Market and programme assessment
Assessing which floating wind programmes are moving from policy ambition to actionable opportunity, and what that means for developers, suppliers, and partners.
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Floating Offshore Wind
Regulatory, commercial, and strategic advisory for floating wind.
Overview
Floating wind operates under distinct regulatory and commercial conditions that differ significantly from fixed-bottom. NorthernBlue has direct experience from early-phase floating projects — including METCentre, Norway's first licensed floating wind test facility — and tracks global market development across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and beyond.
Scope
- - Floating wind regulatory frameworks and consenting logic
- - Early-phase development strategy for floating projects
- - Market structure and commercial dynamics in floating wind
- - Global floating wind landscape and market development
- - Stakeholder and authority engagement specific to floating
- - Supply chain and technology positioning for floating wind
Our Approach
Floating wind is not simply offshore wind at greater depth. The regulatory frameworks are still forming, the commercial structures are contested, and the technical complexity feeds directly into consenting logic, authority expectations, and financing risk.
NorthernBlue's floating wind work is grounded in direct operational experience — from the METCentre consenting process under the Norwegian Offshore Energy Act to engagement with the Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II licensing rounds. We also track international floating wind market development, including emerging programmes in Japan, South Korea, Portugal, and the US Atlantic coast.
Typical Engagements
How We Typically Support Floating Wind Mandates
Floating wind work typically requires a tighter connection between regulatory reality, commercial timing, and technology positioning than fixed-bottom mandates.
Positioning for floating-specific dynamics
Helping clients understand how moorings, foundations, ports, grid, and project economics interact differently in floating wind than in broader offshore wind markets.
Strategic decision support
Providing grounded advice on where to focus, what to monitor, and how to sequence effort in a segment where frameworks and economics are still moving.
Discuss your situation
No templates. A direct conversation about your challenge and whether we are the right fit.