From concept to reality

History & core 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.


BW IDeol's sucCess story

Ideol

The founders’ philosophy

Tchernobyl, Deepwater Horizon, Fukushima… Our planet suffers from an energy policy enherited after the glorious 30 with noticeable signs of this suffering becoming increasingly visible.

In 2010, when Ideol was created, our founders Paul de la Guérivière and Pierre Coulombeau were convinced that to counter climate change and prepare the future’s energetic mix, offshore wind was a solution, but that floating wind – featuring unlimited depth and harmless for the coastal landscape – would rapidly become essential.

Oceans across the world offer a free and unlimited source of renewable energy. The world's most abundant and best wind ressources are located further offshore and at depths beyond 50 m.

Ideol was therefore founded with a single aim: introduce innovation to the segment of foundations for offshore wind turbines and especially in the segment of floating foundations in order to greatly reduce the cost of offshore turbines. 

3 years of development... then business

The engineers and experts collaborating with us have used their vast experience of the offshore industry and renewable energies to develop a floating breaktrough technology for offshore turbines, based on our parent patent: Damping Pool®.  After a series of tank tests, Ideol launched the development of its first prototype (Floatgen) and was then contacted by the Japanese gouvernment to engineer two other demonstrators. The wheels were turning!

From Ideol to BW Ideol

In February 2021, BW Offshore signed a share purchase agreement to become a strategic owner of Ideol S.A., creating a renewable energy company (named BW Ideol) with market-leading capabilities based on in-house developed and proven technology, supported by BW Offshore’s extensive experience from development and operation of offshore energy production systems. 

BW Ideol has clear strategic targets :

  1. Expand and mature a significant portfolio of development projects,
  2. Growth as a technology and EPC services provider,
  3. Become a long-term asset owner and operator.

CORE VALUES

UPRIGHT

We are honest, fair and humble

 

We promote truthful relations with all stakeholders

 

We care for our positive impact on society and on others

TRUSTFUL

We work as a team and act collaboratively

 

We are curious, open-minded and we value diversity

 

We promote autonomy, initiative and we trust each other

AUDACIOUS

We are bold and aim for the best

 

We value taking risks to succeed and innovate

 

We support thinking differently

COMMITTED

We help build a sustainable world

 

We act with courage and determination

 

We are self-demanding and seek excellence

SOLUTION-DRIVEN

We go to the core of problems to deliver innovative solutions

 

We actively seek opportunities to learn and improve continuously

 

We value creativity and pragmatism

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Laurent Verdier

Laurent Verdier joins BW Ideol as Chief Business Development Officer

BW Ideol AS, global leader in floating offshore wind, is pleased to announce the nomination of Laurent Verdier as Chief Business Development Officer, succeeding Bruno Geschier, who served the company faithfully for almost a decade.

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BW Ideol ADEME

BW Ideol and ADEME Investissement completes first financial closing for joint offshore floating wind development company

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Floatgen BW Ideol ADEME Invest

BW Ideol and ADEME Investissement create a joint offshore floating wind development company

BW Ideol, a global leader in offshore floating wind, and ADEME Investissement, a state-owned French financier of innovative infrastructure projects, have today entered into a final agreement for a EUR 40 million funding by ADEME Investissement of BW Ideol's project development activities.

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