Energy Transitions Podcast: Taking a deep dive into floating offshore wind with Jon Salazar

With over 83% of the world's wind resources located offshore at water depths of 60 meters and beyond, it's no wonder that floating offshore wind will play a critical role in our future, green energy mix.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue spoke to Jon Salazar, Founder and CEO at Gazelle Wind Power, about why he believes floating wind is the natural next step for offshore wind.

He believes that despite challenges faced by the sector, it offers a more sustainable solution than fixed-bottom wind, offers higher capacity factors and is well on the way to standardisation and a lower LCOE.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Why floating offshore wind is the next big thing
• What needs to happen to reduce LCOE of floating wind and Gazelle's innovation roadmap to make that happen
• How the technology needs to be standardised to create economies of scale
• The importance of addressing permitting challenges and supply chain constraints
• What makes Gazelle Power unique and what projects are they involved in
• How Gazelle Wind Power moved from a concept to a commercially viable technology, as well as how it got its name.

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Joanna Pandera highlights Poland’s progress towards decarbonisation
Why Markus Rauramo sees technology neutrality as vital for EU energy policy

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Floating wind to grow to 250GW by 2050 says DNV GL
Site visit: Inside the O&M base for a floating offshore wind project
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