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  • Greek Firm Completes Cable Installation for French Floating Wind Pilot Project

    25 April 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Greece-based Asso.subsea has completed the cable installation, burial, and protection operations for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France. The Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project is located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, on a 100-metre deep site. The floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8 […]

  • Canadian Pension Fund to Consolidate Its Offshore Wind Holdings into UK-Based Reventus Power

    10 April 2024
    Business & Finance

    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) will consolidate its existing direct and indirect offshore wind holdings into Reventus Power, its UK-based portfolio company, which will become its dedicated global offshore wind platform. Subject to customary approvals, the move will see Reventus Power growing its teams in the UK, Germany, Poland and Portugal to form […]

  • France Earmarks EUR 4.12 Billion for 2024 Floating Wind Tender

    8 December 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has given France the green light to support the construction and operation of two floating offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Lion with EUR 4.12 billion, which will be awarded through a tender the French government is expected to launch next year. Developers of the two floating wind farms, each of […]

  • French Floating Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    12 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final wind turbine of the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project was installed 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France. Less than a month after the first departure from the Port of Marseille Fos, the other two wind turbines were in turn towed offshore and anchored at a depth of […]

  • EDF, ESB, Reventus Partner on 1 GW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project; Confirm Plan to Bid in UK’s Round 5 Leasing

    10 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture company behind the 1 GW Gwynt Glas floating wind project is set to change ownership structure as EDF Renewables UK, which owns Gwynt Glas together with DP Energy, is entering into a partnership with Irish renewable energy developer ESB and UK-headquartered offshore wind investor Reventus Power. DP Energy will remain a development […]

  • Second Floating Wind Turbine Heading to French Pilot Project Site

    28 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The second floating wind turbine for the Provence Grand Large pilot project has set sail from Marseille Fos Port and is en route to its site offshore France. The Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm will feature three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed on tensioned line floats and designed by SBM Offshore and […]

  • First Provence Grand Large Floating Wind Turbine Stands Offshore France

    19 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW floating wind turbine has been installed at the Provence Grand Large offshore wind farm site off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône in France. After assembling the turbine and its float, the first Provence Grand Large wind turbine left Quai Graveleau in Fos-sur-Mer to be towed 17 km from the coast […]

  • First Provence Grand Large Floating Wind Turbine Sets Sail

    13 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first floating wind turbine for the Provence Grand Large offshore wind project set sail to its site on Monday, located more than 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône in France. The floating wind farm will comprise three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed on tensioned line floats and designed by SBM Offshore and IFP […]

  • Octopus Energy Acquires Stake in Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    19 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UK-headquartered Octopus Energy has made an investment in the 731.5 MW Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Octopus Energy Generation acquired a 10 per cent stake in the fully operational 731.5 MW offshore wind farm, located 55 kilometres from the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. The deal comes […]

  • SeaTwirl and Verlume Join Forces to Drive Decarbonisation of Offshore Assets

    25 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Swedish energy-tech company SeaTwirl and UK-based energy management and energy storage firm Verlume have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the electrification of offshore assets and decarbonisation of the oil and gas industry. The MoU will see the two companies identify and pursue potential opportunities for decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas […]

  • Port of Hastings ‘Most Suitable’ for Development of Victoria’s Offshore Wind Terminal

    13 September 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Hastings has been confirmed as the “most suitable” location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal to facilitate offshore wind assembly, subject to required approvals. If approved, the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal will be capable of supporting offshore wind delivery of up to 1 GW per year, placing Hastings at […]

  • Australian Gov’t Rejects Port of Hastings Wind Terminal Project, Tasmanian Gov’t Proposes Port of Bell Bay

    11 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics

    Australian Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, has rejected the application for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal submitted by the Port of Hastings Corporation, which plans to establish the terminal at the Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA), located within an existing port zone. In this article: The proposed terminal is planned to serve as […]

  • First Turbine Assembled for French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    25 July 2023
    Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for the 24 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm has been assembled in France. The floating wind farm will comprise three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed on tensioned line floats and designed by SBM Offshore and IFP Energies Nouvelles. The turbine components, manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s factory […]

  • DP Energy, SBM Offshore Reveal Floating Wind Plan in Canada

    19 July 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind

    DP Energy and SBM Offshore have formed a joint venture to pursue floating wind opportunities in Nova Scotia, Canada. The two partners now plan on taking early steps that would help establish a floating wind industry in Nova Scotia, including contributing to the implementation of the environmental, regulatory, supply chain, workforce, and construction best practices, […]

  • EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Pick Floating Tech for Norwegian Offshore Wind Project

    4 July 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, R&D, Technology

    EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Offshore are cooperating with Moreld Ocean Wind for the floating solution at the offshore wind development on Utsira Nord in the Norwegian North Sea. EDF Renewables has been working with Deep Wind Offshore on the first offshore wind projects in Norway since 2021. This work includes producing a competitive bid […]

  • First Foundation Floated Out for French Pilot Wind Farm

    24 May 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first floating foundation of the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm was floated out at Eiffage Métal’s site in Fos-sur-Mer, France. Assembled at Eiffage Métal’s fabrication yard in Fos-sur-Mer, the three floating foundations are equipped at their ends with two submersible buoys between which is an innovative anchoring system, according to Smulders, the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    5 April 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depths of around 100 metres. The floating wind farm will comprise […]

  • Boa to Handle Provence Grand Large Floaters

    3 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    SBM Offshore has contracted Boa for the load-out, shifting, and float-off operations for the floating foundations for the French Provence Grand Large pilot project at the fabrication yard in Fos-sur-Mer. Under the contract, Boa is responsible for the engineering, project management and operation aspects of the work to be carried out. The company will use […]

  • Floaters for French Pilot Wind Farm Taking Shape

    14 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The three floating foundations for the Provence Grand Large wind farm in France are taking shape at Eiffage Métal’s site in Fos-sur-Mer, where the assembly of the structures is being carried out by the French company and Smulders, its Belgium-based subsidiary. The project, which will be the first pilot floating wind farm in France, will […]

  • Seabed Surveys Needed for 24 MW French Floating Wind Project

    26 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Parc Eolien Offshore de Provence Grand Large, an EDF EN France company developing a 24 MW floating wind demonstration project in the French part of the Mediterranean Sea, has launched a tender for offshore survey services. The developer is looking to carry out seabed clearance, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and identification surveys in in water depths […]

  • EDF EN Seeks Geotechnical Investigators for the Mediterranean Floater

    8 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Parc Eolien Offshore De Provence Grand Large, a subsidiary of EDF EN France, has invited tenders for geotechnical investigations and associated services for the 24MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in the French part of the Mediterranean Sea.

  • SBM Details Floating System for EDF’s Provence Grand Large Project

    10 November 2016
    Technology

    As reported last week, SBM Offshore will deliver the floating platforms for the pilot wind energy project EDF EN will set up off the French coast, after being selected by the French government as one of the two new winners at the floating wind tender. SBM today provided details related to its part of the work on […]

  • DORIS Renewables Starts with French Floating Wind Projects

    23 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    The first projects DORIS Renewables – a recently set up renewable energy division of the DORIS Engineering group – will handle include Provence Grand Large and EolMed floating wind projects in France, the company informed in its latest press release.

  • Prysmian Wins French Floater Contract

    19 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Group has won a contract to develop a turnkey cable system for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France. Under the EUR 30 million deal, Prysmian will supply 3km of inter-array cables, 19km of export cables and onshore cables for a 9km route. All submarine cables will be produced at the company’s centers of […]

  • Schmidbauer Muscle for French Floating Wind Farm

    27 January 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted Schmidbauer to provide heavy load logistics on the Provence Grand Large floating wind project in France. EDF Renouvelables is developing the 25 MW Provence Grand Large project in the Faraman area in the Mediterranean Sea, some 17 kilometres from the Napoléon beach in the town of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The project will feature […]

  • French Consortium Seeks Vertiwind Platform Design

    25 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Consortium made of Nénuphar, Technip and renewable energy company EDF Energies Nouvelles is seeking a contractor for a job on its floating vertical-axis turbine. Vertiwind is an innovative Floating Vertical axis offshore turbine developed to produce in sea conditions. The turbine system has been developed by Nenuphar in France, and the floaters are shaped by […]