Floating wind power projects are moving from the prototype phase to commercial endeavours, so the question of how they will be financed is becoming critical. Utilities and technology providers may have been willing to bear the cost of demonstrators on their balance sheets, but if they want third-party funding for their next projects, they will need to mitigate the risks these financiers are asked to bear and get external validation of the technology.
'How to finance floating wind is becoming a critical issue'
OPINION | Financiers will need reassurance on key issues as floating projects move to commercial deployment, writes Jérôme Guillet in the latest of a series of articles ahead of FOWT 2018
18 April 2018 22:00 GMT
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19 April 2018 8:25 GMT
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