Making Floating Wind Energy Commercially Competitive

This session will look at on ongoing and planned projects in floating offshore wind, from the perspective of project developers, technology developers and suppliers. Delegates will get a better understanding of the status of ongoing and planned projects, the market potential and cost reductions. Learning objectives:

Delegates will be able to: explain the current market situation and project status for floating wind; identify key differences between a floating wind project compared with a bottom-fixed one; and understand the future market potential of floating wind. Session chair: Stephen Bull, Head of Wind and CCS, Statoil