Gazelle Wind Power has teamed up with renewables developer WAM Horizon to accelerate the development of a floating wind pilot off Portugal.
The site, off the coast of Aguçadoura, will use Gazelle’s floating wind platform.
Portugal-based WAM Horizon will provide Gazelle with strategic advisory to implement the project.
WAM Horizon is the holding company for WAM Investments, an investment management office focused on developing renewable energy assets and companies.
WAM Horizon’s Chairman, Adelino Costa Matos-who also serves as a non-executive director on the Gazelle Board-and its management staff have experience supporting and developing offshore wind industry, including involvement in the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic Project, the first of its kind in Portugal.
Matos is also the founder of Portuguese wind tower and foundation manufacturer ASM Industries, which was acquired by South Korea’s CS Wind in 2022.
“WAM Horizon has exceptional offshore wind experience in the region, making them an ideal partner to support Gazelle’s project and help position our one-of-a-kind platform as the benchmark solution for floating offshore platforms,” said Gazelle CEO Jon Salazar.
Matos added: “The innovative design behind the Gazelle platform makes it a very promising solution to drive the offshore wind industry into the future, supporting WAM Horizon’s long-term vision to enable offshore wind at a large scale.
“We are eager to continue working with the Gazelle team to move this pilot project forward and make an impact on the clean energy transition.”