ESG Today writes that Aikido Technologies, a startup founded in 2022, develops technologies for offshore wind turbines, aimed at overcoming the obstacles that make it hard for companies to adopt such technologies. One of the solutions developed by the company's engineers is the Aikido Platform, which is semi-submersible and can transport a fully-assembles turbine horizontally.

The Aikido Turbine is another piece of development from the company and it can reduce the cost and weight of the platform by 25%.

Floating wind turbines can be installed in deeper waters, compared to fixed offshore turbines, which need a point of support, allowing companies to place them further away in areas with stronger wind.

Aikido CEO Sam Kanner said that "floating wind must become commercialized by the end of the decade so that we can meet decarbonization targets set by pioneering offshore wind countries, including the U.S., U.K., and others in Europe and Asia. We believe that our technology suite represents a step change in reducing costs, simplifying logistics and increasing throughput of floating wind systems."