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  • France: EDF to Pursue Offshore Wind Contracts Abroad

    9 April 2012

    Just after winning the tender with Alstom SA and Dong Energy A/S, Henri Proglio, the CEO of EDF said in an interview with Le Figaro that they will pursue offshore wind contracts abroad.. Last week, the French government announced winners of the 10 billion-euro ($13.3 billion) worth offshore wind tender. EDF, together with Alstom and […]

  • LOC Supporting EDF’s French OWFs

    27 February 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    LOC Group’s Paris-based renewables team is providing marine warranty surveying services for the Fécamp, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms in France, developed by a consortium led by EDF Énergies Nouvelles and Enbridge.

  • French Company Seeking Foundation Designs

    14 November 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF EN France and Dong Energy, through its subsidiary Eolien Maritime France are inviting tenders for three offshore wind project off the French coast. Namely, the companies are looking for a company to provide architectural services, engineering services and integrated engineering services with the final goal of achieving the projects certification as per IEC 61400-22. […]

  • Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a UNESCO World Heritage classification procedure is under way.

  • Extension Works Launched at Port of Cherbourg

    13 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    On March 2, Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA)’s elected representatives officially launched large- scale extension works of the port of Cherbourg’s main roadstead, which will be a milestone in the history of the port’s development. Due to the allocation of ALSTOM’s industrial unit for offshore wind activities on harbour land, and EDF’s assembly hub for the […]

  • European Commission Okays Support for Six French OWFs

    26 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved the support for six French offshore wind farms selected in the country’s first two tendering rounds. The projects include Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp, Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brieuc from the Round 1 tender in 2012, as well as Round 2 winners Dieppe-Le Tréport and Ile d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier from 2014. The selected offshore wind farms will receive support in […]

  • EIB Receives Offshore Wind Funding Request from France

    14 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energies Nouvelles and Enbridge have applied for funding with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the Saint-Nazaire and Fécamp offshore wind projects in France. EIB has not disclosed the total cost and the approximate amount of the proposed finance that the companies applied for. Saint-Nazaire is being developed by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture of EDF EN […]

  • EDF, Dong to Conduct Soil Investigation Offshore France

    25 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France, a consortium of EDF EN and DONG Energy, is seeking contractors for geotechnical investigations at three wind farm locations off French coast. Up to six contractors will collect information which will be used for detailed design of wind turbine and potentially substation foundations. Wind farms included in the design work are the […]

  • French Offshore Wind Farm Clears Final Legal Hurdle

    7 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Conseil d’Etat, France’s supreme administrative court, has dismissed the appeal against the operating permit for the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project. All the administrative permits required for the construction and operational phases of the project are now secured, the project developers said. EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, and Enbridge, a North […]

  • Dong Backs Out of Second Offshore Wind Tender in France

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN ) could look for another partner for the second French offshore wind power tender as Danish energy giant, Dong Energy, has decided not to take part in this round, writes Les Echos. The consortium including EDF, Alstom and Dong was selected to develop three out of four areas, Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), […]

  • EDF,GDF Suez and Iberdrola Led Consortiums to Submit Tenders for Offshore Wind Projects (France)

    9 January 2012
    Contracts & Tenders

    The three consortiums led by EDF, GDF Suez and Iberdrola will submit their tenders for offshore wind projects to the Commission for Energy Regulation on Wednesday, reports Les Echos. There is the total of five offshore wind areas. Dong Energy, Alstom, EDF will be bidding for all of them, except for the Tréport. The consortium […]

  • Wpd and DORIS Engineering Partner Offshore France

    22 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wpd France has signed an agreement with DORIS Engineering to deliver studies for floating offshore wind in French waters. Under the agreement, DORIS said it will provide strategic expertise in aero-hydrodynamic, mooring, cables, geotechnical and structural issues. According to the French company, the research and studies will provide wpd with insights in terms of technologies, construction and […]

  • GDF SUEZ, VINCI and CDC Infrastructure Submit their Bids for French Wind Farms

    12 January 2012

       GDF SUEZ, VINCI and CDC Infrastructure submitted yesterday their bids to the Government to develop offshore wind energy, further to a call for tenders covering an expanse off the coast of France, encompassing 3,000 MW of wind energy, from 2015. They are bidding on four of the five zones identified by the State as […]

  • France: EDF Seeking Contractor for Trenching Trials

    29 July 2013
    Grid Connection

    EDF is inviting tenders for the cable trenching trials, as part of the development and the construction of offshore wind farms projects in France, in order to assess the performance of burial methods commonly used in the industry in the offshore wind farms sites of Fecamp, Courseulles sur Mer and Saint-Nazaire. There are 3 kind […]

  • Port of Cherbourg Extended for Marine Renewables

    13 February 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The extension to the port of Cherbourg, as part of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) deployment project, has been officially approved. The aim of this project is to capture the undersea turbine market while also taking up some activity in the manufacturing and logistics aspects of the offshore wind turbine industry. With the most of the […]

  • Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Project Launch Set for Friday

    13 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    France’s minister for ecological transition, François de Rugy, will launch the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in Saint-Nazaire on Friday, 14 June. Minister de Rugy will launch the project at GE’s Montoir de Bretagne factory accompanied by Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO of EDF Group, and Hugh Bailey, General Manager of GE France. As reported last week, the Conseil […]

  • RTE Invites Tenders for Cable Laying Safety Consultancy Services

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    French Electricity Transmission Network (RTE) is inviting tenders for safety consultancy services. Namely, RTE is seeking a contractor to coordinate health and safety protection during the cable laying in waters off French coast. Covered by this tender are four offshore wind projects awarded during the first offshore wind round in France’s Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) […]

  • EMF Selects Saint-Nazaire Offshore Substation Team

    14 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantique Offshore Energy and its consortium partners GE Grid Solutions and Société de Dragage International (SDI), part of the DEME Group, have won a contract to design, manufacture, and install the electrical offshore substation for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. The contract was awarded by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a consortium between EDF Renouvelables and Enbridge, […]

  • France: EDF, Alstom Win Tenders for 3 Offshore Wind Sites

    6 April 2012
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    EDF, together with Alstom, won three of five sites at the tender announced by the French Government for offshore wind farm projects, French daily Le Figaro reported Thursday. The 6 MW wind turbines, whose prototype Alstom presented last week, will be assembled in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) and Fecamp (Seine-Maritime). The fourth wind farm, to be […]

  • Correll to Back Prysmian on Calvados Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Correll Group has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to provide support for the pull-in and installation of High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) export cables to the offshore substation platform for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, the Correll Group will provide support for the pull-in and installation […]

  • Saipem Picks Ramboll Design for Calvados Foundations

    28 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ramboll has been awarded a contract by Saipem, through its subsidiary Saipem SA, to perform the primary steel design of the monopile foundations for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is owned by a consortium consisting of EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., CPP […]

  • French Senate Rejects Offshore Wind Renegotiation Proposal

    15 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The French Senate has voted against a proposed amendment which would allow the government to renegotiate the feed-in tariffs of the six offshore wind projects selected in Round 1 and Round 2 tenders, according to local media.

  • Port of Cherbourg Preparing for French OWFs

    17 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Port of Cherbourg is getting ready for the first French offshore wind farms, with 44ha of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 already available for the marine renewable energies sector.  The new heavy-load quay has been in service since March 2015. With the ongoing extension works undertaken by Ports of […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 10 – 16, 2014

    16 November 2014

    EDF, Dong Seek Wind Turbine Installation Contractor Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has invited bids for the transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms. Floating Wind Test Site in Mediterranean Sea Fully Permitted During the 3rd General Assembly […]

  • RTE Seeks Cable Storage for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Project

    27 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has expanded a recently issued tender for cable storage services to include the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. In October, RTE issued a tender for storage services for the 225kV submarine power cables, and optionally junctions and accessories, for the Saint-Nazaire, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp offshore wind projects. According to the […]

  • VIDEO: The Story of Alstom’s Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine

    9 October 2015

    Alstom has published a video about its Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, its onshore and offshore installations and projects that will feature the turbine.  The first prototype of this turbine was tested at an onshore site at Carnet, near St Nazaire. In November 2013, Alstom installed the second prototype at the Belwind site 45km offshore Ostend harbor in Belgium. In April 2012, the […]