Iberdrola-led consortium to build 10MW floating wind demonstration project

Cecilia Keating
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FLAGSHIP consortium is banking on using a €25m grant from the European Commission to mount a turbine in Norway's North Sea that will help drive the LCOE of floating offshore wind to €40-60 per MWh by 2030.

A consortium of European companies and institutions led by Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has unveiled plans today to build a 10MW floating turbine in Norway's North Sea. The goal of the demonstration...

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