- TotalEnergies and Simply Blue have set up a joint venture to develop floating wind projects in the U.S.
- TotalEnergies see floating as playing a key role in its bid for 100GW of clean energy deployment by 2030.
- Floating wind accounts for 40% of TotalEnergies’ current wind projects in development.
French energy company TotalEnergies has partnered with Irish floating offshore wind company Simply Blue Group to establish a joint venture (J.V.). TotalEnergies SBE US focused on deploying floating offshore wind projects in the U.S. The Joint Venture will see TotalEnergies’ combine its offshore projects development expertise with Simply Blue’s floating experience alongside a U.S. team of offshore wind specialists.
Simply Blue CEO Sam Roch-Perks, noted that the next frontier in U.S. offshore wind deployment is floating, noting that about 65 per cent of the country’s offshore wind resources are located in deep waters that will require floating wind platforms. TotalEnergies President for Gas, Renewables & Power, Stephane Michel, added that the new joint venture will aid the group to meet its target of installing 100GW of clean energy power capacity globally by 2030.
Currently, floating wind accounts for 40 per cent of TotalEnergies 6GW offshore wind in development, with over 2GW of projects located in South Korea. On the other hand, Simply Blue has over 3.2GW offshore wind capacity in development in Ireland and the U.K.