Ideol and STX Europe Offshore Energy are teaming up to develop a breakthrough floating substation that will be compatible with both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms. The solution aims at being market-ready for France’s upcoming floating commercial tenders. Based on Ideol’s shallow-draft Damping Pool concept and designed to operate in the world’s most extreme environments,…
France launches carbon-free cruise ship powered by the wind
This article comes from Rebecca Moore of Passenger Ship Technology. Read the full article here. STX France has launched a carbon-free cruise design that uses wind as its main source of power – a design that is first of its kind. And the wind technology solution will be trialled on a Ponant cruise ship. STX France…