The increasing worldwide demand for energy generated from
renewable resources is an opportunity for France and the U.S. to advance
offshore wind energy technology to harvest the rich offshore wind resources
from their extensive coastlines. Among existing technologies, innovations in
floating wind technology are especially promising because of their high power
capacities, extensive harvesting potential in a large range of water depths,
and low disruption to other offshore activities.
This French-American Innovation Day (FAID), organized by the Office for Science & Technology of the Embassy of France in Boston , the Northeastern University and the University of Nantes aims to be the first of a series of international workshop on floating offshore wind energy technology (I-FOWT). It has been designed to share information on the innovation potential of floating technology and to discuss and identify the key issues that can lead to lower costs of energy and increased public acceptance.
The French-American Innovation Day (FAID) is an annual event organized by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the U.S . The FAID is designed for researchers and companies to exchange views on a specific technological issue, start cooperative activities, and develop business relationships with a transatlantic perspective. The goal of FAID is to facilitate the development of innovations between France and the U.S. by bringing together scientists, practitioners, and other interested stakeholders from both countries and preparing for the next generation of collaborative research projects.