Mark Barges, Partner at Ashurst discusses how close floating wind is to commercial maturity, key technology challenges for this emerging sector, and the potential influence of Chinese manufacturers and contractors.
There are now almost 250GW of floating wind projects in development globally, but how close are we to the next wave of growth in floating wind? And how will the industry continue to evolve?

Biographies:

Mark Barges, Partner, Ashurst

Mark has extensive experience in advising on conventional and renewable energy, oil and gas, mineral resources and infrastructure projects in France, Europe, Africa and Latin America. He has worked on a number of transactions in these sectors including the financing of wind farms, solar, biomass, biomethane portfolios as well as conventional IPP projects.

He advises lenders, commercial banks, multilateral financial institutions and export credit agencies, as well as developers and sponsors at all stages of the structuring, development and financing of major projects.

Mark is qualified in Paris and England & Wales and is a recognised practitioner in the current Europe and Global editions of Chambers & Partners.

Richard Heap, Insight Director, Tamarindo

Richard has spent his whole working life in business journalism, focusing on sectors including energy, property and technology. His previous roles include assistant editor at award-winning magazine Property Week; and research manager at Sunday Times Fast Track. He joined Tamarindo in early 2014 and focuses on delivering vital financial news, insight and analysis.