From start-up to scale-up: X1 Wind unveils a new colorful brand identity

Four years ago, Alex Raventos and Carlos Casanovas founded X1 Wind with a very disruptive idea. Today, the idea is about to become a reality while X1 Wind approaches the commissioning of its first fully operational prototype: a floating platform that will be installed in the Canary Islands in the upcoming months integrating a Vestas V29 turbine that has been adapted to downwind.

During these four years, X1 Wind has advanced fast in the development of its technology, completing a proof of concept and validation of the technology and defining its identity through smart, efficient, and creative work. The company has grown fast, attracting top talent from multidisciplinary backgrounds in the fields of wind energy, mechanical, electrical, structural, aeronautical and naval engineering and business strategy. Now, after two years of work under the scope of the PivotBuoy project, the company is about to finish the portside assembly of its first operational prototype which will be launched very soon. The platform will be operating for one year in open oceans in the Canary Islands demonstrating the advantages of X1 Wind’s disruptive technology.

The new logo aims to capture our soul as a young technology-based company made of top-tier professionals who share a passion for the environment and for finding smart solutions to solve the climate challenge. Our contribution is a small step in the right direction: to harness part of the 50TW potential of offshore wind in deep waters, as recently estimated by the World Bank. With our new colors, inspired in real wind maps, we want to represent our commitment and ability to bring an optimal floating wind solution able to harness the offshore wind resources in a cost-effective manner, and our mission to contribute to building a sustainable future for all.

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X1 Wind’s mission is to provide highly scalable solutions to reduce carbon emissions and provide affordable clean energy globally. In the last years, X1 Wind has continued to develop its disruptive floating wind technology, completing the design of a fully functional part-scale demonstrator, and successfully executing several testing campaigns, putting together a team of experts with decades of experience in the offshore wind and marine sectors. The company has been recognized as one of the cleantech start-ups with highest potential impact in Europe.