Consultancy LOC Group is to head up a consortium selected by the Carbon Trust-led floating wind joint industry project (JIP) to investigate the infrastructure and logistics challenges faced by utility-scale floating offshore wind farms.

The investigation report and recommendations, commissioned by the Carbon Trust and JIP partners Dong Energy, Engie, Eolfi, E.ON, innogy, Kyuden Mirai Energy, Statoil and Vattenfall, will help drive the commercialisation of floating wind technology.