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Irish energy firm secures €175m funding from Norwegian state for floating offshore wind project

Source Galileo, the Irish renewable energy company backed by Ikea, has secured €175m in funding from a Norwegian investment fund

The energy produced by the floating wind farm will be used to power the enormous Goliat oil platform

Source Galileo, the Irish renewable energy company backed by the investment arm of Ikea, has secured €175 million in funding from the Norwegian government to part-finance its development of a major floating offshore wind farm close to the Arctic Sea.

Enova, a €3 billion climate and innovation investment fund owned by the Norwegian state, announced this week it has awarded €175 million to the Goliat floating offshore wind project, which Source Galileo is developing in ...