WHEEL project goes beyond the state-of-the-art in multiple topics related to floating wind in its pathway towards large scale commercial projects. WHEEL will break ground in multiple related but independent aspects: test an advantageous wind turbine configuration unprecedented in floating wind, innovating and testing new-generation synthetic materials for the mooring system, developing and testing new patented floating control strategies or designing patented solutions for on-site large corrective maintenance of floating wind turbines. These solutions have been conceived to address the requirements and opportunities of floating energy industrial production, installation, and operation.