209 results found for 'saint-brieuc offshore wind farm'

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  • Iberdrola Opens Saint-Brieuc Operations and Maintenance Base

    3 February 2025
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Iberdrola has inaugurated the operation and maintenance (O&M) base for the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. According to Iberdrola, 80 people will work in the O&M centre located in Binic-Établesm. The base controls and manages the electricity production and maintenance of the wind farm, playing a crucial role in its performance to […]

  • France Revises Offshore Wind PPAs to Tackle Negative Price Periods

    3 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The French government and three offshore wind farms have signed amendments to their power purchase agreements (PPAs), allowing them to halt production during periods of negative electricity prices. The three wind farms that signed PPAs are the 500 MW Fécamp, the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire, and the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc. According to the Ministry of Economics, […]

  • DEME Acquires Stake in German Offshore Wind Drilling Company

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Germany-based Bauer Offshore Technology, which provides drilling services for the construction of offshore wind foundations. DEME Group’s wholly owned subsidiary DEME Offshore Holding acquired a stake in the Schobenhausen-based company. Bauer Offshore Technologies will become part of DEME’s offshore energy segment. The eight-person team will […]

  • Haizea Reports Record Profit for 2024

    26 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Haizea Wind Group ended 2024 with a 32 per cent higher revenue and a 211 per cent higher net profit compared to the previous year. The Spanish offshore wind tower and foundation manufacturer says it expects growth in 2025 as well, thanks to its order backlog and primarily the orders from Iberdrola, Ørsted, Vestas, GE […]

  • Hellenic Cables, Asso.subsea Land Dunkirk Cable Contract in France

    21 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Hellenic Cables, in a consortium with Asso.subsea, has been awarded a turnkey contract by the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) for the Dunkirk offshore wind farm. Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, and supply 32 kilometres of submarine cables for the double submarine cable link, as well as 38 kilometres of […]

  • Accelerated Deployment Needed to Meet France’s 18 GW Offshore Wind Target by 2035, Study Says

    7 April 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    France will fail to meet its offshore wind installation target unless it streamlines permitting and creates a more favourable investment climate, according to new research from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Despite carrying out numerous tenders since 2011, France has just 1.5 GW of operational offshore wind. The study finds that […]

  • Nexans Secures EUR 1 Billion Framework Agreement for HVDC Cables in France

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Nexans has secured a major framework agreement, valued above EUR 1 billion, with Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for offshore wind farms in France. The framework agreement covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 450 kilometre of HVDC subsea cables and 280 kilometres […]

  • France Kicks Off Consultation for AO10 Offshore Wind Tender

    24 March 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The French Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) has launched a consultation on proposals for the country’s tenth offshore wind call for tenders (AO10), which is expected to award around 9 GW of capacity. A call for tenders is set to be launched in the upcoming months, aimed at awarding contracts for the development […]

  • Iberdrola Inaugurates Brittany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    19 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 19 September, Iberdrola inaugurated the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France, the second largest in the country and the first in Brittany. The offshore wind farm is located 16 kilometres off the northwest coast of France in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in the English Channel. The project, backed by a EUR 2.4 […]

  • France to Launch 10 GW Offshore Wind Tender in Coming Months

    21 October 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The French government has unveiled its intention to launch the tenth call for tenders (AO10) for the development of offshore wind farms, targeting a total capacity between 8 GW and 10 GW. The process is expected to begin in the coming months, with the objective of awarding contracts by the fall of 2026. The tenders […]

  • Iberdrola to Verify Power Performance of Its French Offshore Wind Farm, Hires DNV for the Work

    2 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has contracted DNV for power curve verification at the recently commissioned 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France so the developer could align actual energy production with initial projections and improve the accuracy of economic models for the wind farm. DNV will perform the work by employing advanced nacelle lidar technology, the global […]

  • Half of Saint-Brieuc Wind Turbines Now Generating Power

    11 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, an Iberdrola subsidiary, has achieved a milestone by initiating power production from half of the wind turbines at the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. The commissioning of the project is gradual and will continue until spring 2024, said the developer. Located 16 kilometres off the northwest coast of France in […]

  • Iberdola’s Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    6 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, has produced its first green power. The project is Iberdrola’s first in France and only the second offshore wind farm to produce power in the country, according to the press release. […]

  • All Saint-Brieuc Jacket Foundations Installed

    9 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The last jacket foundation has been installed at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm features 62 jacket foundations that will support Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD wind turbines. All 62 1,150-tonne units for the 496 MW project have been produced […]

  • Construction on Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Resumes

    27 March 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, has announced that the construction works on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm are now resuming, saying the installation vessel Aeolus will be continuing pile and drilling installation operations on the remaining wind turbine positions. According to the AIS data, Van Oord’s jack-up vessel is en route to […]

  • Omexom to Carry Out Saint-Brieuc Onshore Link Work

    26 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Toulouse-based Omexom LS has won a contract to provide terrestrial ground connections work for the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm. The 225kV onshore underground links will run from Caroual to La Doberie and have an approximate length of 16 kilometres. The export cables will be provided by Nexans. The value of the contract is around […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    12 May 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 62 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD wind turbines has been installed on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, some 16.3 kilometres from the Breton coast. The operation was carried out from the jack-up vessel Brave Tern of the Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. The […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Wind Turbine Towers Arriving in Brest

    20 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A set of wind turbine towers for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France has arrived in Brest on board the Rotra Mare vessel. In Brest, the towers will undergo final outfitting ahead of installation in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in the English Channel. The towers are being delivered by Haizea Breizh, the French subsidiary […]

  • Drilling Resumes at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    2 August 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s Aeolus has resumed drilling work at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France after the activities were halted once again last week due to the spillage of hydraulic fluid from one of the drills. As reported last week, the drilling activities were halted after the drill leaked the hydraulic fluid into the marine environment […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Temporary Technical Base Inaugurated

    1 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The technical base of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm was inaugurated on 24 February, however, this solution remains temporary, pending the final realisation of the maintenance base in the port of Saint-Quay-Portrieux. The temporary technical base of the French offshore wind farm was inaugurated by Daniel Cueff, Vice President of the Brittany region, and Stéphane […]

  • 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

    28 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, developed by Ailes Marines, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, has been fully commissioned, making it the second fully operational offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany. As of 28 May, all 62 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines are operational and feeding power into the […]

  • First Foundation In at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine foundation at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm has been installed, the developer Ailes Marines informed today, 4 July. Using Subsea 7’s Seven Borealis vessel, Van Oord installed the first jacket foundation, located in the northern part of the project site and has already started installing the second one in the same […]

  • Navantia and Windar Resume Jacket Foundation Delivery for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    19 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The Navantia-Windar consortium has started shipping the remaining jacket foundations for the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. Each batch will comprise four jackets of the 38 that are still in the Navantia Seanergies Fene shipyard. All 62 foundations […]

  • Construction Progresses at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    26 August 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed 24 out of 62 jacket foundations for the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. The installation of the jackets started on 1 July, while the first four units were placed on the seabed a few weeks later. Meanwhile, Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus continues with pre-piling work at the remaining foundation locations. To […]

  • Navantia Completes First Saint-Brieuc OWF Jacket Foundation

    30 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia has completed the construction of the first jacket foundation for the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm at its shipyard in Fene, Spain. The completion of the first jacket follows the reception of the first batch of components manufactured at the French port of Brest. The components have been assembled to the main blocks manufactured […]

  • Piling Work at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Completed, 35 Wind Turbines Installed

    28 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the jacket foundation piles at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France has been completed and Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus, which was being used to perform the work, has now left the project site, Ailes Marines, the project development company wholly owned by Iberdrola, said on 28 August. All locations that (will) […]