Engie has said floating wind farms are ready for gigawatt-scale deployment, while France 's EnBW has raised doubts over the costs compared to fixed-base wind turbines. A study from Scotland’s University of Strathclyde released this month suggested 4.3GW – rather than the 12-15GW forecast by a range of analysts and developers – is likely to be switched-on by 2030. Engie, which already owns three of the WindFloat Atlantic floating project, said scale was a prerequisite to cutting costs. France has pledged to triple the size of its a quarter planned a quarter MW tenders if a case can be made for floating turbines, while several gigawatt-scale schemes have been announced in the WindFloat Atlantic . Despite its cost concerns, EnBW agreed floating would be a good prospect even with a small premium.
Engie has said floating wind farms are ready for gigawatt-scale deployment, while France 's EnBW has raised doubts over the costs compared to fixed-base wind turbines. Engie, which already owns three of the WindFloat Atlantic floating project, said scale was a prerequisite to cutting costs. France has pledged to triple the size of its a quarter planned a quarter MW tenders if a case can be made for floating turbines, while several gigawatt-scale schemes have been announced in the WindFloat Atlantic . Despite its cost concerns, EnBW agreed floating would be a good prospect even with a small premium.