BW Ideol

BW Ideol is a leader in floating offshore wind technology. Floating offshore wind allows access to deeper waters, more space, and stronger wind resources. With its patented floating foundation, the Damping Pool®, BW Ideol delivers cutting-edge solutions and proven expertise. The company is a trusted technological provider and a successful co-developer.

With over 15 years of experience in the design, development,
and execution of floating wind projects, BW Ideol leverages
its patented Damping Pool° technology and engineering
expertise as a pioneer in the floating wind industry.

In February 2021, BW Offshore became a strategic
shareholder in Ideol S.A., creating BW Ideol – a renewable
energy company with market leading capabilities, built on
proprietary, proven and patented technology, developed
in-house. BW Ideol benefits from BW Offshore’s extensive
experience in the development and operation of offshore
energy production systems.

The company’s strategy is to be a leading floating
foundation supplier in Europe by investing in two
fabrication lines serving the North Sea and Mediterranean
Sea markets, while taking co-development ownership
in key projects as an enabler for the fabrication lines.

In 2025, BW Ideol advanced this strategy by acquiring
a 15% stake in a 270MW project on the French
Mediterranean alongside EDF Power Solutions and Maple
Power and submitting consent applications for the
970MW Buchan project in Scotland, in which the company
holds a 33% interest.

BW Ideol also secured €126 million in public grants to
support its fabrication line in Fos-sur-Mer, France, and
completed a capital increase that brought Holcim
Technology in as a new shareholder, securing the supply of
innovative and low carbon concrete for its fabrication lines