There are currently more than 80 floating wind technology concepts and designs worldwide, and testing even a certain number of these could prove to be an endeavour since, at least in Europe, there are not many test sites dedicated to floating wind technology.

This is according to a discussion during the Focus on Floating Wind session at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam last November, when Arvid Nesse, General Manager at Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), said the Norwegian test site was completely booked with several projects queued for the coming years.