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy. The first area, located south of Sicily, is 346 square kilometres and has the potential for about 1.2 GW of capacity, while the second area, located northwest of Sardinia, extends for 364 square kilometers and could possibly deliver around 1.35 GW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Bellrock Wind
Location	United Kingdom, East of Aberdeen, Scotland
Capacity	1.2 GW

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BlueFloat Energy, Renantis

Description

Bellrock is a floating wind project, located east of Aberdeen, that will play a role in the Scottish government's plan to deliver up to 11GW of offshore wind capacity by 2023 and reach net zero emissions by 2045.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Bergantin
Location	Colombia, Ten to 35km off the coast of Santa Marta
Capacity	825 MW

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BlueFloat Energy

Description

The Bergantin offshore wind project will include 55 turbines. Pre-feasibility was obtained in August 2021, with 85% of the approvals from agencies required by DIMARr.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Blackwater
Location	Ireland, Celtic Sea
Capacity	1.5 GW

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Cobra, Flotation Energy plc

Description

This project is being developed through a joint venture company called Offshore Wind Ltd.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	Blyth
Location	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland
Capacity	41.5 MW

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EDF Renewables

Description

Blyth is a small coastal wind farm located half a mile off the coast of Blyth consisting of five turbines and is the first offshore wind farm to use float and submerge technlogy. This means the wind turbines are supported with gravity-based foundations, which are transported by floating platforms.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Blyth 2
Location	United Kingdom, Off the Northumberland coastline
Capacity	54.8 MW

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EDF Renewables

Description

Blyth 2 will be a new wind farm near Blyth, off the coast of Northumberland, exclusively using and demonstrating innovative floating offshore wind technology and will consist of up to five turbines. The project has yet to select the key contractors, including the turbine supplier.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Braymore Wind Farm
Location	United Kingdom, Irish Sea, off the coast of County Louth, County Meath and County Dublin
Capacity	1GW

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SSE Renewables

Description

The proposed Braymore Wind Park site is situated off the NE coast of Ireland in the Irish Sea, between Dunany Point in County Louth at its most northern point and Braymore Point in County Dublin at its most southern point. SSE Renewables secured a Foreshore Licence to facilitate surveys of the seabed at Braymore to enhance our understanding of the prevailing met ocean and environmental conditions at the site. Once operational, Braymore Wind Park will be capable of generating up to 1GW of renewable energy, powering over 1 million homes annually.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Brittany Southern Coast
Location	France, Brittany, Between Groix and Belle Île
Capacity	250MW

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Engie, EDP Renewable, Principle Power

Description

This project, located off Brittany’s southern coast, will have a capacity of 270MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Broadshore
Location	United Kingdom, North of Fraserburgh, Scotland
Capacity	900 MW

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BlueFloat Energy, Renantis

Description

Broadshore is a floating wind project located north of Fraserburgh which will offer a new framework allowing residents of Scotland and Scottish communities to share the financial benefits of this project and its sister projects.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Cabildo
Location	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias
Capacity	50 MW

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Ocean Winds, ACS Group

Description

ACS Group is willing to expand its offshore wind portfolio with four projects in Gran Canaria, each 49.4 MW: Alisio, Sahariano, Colombino and Cabildo. The proposals have been presented to the Ministry of Environment. Each project will feature four GE Haliade-X 12 MW turbines at a distance from shore varying between 1.5 to 7 kilometres in water depths within the 20 - 60 metres range.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	CampionWind
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea
Capacity	Up to 2GW

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ScottishPower, Shell

Description

Located 100 kilometres from the east coast of Scotland, in water depths averaging 77 metres, the proposed CampionWind floating offshore windfarm could deliver up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of cleaner renewable energy

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	CanArray I and II
Location	Spain, Near Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias
Capacity	180 MW

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EnerOcean

Description

CanArray Offshore Wind Farm is an 180MW offshore wind power project. It is planned in the Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, Spain. It will be developed in multiple phases. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2023.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Castle Wind
Location	United States, California, off coast of Morro Bay
Capacity	1GW

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Castle Wind Offshore, Monterey Bay Community Power

Description

Castle Wind Offshore (CWO) and Monterey Bay Community Power have signed an agreement in anticipation of offshore wind project off the coast of Morro Bay. The project will consist of approximately 100 floating offshore wind systems (FOWS) that will harvest the vast offshore wind resources providing lasting economic and environmental benefits for California’s communities.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Celtic Sea Wind Farm
Location	Ireland, Celtic Sea
Capacity	800MW

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SSE Renewables, Celtic Sea Array

Description

SSE Renewables has applied for a non-exclusive Foreshore Licence from the Irish Government to carry our site investigation works to assess the suitability of 689 sq km of blue sea off the Waterford and Suir Estuary in the Celtic Sea for the potential development of an offshore wind farm. The site would be capable of generating around 800MW of renewable energy, contributing significantly to Ireland's target of 5GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Chu Tin
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Hsinchu Region
Capacity	1.2 GW

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Flotation Energy plc

Description

The turbines will be located 16-30km off the coast of Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City in water depths of 60-80m. The project consists first of a 100MW demonstration project followed by two 600MW commercial floating projects.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Clarus
Location	Ireland, Off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry
Capacity	1 GW

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DP Energy; Iberdrola Renovables

Description

An Application for Foreshore Licence was submitted to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DoHLGH) in December 2020.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Cluaran Ear Thuath wind offshore project
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea
Capacity	1GW

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Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) consortium of DEME Concessions (Wind) NV, Qair Marine SAS, Aspiravi International NV

Description

This 1GW floating foundation project would be in the 201 km2 NE2 plan option area which is envisaged to be developed in two phases.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Colombino
Location	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias
Capacity	50 MW

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Ocean Winds, ACS Group

Description

ACS Group is willing to expand its offshore wind portfolio with four projects in Gran Canaria, each 49.4 MW: Alisio, Sahariano, Colombino and Cabildo. Each project will feature four GE Haliade-X 12 MW turbines at a distance from shore varying between 1.5 to 7 kilometers in water depths within the 20 - 60 meters range.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	DemoSATH project
Location	Spain, Coast off of Bilbao
Capacity	2MW

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Saitec, RWE Rnewables

Description

This full scale prototype project deployment of a 2MW wind turbine in BiMEP, the open-sea test site in the Basque Country.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae 1 (Equinor East Sea Gas Wind Farm)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	200MW

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Equinor, Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea East-West Power

Description

The consortium formed to develop the floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea, is currently launching the development of a 200MW floating wind farm to be located close to the KNOC-operated Donghae natural gas field off the coast of Ulsan in South Korea. Pending results of the feasibility study, the consortium will start constructing a floating offshore wind farm in 2022, with possible power production startup in 2024.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae (Gray Whale)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	1.2GW

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Green Investment Group (Macquarie)

Description

This 1.2GW floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, Ulsan, Korea.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae (KF)
Location	Korea, Democratic People's Rep, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	500MW

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WindPower Korea, OceanWinds, Aker Offshore Wind

Description

This 500MW floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, Ulsan, Korea.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae (MOTIE)
Location	Korea, Democratic People's Rep, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	200MW

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MOTIE, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Technopark, UOU Consortiums

Description

This floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan and will consist of three phases, the first of which will be 200MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae (Twinwind)
Location	Korea, Republic of, near Ulsan, in the East Sea
Capacity	200MW

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Royal Dutch Shell, CoensHexicon

Description

This floating offshore wind farm project will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan and generate 200MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Donghae (White Heron)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, in the East Sea
Capacity	400MW

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SK E&S, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Description

This floating offshore wind farm project, the first of three phases, will be located in the East Sea, off Ulsan, and generate 400MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Dounreay Trì
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, Caithness
Capacity	10MW

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Description

The proposed Dounreay Trì project, located about three miles off Caithness will consist of six to 10 turbines would act as a test bed for new technologies.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Eden Offshore Wind Farm
Location	Australia, Near Eden, New South Wales
Capacity	1.8 GW

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Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd

Description

Eden Offshore Wind Project is an 1,800MW project in Tasman Sea, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently in the announced stage and will be developed in a single phase. Construction is likely to commence in 2032 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2036.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	EFGL wind farm (Golfe du Lion)
Location	France, Leucate-Le Barcarès
Capacity	30MW

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ENGIE, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts, Eiffage, Principle Power, General Electric, RTE

Description

This project provides for the installation of a pilot floating wind farm, 3 turbines totalling 30 MW, off the coast of Leucate-Le Barcarès by 2022.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	Elican
Location	Spain, Plocan site
Capacity	5 MW

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Elican Consortium

Description

The Elican project will upscale the Elisa project to the final demonstration state of the technology by the construction of a real scale fully operational offshore wind turbine in open water, in the Plocan area.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Emerald
Location	Ireland, Celtic Sea, south coast of Cork, in the vicinity of the Kinsale gas field
Capacity	1.3 GW

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Simply Blue Energy Limited, Shell New Energies

Description

The Emerald Project, situated in the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland, will utilize cutting-edge Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) technology to construct a wind farm which, upon completion, will have a total installed capacity of up to 1 GW. This is equivalent to powering 800,000 Irish homes.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 1)
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait
Capacity	500MW

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Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones

Description

Phase 1 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 2)
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait
Capacity	500MW

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Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones

Description

Phase 2 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 3)
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait
Capacity	500MW

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Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones

Description

Phase 3 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	EOLFI/COBRA (Phase 4)
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Taichung, in the Taiwan Strait
Capacity	500MW

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Eolfi Greater China, Cobra Concesiones

Description

Phase 4 of the EOLFI Offshore wind farm will generate 500MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Eolmed
Location	France, Gruissan
Capacity	30MW

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Bureau Veritas, Total, Ideol, Vestas Wind Systems

Description

Located in the Mediterranean Sea, this project consists of 3 Vestas V164-10 MW wind turbines, situated more than 18 km from the shore. Construction underway, completion 2023

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Equinor Firefly
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	800MW

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Equinor

Description

The Firefly wind farm is planned for an area of 2 x 75 km2 approximately 70 km off the coast of the city of Ulsan in South Korea. November 2020 MoU with developers and Ulsan city.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Erebus
Location	United Kingdom, England, Celtic Sea
Capacity	96MW

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TotalEnergies, Simply Blue Energy

Description

Blue Gem Wind will initially focus on a 100MW demonstration project 45 km offshore. The project, named Erebus after the famous ship built in Pembroke Dock, will become one of the largest floating offshore wind projects in Europe when constructed in 2027.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Erik Segersall 1, 2 and 3
Location	Sweden, The distance to Gotska Sandön is just over 30 km, and to Fårö almost 70 km. The distance to the Stockholm archipelago it is more than 40 km.
Capacity	6 GW

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Deep Wind Offshore

Description

The Swedish company Deep Wind Offshore is planning to establish a wind farm with a total capacity of approximately 6,000 megawatts in the Swedish exclusive economic zone northwest of the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The wind farm would have a maximum of 300 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 20 megawatts.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	FLAGSHIP project (demo)
Location	Norway, North Sea
Capacity	10MW

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Iberdrola

Description

FLAGSHIP is a Horizon 2020 project that will develop and fabricate the first 10MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) assembled on a floating semi-submersible concrete structure in the Norwegian North Sea.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	FloatGen (demo)
Location	France, Le Crosiac
Capacity	24.5MW

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Ideol, Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Description

The 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, installed at the SEM-REV test site off Le Croisic produced 14 per cent more power in 2020 than in 2019, reaching an annual total of 6.8 GWh.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Floating Energy Allyance
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the Aberdeenshire coast
Capacity	960MW

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The Allyance, a consortium of BayWa r.e, Elicio, BW Ideol

Description

The Floating Energy Allyance has secured the rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW through ScotWind leasing round. The ‘option agreement’ is for the area designated NE8 in the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind, which is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. FEA expects to enter into an Option Lease Agreement with CES by April 2022.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Flocan wind farm
Location	Spain, Canary Islands, San Bartolomé De Tirajana
Capacity	25MW

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COBRA Instalacions y Servicios

Description

This project aims to develop the first experimental marine wind farm, called FLOCAN5, with a capacity of 25MW.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Forthwind Offshore Wind (demo)
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, Methil
Capacity	29.9MW

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Forthwind Ltd., a subsidiary of CIERCO

Description

This offshore wind demonstration project will feature 2x new prototype or “pre-commercial” turbine not currently offered in the marketplace. The demonstration project will be located 1.5 km off of the northern shore of the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland, and have a capacity of 29.9MW

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Freja Offshore - Dyning
Location	Sweden, Between the Swedish mainland and Gotland, 45 kilometers southeast of Oxelösund
Capacity	2.6 GW

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Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind

Description

Mainstream Renewable Power and Hexicon AB are moving ahead with plans for floating offshore wind in Sweden. The venture has a pipeline of three floating wind projects with a capacity of 8GW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Freja Offshore - Kultje
Location	Sweden, 25 kilometers from land, between Öland and Gotland
Capacity	2.6 GW

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Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind

Description

Hexicon plans to apply for a permit for this offshore floating wind farm in 2023.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Freja Offshore - Mareld
Location	Sweden, 30 kilometers west of the island of Orust
Capacity	2.6 GW

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Hexicon AB and Aker Offshore Wind

Description

Hexicon plans to apply for a permit for this offshore floating wind farm in 2023.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Fukui Offshore wind farm
Location	Japan, Fuikui, Sea of Japan
Capacity	350MW

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Vena Energy

Description

Fukui Offshore Windfarm Project is a 350MW offshore wind power project planned in Sea of Japan, Fukui, Japan. The project is currently in announced stage. It will be developed in single phase, with project construction likely to commence in 2026 and expected to enter into commercial operation in 2028.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Golden State Wind
Location	United States, Morro Bay
Capacity	2 GW

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Ocean Winds, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Description

This project was awarded during the first California lease auction in December 2022. When fully operational, the lease area could accommodate approximately 2GW of offshore wind energy.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Goleta
Location	Colombia, In the bay of Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, with a distance from the coast between 5-27km
Capacity	825 MW

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Blue Float Energy

Description

Pre-feasibility was obtained in August 2021, with 85% of the approvals from agencies required by Dimar. This floating offshore wind farm will include 55 turbines.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Goto Floating Wind Farm
Location	Japan, Nagasaki
Capacity	16.8 MW

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Toda Corporation t, Eneos Corp, a unit of Eneos Holdings Inc., Osaka Gas Co Ltd., Inpex Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

Description

Offshore construction has started on the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC expects to fully commission the wind farm in January 2024.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Greenalia (Cardón)
Location	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Capacity	50MW

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Greenalia

Description

The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Mojo and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Greenalia (Dunas)
Location	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Capacity	50MW

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Greenalia

Description

The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Mojo, Gofio, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Greenalia (Gofio)
Location	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Capacity	50MW

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Greenalia

Description

The 50 MW Gofio Wind Farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Mojo, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Greenalia (Guanche)
Location	Spain, Grand Canary Islands, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Capacity	50MW

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Greenalia

Description

The 50 MW Guanche wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Cardón and Mojo) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Greenalia (Mojo)
Location	Spain, Grand Canary Islands
Capacity	50MW

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Greenalia

Description

The 50 MW Mojo wind farm is one of five 50 MW projects (Dunas, Gofio, Cardón and Guanche) located in the Southeast area of the Grand Canary Islands.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Green Volt Windfarm
Location	United Kingdom, North Sea, Scotland
Capacity	Up to 500 MW

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Floatation Energy, Vårgrønn

Description

The wind farm will have a minimum nominal capacity of 300MW and potential to reach 500MW and will comprise of 30-35 turbines; it is anticipated to be completed in 2027.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Groix & Belle-Île floating wind array
Location	France, Near Groix and Belle-Île
Capacity	28.5MW

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Saipem, Naval Energies, Eolfi, China General Nuclear

Description

With construction underway and completion targeted in 2022, the Groix & Belle-Île floating wind array being built off France by Shell-owned Eolfi and China General Nuclear will be placed in water depth of 55-70m and have a capacity of 28.5MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Gwynt Glas
Location	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea, Wales
Capacity	Up to 1 GW

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EDF Renewables, DP Energy

Description

In January 2022, EDF Renewables and DP Energy announced a joint venture partnership to combine their knowledge and expertise, in order to participate in the leasing round to secure seabed rights to develop up to 1GW of FLOW in the Celtic Sea, and potentially provide power for approximately 920,000 homes.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Herkules
Location	Sweden, 60 km southeast of the island of Gotland
Capacity	2.75 GW

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Simply Blue Group, Wind Sweden

Description

Simply Blue Group is working in collaboration with leading wind energy consultancy Wind Sweden, and in total Simply Blue Group and Wind Sweden are planning on developing c. 5 GW of floating wind in Swedish waters.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Humboldt Bay
Location	United States, Northern California off the coast of Eureka
Capacity	1.6 GW

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RWE Offshore Wind Holding

Description

The project will be located 45 km off the north coast of California in Humboldt Bay, at water depths of 723 metres.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Hunter Coast
Location	Australia, Off the coast south of Newcastle in the Hunter Coast region of New South Wales
Capacity	1.4 GW

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BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate

Description

Located between 20 and 50 kilometers off the Hunter-Central Coast region of New South Wales, the 110-turbine Hunter Coast Offshore Wind Project is within the region identified by the Australian Federal Government as one of the six areas to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	Hywind Scotland
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland
Capacity	30MW

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Equinor, Masdar

Description

The world’s first floating wind farm, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park, has been producing since 2017, demonstrating the feasibility of floating wind farms that could be 10 times larger.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Hywind Tampen
Location	Norway, North Sea
Capacity	88MW

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Equinor, Snorre, Gullfaks

Description

Hywind Tampen is an 88 MW floating wind power project intended to provide electricity for the Snorre and Gullfaks offshore field operations in the Norwegian North Sea. It will be the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Ice Breaker (demo)
Location	United States, Ohio, Lake Eerie
Capacity	27.7MW

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Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo)

Description

The 20.7 megawatt "IceBreaker" demonstration wind farm will be located eight to 10 miles offshore from downtown Cleveland.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Illawara Offshore Wind
Location	Australia, Port Kempla
Capacity	2 GW

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Oceanex, Equinor

Description

The Illawarra Offshore Wind Farm is in the feasibility phase and involves the installation of wind turbine generators over 20km from Wollongong/Port Kembla.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Inis Ealga
Location	Ireland, Off the coast of Counties Cork and Waterford
Capacity	1 GW

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DP Energy; Iberdrola Renovables

Description

An application for offshore licence was submitted in October 2019. Once the surveys and studies are complete the exact amount of MW/GW will be confirmed. The wind farm will likely comprise of approximately 70 turbines.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Kailia Energia
Location	Italy, Puglia
Capacity	1.2GW

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Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy

Description

Kailia Energia‘s expected installed capacity will be around 1.2 GW, which would yield an expected annual production of 3.5 TWh, equivalent to the consumption of one million Italian households. The project is expected to create up to 4,000 direct jobs during the manufacturing, assembly and construction phase.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	Kincardine
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen
Capacity	50MW

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Pilot Offshore Renewables, Cobra Wind (subsidiary of ACS Group)

Description

Located 15 km off the coast of Aberdeen, Kincardine is currently the largest operating floating wind farm in the world.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Kishuu
Location	Japan, Wakayama
Capacity	450 MW

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Flotation Energy plc

Description

Kishuu is a 450MW offshore floating wind project, off Wakayama Prefecture. Development commenced in 2021 and builds on Flotation Energy’s own site identification and the prefectures strategic assessment to support nomination as a Promotion Zone. Connection is via a 500kV transmission line operated by Kansai Electric.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Llewelyn
Location	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales
Capacity	300 MW

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Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy

Description

Llywellyn is a floating wind project located 40 miles off the coast of Pembrokeshire and has the potential to power more than 232,390 homes annually.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Llyr 1 and 2 projects (demo)
Location	United Kingdom, Wales, Celtic Sea
Capacity	100MW (each)

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Floventis Energy Limited, JV - SBM Offshore, Cierco Ltd.

Description

The Llyr 1 and Llyr 2 projects, comprising two separate 100MW sites, each testing different technologies, located south of Pembroke, on the UK’s Welsh coast in the Celtic Sea.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Magnora Offshore Wind
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea
Capacity	495MW

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TechnipFMC, Magnora

Description

Magnora Offshore Wind AS's Option Agreement for Area N3 in ScotWind leasing involves the planned development of a near-500MW facility.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	MarramWind
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, North Sea
Capacity	Up to 3GW

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ScottishPower, Shell

Description

Located 75 kilometres off the North East coast of Scotland in water depths averaging 100 metres, the proposed MarramWind floating offshore windfarm could deliver up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of cleaner renewable energy.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Med Wind
Location	Italy, Strait of Sicily
Capacity	2.8 MW

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Renexia

Description

Located in the Strait of Sicily, the farm will comprise of 190 floating turbines with an installed power of 2GW and an annual estimated output of 9TWh. It will be the first plant of this kind in the Mediterranean Sea. Once up and running, it will permit the closure of three plants that are contributing to climate change.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Minervia Energia
Location	Italy, Gulf of Squillace off the coast of Calabria
Capacity	675 MW

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BlueFloat, Falck Renewables

Description

The proposed wind farm would have an installed capacity of 675 MW, producing 2.4 terawatt-hours annually, equivalent to the energy consumption of more than 600,000 households, and avoiding 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the partners said.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	MunmuBaram (Phase 1)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	200MW

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MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell

Description

This project is Phase 1 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	MunmuBaram (Phase 2)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	500MW

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MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell

Description

This project is Phase 2 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	MunmuBaram (Phase 3)
Location	Korea, Republic of, Ulsan, East Sea
Capacity	500MW

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MunmuBaram JV, Royal Dutch Shell

Description

This project is Phase 3 of a planned 1.3GW floating offshore wind farm, located offshore between 65 and 80 km from the city of Ulsan, South Korea.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Nomadic Offshore Wind
Location	United Kingdom, Between Northern Ireland and Islay, Inner Southern Hebrides
Capacity	500 MW

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Simply Blue Group

Description

The project is currently exploring routes to market including supporting a Green Energy Park and the production of hydrogen and e-fuels. It is currently in the planning stage.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Nora Energia 1
Location	Italy, Cagliari
Capacity	795 MW

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BlueFloat and Falck Renewables

Description

Located in the sea area of the Sardinian Channel, southwest of the Gulf of Cagliari, this project could create up to 2,280 direct jobs, including over 170 long-term jobs, 80% of which will be sourced locally. In addition, this project has the potential to power more than 700,000 households each year.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Nora Energia 2
Location	Italy, Cagliari
Capacity	600 MW

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BlueFloat, Falck Renewables

Description

Located in the stretch of sea inside the Sardinian Channel, southeast of the Gulf of Cagliari, this project could create up to 1,720 direct jobs, including over 125 long-term jobs, 80% of which will be sourced locally. In addition, this project has the potential to power more than 500,000 households per year.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	North Channel Wind 1
Location	United Kingdom, Off the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Capacity	300 MW

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SBM Offshore, NMK Renewables

Description

With the potential to generate enough locally produced electricity to power the equivalent of almost 500,000 homes, North Channel Wind 1 and 2 will support the delivery of Northern Ireland’s renewable energy targets and transition to a net zero carbon economy.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm
Location	Australia, near Newcastle, New South Wales
Capacity	2 GW

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Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd

Description

The Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm will build on the Hunter Region’s living legacy as a center for power generation and heavy industry. Located more than 20 kilometers offshore, it will provide significant new job opportunities, revitalize local manufacturing and secure the Hunter’s future as the centre of the states transition to a cleaner, renewable future.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Odra Energia
Location	Italy, Lecce, Italy
Capacity	1.3 GW

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BlueFloat and Falck Renewables

Description

Located off the southern coast of Lecce (Puglia), this project has the potential to power 1.1 million homes annually and will play a key role in achieving the Italian national decarbonization goals set for 2030.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Olympic Offshore Wind
Location	Ireland, Northern Ireland, offshore County Down
Capacity	1.3 GW

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Simply Blue Group

Description

The ‘Olympic Offshore Wind’ project is a sister project to ‘Nomadic Offshore Wind.' It will have an option to be developed in stages, in-line with a stepping-stone concept that Simply Blue Group is using on other projects.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Parc Tramuntana
Location	Spain, Near Emporda, Catalonia
Capacity	500MW

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BlueFloat, Sener

Description

Located in the Golfo de Roses in Catalonia, this project could create 6,000 direct jobs, avoid the emission of up to 23 million tons of CO2, and meet 45% of the power demand in the Catalan province of Girona, a region that until recently has not included many renewable resources in its energy mix.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Pentland Floating Wind Farm
Location	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Dounreay, Caithness in Scotland
Capacity	100 MW

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Hexicon and Copehagen Infrastructure Partners

Description

Site secured for this offshore floating wind farm. Once built it will be the northernmost offshore wind farm in the world.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Petroc
Location	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea, off the coasts of northern Devon and Cornwall
Capacity	300 MW

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BlueFloat Energy, Falck Renewables

Description

Located in English waters off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, Petroc wind farm will provide 300MW of clean, zero-carbon renewable energy capacity to southwest England.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Plambeck Emirates
Location	Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf
Capacity	500 MW

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Saipem SpA, Plambeck Emirates Global Renewable Energy LLC

Description

The project will be developed in a single phase and is expected to be commissioned in 2027.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Portland
Location	Australia, West coast of Victoria
Capacity	750 MW

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Flotation Energy

Description

This is a is a 750MW project situated off the west Victorian coast in 40 – 80m water depth.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Progression Energy Floating Project
Location	Japan, Sea of Japan
Capacity	800 MW

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Aker Offshore Wind, Mainstream Renewable Power, Progression Energy

Description

This project will be developed in a single stage and constrution will commence in 2024.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Provence Grand Large
Location	France, East of Marseille
Capacity	24MW

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EDF Renewables

Description

This pilot wind farm in the Mediterranean, scheduled for commissioning in 2022, will have a capacity of 24MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Redwood Coast
Location	United States, California, coast off Humboldt County
Capacity	150MW

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Principle Power, Aker Solutions, H. T. Harvey & Associates, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Ocean Winds North America, Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA)

Description

This project will generate 150MW and be located more than 30 kilometres off the coast of Humboldt Bay.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Sahariano
Location	Spain, Near Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias
Capacity	50 MW

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Ocean Winds, ACS Group

Description

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Sakura
Location	Japan, Chiba
Capacity	520 MW

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Flotation Energy plc

Description

Sakura is a 520MW offshore floating wind project, off Chiba Prefecture. Development commenced in 2021 and builds on Flotation Energy’s own site identification and the prefectures strategic assessment to support nomination as a Promotion Zone.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Salamander
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, off Peterhead
Capacity	200

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Simply Blue Energy, Orsted

Description

The Salamander project, located off Peterhead in the East coast of Scotland will have a capacity of 200MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	San Borondon
Location	Spain, Near San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Islas Canarias
Capacity	238 MW

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Iberdrola, ACC

Description

The Spanish energy group Iberdrola is seeking approval from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) to build a 238 MW floating wind project named San Borondón off the southeast coast of the Gran Canaria Island (Spain). The Canary Island targets 310 MW of offshore wind capacity by 2025.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Sardegna Sud Occidentale
Location	Italy, Near Portoscuso, South Sardinia
Capacity	504 MW

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Ichnusa Wind Power

Description

The project is currently in announced phase and will be developed in a single phase. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2027.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Sardinia Northeast - AvenHexicon
Location	Italy, Sardinia
Capacity	2.15 GW

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AvenHexicon, Avapa Energy

Description

AvenHexicon secured Sardinia Northeast (2150 MW), in January 2023.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	SeaTwirl2 (demo)
Location	Sweden
Capacity	1MW

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SeaTwirl

Description

SeaTwirl’s wind turbines use a vertical-axis wind turbine with a tower connected to the sub-sea structure, consisting of a floating element and a keel.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Sicily South - AvenHexicon
Location	Italy, South of Siciley
Capacity	1.2 GW

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AvenHexicon, Avapa Energy

Description

AvenHexicon has secured prioroty rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy, one offshore Sicily and one offshore Sardinia.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Skidbladner
Location	Sweden, 100km southeast of Stockholm
Capacity	2 GW

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Simply Blue, Wind Sweden

Description

Simply Blue Group, a leading Irish blue economy developer in floating offshore wind, has unveiled plans for two multi-GW projects in Sweden. The 2 GW Skidbladner Floating Wind Project is located 100Km southeast of Stockholm.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	South Pacific Offshore Wind Project
Location	Australia, New South Wales
Capacity	1.6 GW

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BlueFloat Energy

Description

South Pacific Offshore Wind Project is a 1.6GW floating offshore wind project to be located off the coast of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of New South Wales.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	SSE Renewables-Marubeni-CIP project
Location	United Kingdom, Scotland, off the Angus Coast
Capacity	2.6GW

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SSE Renewables, Marubeni, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

Description

Located in the E1 Zone in the Firth of Forth off the Angus Coast, this project is one of the largest lease areas to be offered by Crown Estate Scotland and is near to the existing 1.1GW Seagreen offshore wind farm project.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	TetraSpar (demo)
Location	Norway
Capacity	3.6MW

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Shell, RWE, TEPCO Renewable Power, Stiedsdal Offshore Technologies

Description

Located on the Metcentre Wind Farm, this project is connected to Norway's power grid.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Tibula Energia
Location	Italy, Northeast of Sardinia
Capacity	975 MW

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BlueFloat, Falck Renewables

Description

Tibula Energia will support the sustainable growth of local communities through initiatives such as wind farm co-ownership schemes or support for community-led projects that will benefit the area.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Toki
Location	Japan, 40km off the Prefecture of Niigata
Capacity	1 GW

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Flotation Energy plc

Description

This project is a two-stage floating wind project 40km off the Prefecture of Niigata. The first stage is a seven to 10 turbine demonstration project, followed by an expansion to a combined 1GW commercial project.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	Triskeol
Location	France, Near Brittany
Capacity	250 MW

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BlueFloat Energy, WPD and Vattenfall

Description

Located in the south of Brittany, this project will be one of the first commercial-scale floating wind farms in France, representing a major step in the development of offshore wind power at the French and international level.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	TwinHub
Location	United Kingdom, Celtic Sea
Capacity	32 MW

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Hexicon

Description

The TwinHub offshore wind demonstration project intends to prove how Hexicon’s innovative design with two turbines on one floating foundation can further reduce the Levelised Cost of Energy (also referred to as LCoE) before large scale commercialization. The TwinHub project is a stepping stone to help kick-start floating wind in the Celtic Sea, an area identified as a hotspot for floating wind by the UK Government.

Status	In Development/Under Construction In Development/Under Construction
Name	TwinWay (demo)
Location	Norway
Capacity	85MW

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Hexicon, Norwegian Marine Energy Test Centre (Metcentre)

Description

This project, based on Hexicon’s technology in Metcentre’s deep water area in Norway, will have a capacity between 6MW - 85MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Ulladulla Offshore Wind Farm
Location	Australia, Near Ulladulla, New South Wales
Capacity	1.8 GW

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Oceanex Energy Pty Ltd

Description

With 15MW turbines, this project is due to start construction in 2032.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	UNITECH Zefyros
Location	Norway, Karmøy
Capacity	2.3MW

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Equinor, Unitech

Description

The demonstration unit has a 2.3 MW turbine, and the diameter of the blades is 85 meters. In February 2019, the test turbine was sold to Unitech for further research.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Wellamo
Location	Finland, Bothnian Sea off the coast of Satakunta region
Capacity	2 GW

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Eolus, Simply Blue Group

Description

The project area is approximately 1,000 square kilometers. Within this area, approximately 100 wind turbines with a total height of a maximum of 360 meters are planned to be installed.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Western Star Floating Wind
Location	Ireland, 35km offshore Co. Clare
Capacity	1.1 GW

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Simply Blue Energy, Shell Wind Energy

Description

Western Star Wind, "Project Ilen," named after a working sailboat with connections to Shannon Foynes, is a 1.1GW floating offshore wind project located at least 35km offshore Co. Clare.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	White Cross Offshore Wind Farm
Location	United Kingdom, Off the coast of Devon/Cornwall
Capacity	100 MW

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Cobra, Flotation Energy

Description

Each floating substructure will support a single wind turbine (consisting of 8 turbines in total). The maximum capacity of the completed windfarm, located approximately 50km off the Devon/Cornwall coast, will be 100MW.

Status	Operational Operational
Name	WindFloat Atlantic
Location	Portugal
Capacity	25MW

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EDP

Description

The three turbines that make up the wind farm are mounted on floating platforms moored to the seabed, for a total installed capacity of 25MW.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Winds of September
Location	Taiwan, Province of China, Hsinchu Region
Capacity	1 GW

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Blue Float Energy

Description

BlueFloat plans to install the floating turbines in an area of around 125 square kilometers (48.3 sq miles) at around 70-80 meters water depth.

Status	Announced Announced
Name	Wollongong
Location	Australia, near Illawarra, New South Wales
Capacity	1.6 GW

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BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate

Description

This project has two sites off Wollongong in the Illawarra region.

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