Horizon Europe ATLANTIC project: making floating wind power a competitive and sustainable European industry

As a beneficiary of the Horizon Europe programme, allocated €15 million in funding, the ATLANTIC project — led by EOLINK and the VALOREM Group — aims to reduce energy production costs for large-scale floating wind.

With a first-rate European consortium comprising 13 partners from 6 countries, the project seeks to significantly reduce electricity production costs while curbing CO₂ emissions.

To do so, the project will demonstrate the performance of an innovative 5 MW floating unit developed by Eolink, deployed at the SEM-REV test site off the French Atlantic coast, with a target levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of €85/MWh by 2030, and a projected LCOE of €57/MWh beyond 2035.

Its innovative design is expected to reduce carbon emissions compared to current market standards and will include extensive environmental monitoring.

The ATLANTIC project will also lay the groundwork for establishing a European supply chain, an important prerequisite for the large-scale roll-out of floating offshore wind and enhanced energy sovereignty within Europe.

The consortium, featuring a strong industrial component, brings together four businesses and SMEs, one public interest foundation, six research centres, one university and one regional organisation.

On 22 and 23 October, the ATLANTIC project partners met in Brest for the project’s kick-off meeting. The constructive discussions held during this two-day event illustrate the cooperation mindset and the shared commitment of the entire consortium towards cementing floating wind as a pillar of the European energy transition.

Main actions

• Final development and deployment of the 5 MW floating unit
• Offshore operational supervision, maintenance and monitoring
• Environmental monitoring and impact assessment
• Optimisation of the floating turbine design
• Operation and roll-out to set up multi-megawatt farms
• Pan-European supply chain and roll-out studies
• Acceptability and regional involvement

Main actions

Project partners