The
company
–
which
is
currently
testing
its
flagship
2MW
WindFloat
1
semisubmersible
unit
off
north
Portugal
for
the
EDP-led
WindPlus
group
–
was
one
of
seven
favoured
in
the
DoE’s
$28m
offshore
wind
funding
round
this
week,
receiving
$4m
to
flesh
out
plans
for
a
30MW
floating
wind-farm
off
Oregon
in
the
Pacific
Ocean.
It
followed
up
yesterday
with
a
€30m
($39.2m)
NER300
windfall
to
be
put
toward
building
a
27MW
array
off
Portugal.
“The
WindFloat
reduces
levelised
energy
costs,
eliminates
many
installation/environmental
risks,
and
accesses
much
more
robust
wind
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