Global logistics provider Geodis has joined the European I3FLOAT consortium, a European initiative co-funded by the EU aiming to bring about innovation in floating offshore wind.
Joining as a technological supplier, Geodis will offer up expertise in transport, logistics and installation planning throughout the 36-month duration of the project. The company is one of 24 partners from eight European regions participating in the initiative, which was launched in Brussels in October in a bid to scale up the floating offshore wind value chain.
I3FLOAT is structured around four innovation hubs – Basque Country, Spain; Andalusia, Spain; Occitania / Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azu, France; and Flanders, Belgium. Geodis will focus on the French innovation hub, which is being led by Eolink, an engineering firm specialising in floating wind turbines. Geodis will look to optimise the transport and logistics of the Eolink floaters.
“This participation in the I3FLOAT project builds on Geodis’ expertise alongside key players in the offshore floating wind industry,” said Nicolas Bonnier, global manager offshore wind solution, project logistics at Geodis. “We are now delighted to continue our close partnership with the Eolink team in the years.”
Geodis has been supporting Dolfines to develop an XXL offshore floating wind lifting device, with the logistics provider also on hand to support construction of the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) pilot project in France.
