Floating offshore wind power - Modo: The Podcast (ep. 21: Simply Blue Group)

How can we utilise the UK’s blustery coastlines to their full potential? Enter floating wind - the next step in offshore wind energy generation, allowing these mega structures to be deployed into deeper waters and windier conditions. But how does it all work?

On the latest episode of Modo: The Podcast, Kerry Hayes (Project Development Manager at Simply Blue Group) talks to Quentin about all things floating wind. They discuss:
- What is floating wind actually is, and how it differs from traditional offshore wind.
- The benefits and opportunities this emerging technology provides - not only in the UK and Ireland, but on a global scale as well.
- The types of constraints projects like this are facing - from planning permissions to port structure - and what needs to be done to overcome them.
- The possibilities for battery storage to work alongside floating wind to help harness its potential.
- And, of course, where Simply Blue Group fits into all of this.

Simply Blue Group is part of a global movement focused on replacing fossil fuels with clean ocean energy, developing coastal economies with new projects and investments.

[chrisconklin]

Thanks for the presentation. The American Pacific Northwest coastal areas are prime areas for floating wind turbines. Several projects are starting up.