Italy’s floating offshore wind potential: Ready to sail, but anchored by policy

As Italy eyes its first competitive offshore renewables tender, the tides of the emerging energy market are already shifting. A wave of floating offshore wind projects, once experimental, is now carving out a serious stake in the country’s energy transition. Floating offshore wind has emerged as a key technology for deep-water regions. Yet in Italy, this emerging technology is colliding with the realities of regulatory friction and market readiness.