The Project

NextFloat proposes a disruptive system specifically developed for floating wind

NextFloat’s main objective is to demonstrate a competitive and sustainable integrated floating offshore wind solution that will contribute to reduce the levelized cost of energy and accelerate the rate of deployment of floating offshore wind.

By deploying a full scale 6MW prototype, the project can test the integrated system design and its manufacturing, assembly and installation procedures at a scale that is relevant for the future offshore wind farms, whilst decreasing the risk and required time versus the alternative of deploying an even larger unit. In parallel, by upscaling the design to 14MW+, NextFloat will directly incorporate the learnings obtained from the prototype into the final integrated product. The industrialization roadmap for the 14MW units will also feed into the design and ensure it is suitable for industrial mass production and deployment required to contribute to the European decarbonization targets.

Finally, the commercial plan will ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement and socio-economic analysis of the large-scale deployment of FOW in three different basins.

Prior to the start of the three parallel streams, the requirements for a sustainable large-scale deployment of floating wind farms to set up a framework and ensure social and environmental considerations are followed through the project and future deployment plans. This methodology will also ensure the project will have an interdisciplinary approach focusing on engineering, materials, social sciences, and business, and engaging with the various stakeholders of the offshore wind industry, as explained with more detail below.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101084300

«Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.» 

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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