Irish renewable energy group Gaelectric burst onto the floating wind power scene last month with plans to partner with French technology developer Ideol to develop "multi-gigawatt commercial-scale projects on both Irish coasts", starting with a 30MW-plus array. 

Darius Snieckus spoke with project manager Mark Coughlan at the FOWT17 conference in Marseille about the developer’s ambitions in its home waters

You’ve been studying the potential for floating wind projects off Ireland for some time.