WindFloat Atlantic
Located 20 km offshore Viana do Castelo. WindPlus consortium: Ocean Winds 79.4% (EDPR 54.4% + ENGIE 25%), Repsol 19.4%, Principle Power 1.2%.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
PortugalNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
25 MW ◆
Turbines
3 × 8.4 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 8-4 ◆
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
103–116 m ≈
Distance from shore
20 km ◆
Wind speed
8.4 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
FiT ◇
Grid
Secured · 2020 ◆
Connection
Viana do Castelo substation (20 km export cable) ◆
Schedule
FID
2018 ◆
COD
2020-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 3 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the FiT contract's terms · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 12 sources (9 primary) · ◆ 5 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator7
[1]
Windplus S.A. (WindFloat Atlantic project)2024
“WindFloat Atlantic is composed of 3 semi-submersible WindFloat platforms, each with a MHI Vestas 8.4 MW wind turbine, 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo at a sea depth of approximately 95 meters.”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+4 more
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[3]
Principle Power Inc.2020-01-02◆ WindFloat Atlantic project starts supply…
"the first of the three platforms comprising the Windplus consortium's wind farm, was successfully connected on 31st December." ... The first platform of the WindFloat Atlantic wind farm, after being …
supportsFirst power
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[10]
Principle Power Inc.2019-10
"The first WindFloat Atlantic platform with the turbine fully installed has set off from the Spanish Port of Ferrol towards its final destination 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal." …
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rightsturbine assembly and departure
[12]
Ocean Winds2025◆ Five years of WindFloat Atlantic (timeli…
“2015-2018 Development and Permitting Necessary permits were obtained, including: ... The environmental permit was received in November 2015. ... The 30-year maritime concession for the WindFloat Atlan…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[14]
Ocean Winds2025-05-14◆ Ocean winds celebrates 5 years of the wi…
“After five years of operation, we are proud of the performance of the WindFloat Atlantic project in producing clean energy. ... Today, we are now even more confident that the investment decision made …”
supportsFinal investment decision
Financier1
[5]
European Investment Bank2018-10-19◆ Portugal: EU supports breakthrough wind …
"EUR 60 million loan granted by the EIB under InnovFin to Windplus [S.A.]… EUR 29.9 million from the EU's NER300 programme and up to EUR 6 million from the Portuguese Carbon Fund." [Note: loan signing…
supportsBackground
Trade press4
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