Floating wind turbines are crucial to the future of offshore wind, and to bring energy costs down to a competitive level, they require radically different thinking. French company Eolink is starting ...

A Chinese company reported flying a massive airborne wind energy system to roughly 2,000 meters during a January 2026 test flight that local officials described as the world’s first “urban floating ...

Japan is preparing to launch planning for a national floating wind test centre next year, aiming to advance offshore wind power despite recent industry setbacks, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The ...

Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite a recent setback when Mitsubishi quit ...

Aikido Technologies, an offshore floating wind technology startup based in San Francisco, California, has successfully demonstrated the assembly of its unique folding platform in under 40 hours.

A company based in Spain called X1 Wind recently shared their success in generating their first kWh with their latest prototype that puts a wind turbine in the middle of the sea. This is their ...

TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite a recent ...

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Floating wind farms have enormous energy potential, capable of producing more energy than solar panels or onshore wind. A robust set of floating turbines could unlock up to 2.8 terawatts of clean ...

Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its 1 megawatt (MW) S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway. In March 2022, Norway’s Ministry of Energy gave approval to ...