The latest Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report reveals that, by the end of 2024, 83 GW of offshore wind capacity is now operational worldwide — enough to power 73 million homes. In addition, 48 GW are currently under construction, reinforcing the global commitment … Read More
Major Step Forward for Floating Offshore Wind in France
Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have successfully installed the first floating wind turbine of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project, 16 km off the coast of Leucate and Barcarès, in the Occitanie region. The 10 MW turbine, assembled in Port-La Nouvelle, is the … Read More
Strategic Agreement Positions Tarragona as Floating Offshore Wind Power Hub
Catalonia’s government has officially partnered with Port Tarragona to position it as a strategic floating offshore wind hub for the Western Mediterranean. On June 26, 2025, officials from the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Tarragona Port Authority announced that 30 hectares of port land at … Read More
WindCrete in Ocean Engineering Journal
We are thrilled to announce that a recent paper coauthored by members of the WindCrete team has been published in the prestigious journal, Ocean Engineering. The paper, titled “Experimental Modelling of a Novel Concrete-Based 15-MW Spar Wind Turbine”, represents a … Read More
WindCrete has been recognized as one of the 51 ongoing offshore floating wind solutions worldwide and one of the 15 projects led by Spanish agents
WindCrete has been included by the Spanish renewable energy magazine Energias Renovables on the extended revision of the most promising Spanish floating platforms concepts under development. You can access to the magazine here. Source: https://www.energias-renovables.com/
Windcrete participated at the Congreso Eólico Marino in Bilbao
Windcrete was delighted to participate in the Congreso Eólico Marino in Bilbao last week and demonstrate a scale model of our patented floating spar. Windcrete was noted in the main presentation hall as one of a number of Spanish floating … Read More
Floating offshore wind project in Golf de Roses
Dr. Climent Molins (UPC) is interviewed in relation to the project of a new floating offshore wind farm at the north-east of Catalonia called Tramuntana at Cap de Creus . Some local authorities and conservationists oppose to the project of … Read More
Catalonia could have enough energy with offshore wind
Climent Molins, vice-rector of the UPC, warns that we must also consider floating offshore wind to achieve the proposed emission reduction for the next decades. The Spanish Government believes that the time has come for offshore wind power. By 2030, … Read More
