History and values
Since 2010, from the very moment the company was founded, we have considered that floating wind is the future of offshore wind. An obvious potential , but a sizeable challenge.
One of the most promising cleantech company of its generation
About Ideol
Ideol is a global leader and pure player in floating foundations for offshore wind and has been engineering and accompanying floating offshore wind projects from conception to installation since 2010. Recipient of numerous innovation and entrepreneurship awards and recognized as one of the most promising cleantech companies, Ideol’s fully integrated team of over 60 experts and engineers has patented numerous innovations of which its globally acclaimed Damping Pool ®. A prestigious panel of international private and public investors have been supporting the company’s growth since its creation.
- 2010 Year of creation
- Staff of 60+ An experienced and multidisciplinary team
- 90% specialist engineers Structure, Aero-hydrodynamics...
- 4 patents supporting Damping Pool® technology
- 30 million euros raised A privately held company
- 9 international awards Entrepreneurship and innovation awards
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Expertise
The multidisciplinary teams allow Ideol to provide its clients with a unique combination of expertise.
Read moreLeadership
To succeed in its mission, Ideol's management team relies on innovative talents and high-level industry experts.
Financing
A prestigious panel of international private and public investors have been supporting the company's growth since its creation.
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Corporate and projects updates
Ideol raises €15 million to finance the acceleration of its international development
Ideol is pleased to announce the signing of a €15 million capital funding round, led by private equity firm Kerogen Capital (“Kerogen”), a leading energy specialist investor based in Hong Kong and London.
This latest investment further establishes Ideol as one of the clear global front-runners in floating offshore wind. Created in 2010, Ideol has developed an industry-leading and internationally recognized floating foundation which promises to quickly become one of the most significant commercial solutions in the rapidly developing floating offshore wind industry. Ideol is already at an advanced stage of deployment with two floating wind demonstrators, built locally in France and Japan (two key markets). Ideol’s patented technology is designed to operate with both current and future large-scale wind turbines and to be the most cost-competitive solution in the floating offshore wind market.
Ideol to team up with Acacia Renewables to develop Japan’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm
French floating offshore wind leader Ideol and Acacia Renewables, a wholly owned Japanese renewable energy development platform of Macquarie Capital, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in March aiming at developing Japan’s first utility scale commercial floating offshore wind farm.
Read moreOur events
Exhibitions & conferencesFOWT'19
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The world's largest event dedicated to floating wind turbines will be held in Montpellier and will focus on the 1st GW.
Read moreIOWTC - International Offshore Wind Technical Conference
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is organizing the 1st International Offshore Wind Technical Conference (IOWTC2018), to be held in San Francisco, CA, November 4-7, 2018.