Gazelle Wind Power

Gazelle Wind Power is launching Nau Azul, a demonstration project to validate its floating wind platform in real-world conditions.

Gazelle Engineering works on floating wind technology through strategic partnerships and draws on marine and naval expertise.

Nau Azul: A flagship project for Portugal Page available in english Unlock the power of the ocean View all available positions From the historic port of Viana do Castelo, Gazelle Wind Power is launching Nau Azul – a pioneering R&D project that will validate, under real Atlantic conditions off

The Gazelle platform responds to waves using a central counterweight connected to tripodal arms anchored to the seabed; its geometry allows horizontal and vertical movement to minimize tilting. Its footprint is less than 20% of that of catenary mooring systems.

Jon Salazar discusses the opportunity in offshore wind and Gazelle’s platform as an option for growth in the sector.

Wind Systems Magazine describes how improvements to turbines, platforms, and mooring systems can increase effectiveness and longevity while reducing maintenance and risk and improving safety.

Popular Science reports that more than 60,000 wind turbines operate across the United States and that weather patterns are becoming less predictable.

The author describes watching a crane lift a 15MW nacelle weighing around 800 tons onto a 120 m tower as exhilarating.

Gazelle Wind Power received a 10-year TUPEM authorization for deployment of its 2 MW Nau Azul floating wind R&D demonstrator off the coast.

Gazelle Wind Power team members joined the Hydrographic Institute aboard the vessel NRP Andrómeda for a geophysical survey at the planned site of their floating offshore wind R&D project off Aguçadoura.

The page lists Gazelle Wind Power news, including its 2025 TUPEM authorization for a 2 MW floating wind demonstrator and a 2024 €11.4 million funding announcement.

Gazelle Wind Power was founded to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and develops offshore wind platforms from its headquarters in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

The Gazelle platform combines sustainability with a positive economic impact for offshore developments and supports renewable energy production.

Gazelle Wind Power Portugal S.A. lists its head office at Avenida do Cabedelo, Porto Comercial, Edifício Comunidade Portuária, Sala A, 4935-160 Viana Do Castelo, Portugal.

Modular, scalable, easier to deploy: Introducing Gazelle's unique dynamic mooring system, an evolutionary step-change in the design of floating platforms.

Gazelle Wind Power says it has developed and tested a floating platform design for 18MW+ wind turbines in extreme offshore conditions. The company describes the design as a breakthrough.

Sep 2026 · Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalismNews article

dstgroup invests €1.5 million in Gazelle Wind Power to advance the Nau Azul project and demonstrate a scalable floating platform for wind turbines larger than 15 MW. dstgroup subsidiary bysteel, a steel engineering and manufacturing company, will develop steel structures for the project, supporting offshore wind rollout across Iberia.

Jul 2025 · Gazelle Wind Power » Powering a Sustainable FutureNews article

Gazelle Wind Power raises €11.4 million in a funding round led by Indico Capital Partners. The developer says the funding will accelerate its next-generation floating offshore wind platform technology.

Nov 2024 · Gazelle Wind Power » Powering a Sustainable FutureNews article

Gazelle Wind Power secures €11.4 million in funding in a round led by Indico Capital Partners. The company will use the capital to develop its 2 MW next-generation, grid-connected floating offshore wind demonstrator and deploy it in Aguçadoura, Portugal. The funding accelerates development of Gazelle's floating wind technology.

Nov 2024 · Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalismNews article