EMEC announces €31m floating wind trial off Irish coast

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The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is to lead a €31m project to test a full-scale floating wind turbine off the west coast of Ireland.

The so-called AFLOWT project (Accelerating market uptake of Floating Offshore Wind Technology) will see a floating wind turbine installed at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), a facility off the west coast of Ireland that is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

The floating turbine, developed by Italian energy firm Saipem, is expected to begin operating by 2022 once planning, permitting and supply chain requirements are in place. Chief operating officer of Saipem’s E&C Offshore division Stefano Porcari said: “This project represents for us a unique opportunity to prove our Floating Wind technology in severe environment. Together with our consortium partners, we will work on the feasibility and the cost-effectiveness of this floating offshore wind project for a low carbon emission energy environment.”

The four-year project is being funded through the European Commission’s Interreg North West Europe programme which has been set up to boost innovation in North-West Europe.

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