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  • EDF, Dong, WPD Seek Contractors for Wind Turbine Installation on Three French OWFs

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France, a consortium made of EDF EN France, Dong Energy Power Holding and WPD Offshore GmbH, has issued an invitation to tender for wind turbine installation on three French offshore wind sites. A contract for each of the three lots will last for six years (72 months) from the date of award. Deadline for submission of tenders or […]

  • Igeotest Completes First Round of Survey Works at Fécamp OWF

    27 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Igeotest Geoscience has completed the onshore, nearshore, and offshore geophysical and hydrographical campaigns, and an UXO survey along the export cable route for Prysmian on the Fécamp offshore wind project in France. The company is now mobilising equipment for a geotechnical campaign for the first phase of works to be carried out under a two-year contract […]

  • Taylor Hopkinson to Support Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Commissioning

    8 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Taylor Hopkinson has been awarded a contract to supply freelance on-site commissioning services at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The company will supply electrical safety personnel throughout the commissioning phase including, but not limited to, SAPs, Control Engineers, SCADA Supervisors and WTG Commissioning Supervisors. The works will commence next month and will run […]

  • EDF, DONG Seek Marine Warranty Surveyor for French OWFs

    12 February 2016

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and DONG Energy, is looking for Marine Warranty Surveyor service providers for three French offshore wind farms. The three wind farms are planned to be installed off Fécamp, Courseulles-sur-mer and Saint-Nazaire. Marine Warranty Surveyor services to be provided for the wind farms will cover all offshore activities […]

  • Fécamp Tier 1 Team Revealed

    2 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the launch of the Fécamp offshore wind project, EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd have revealed the Tier 1 suppliers for the 500 MW French offshore wind farm. Siemens Gamesa will provide 71 SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 7 MW. The contract also includes a 15-year maintenance period. These turbines will […]

  • All Gravity-Based Foundations Stand at Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm

    4 October 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    All 71 gravity-based foundations have been installed at the Fécamp wind farm offshore France, the project developer said. The installation of the foundations started on 1 August and was completed on 17 September with the installation of the final gravity-based foundation at the site located between 13 and 22 kilometres off Fécamp. The consortium of […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters Acta Auriga for French Offshore Wind Farms

    24 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the charter of a walk-to-work service operations vessel (SOV) Acta Auriga to support the commissioning activities of both Fécamp and Calvados offshore wind farms, respectively in 2023 and 2024. The vessel, owned and operated by the Dutch company Acta Marine, will be responsible for providing […]

  • TÜV SÜD Lands Owner’s Engineer Role in France

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    French grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded TÜV SÜD Group an Owner’s Engineer contract for the offshore export cable installation scope of three new offshore wind farms currently being built off the French Atlantic coast. Under the contract, TÜV SÜD will be responsible for the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire, the 500 MW Fécamp, and the […]

  • French State Council Rejects Appeal Against Fécamp OWF

    30 March 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Council of State, a high administrative court in France, has rejected the appeal of several associations opposing the construction of the offshore wind farm off Fécamp, according to the national media. With the appeal filed to the Council of State, the association challenged a decision of the Administrative Court of Appeal of Nantes, which voted in favour of the project in June 2017. 

  • Update: Sleipnir Starts Installing Gravity-Based Foundations at Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm

    2 August 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    This article was updated at 11:19 CET on 2 August. Heerema Marine Contractors’ vessel Sleipnir has started installing the gravity-based foundations at the site of the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, according to an update Heerema posted via social media. Yesterday morning (1 August) HAROPA – Port of Le Havre announced the first three gravity-based […]

  • Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Maintain Substations It Will Deliver for Three French OWFs

    27 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Atlantique Offshore Energy has signed long-term maintenance contracts for three offshore substations its parent company Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for three offshore wind farms in France. Chantiers de l’Atlantique reported on 27 July that its Marine Energy Business Unit, Atlantique Offshore Energy, had just signed a five-year preventive maintenance contract for the offshore substation […]

  • Le Havre Port Embarks on EUR 12 Million Offshore Wind Upgrade

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has awarded a EUR 12 million contract to the NGE group for the construction works related to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine plant in the Port of Le Havre, France. NGE’s subsidiaries NGE Genie Civil, Guintoli, NGE Fondations, and Maia Sonnier will build a roll-on, roll-off (RORO) platform and reinforce […]

  • EDF-Led Consortium Needs Supplier of Gravity-Based Foundations for French OWF

    23 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based foundations, such as boat landing, access ladders and platform […]

  • EDF Opens Fécamp Operations and Maintenance Base in France

    29 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France was officially inaugurated on 28 June 2022. Located on the Coastal Fishing Quay side on the Grand Quai peninsula in Fécamp, the facility will first serve the construction of the wind farm, which is already well underway. From 2023, […]

  • Fécamp Offshore Substation In Place

    12 August 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm offshore France. After being constructed at the end of June, the 2,200-tonne topside for the offshore substation left the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard a month later. Atlantique Offshore Energy, a marine business unit of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, secured the […]

  • Three French OWFs Greenlighted; Courseulles-Sur-Mer Could Face Appeal

    12 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three offshore wind projects off the French coast, to be developed by EDF and Enbridge off Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-mer, have received prefectural orders “authorizing the installation and operation” of wind farms. However, the 450MW project off Courseulles-sur-mer could face an appeal from several associations preparing a legal action opposing the project construction, according to the national media. […]

  • Prysmian to Work on French Offshore Wind Projects

    3 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and repair services for the submarine export cable links connecting the three offshore wind farms near the […]

  • Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

    25 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    A crowdfunding campaign for the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France, has been launched on the Kiwaï platform for Normandy residents who wish to invest in the project. The crowdfunding campaign is aiming at a loan amount of EUR 750,000, with contributions ranging from a minimum of EUR 20 to a […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2014

    2 June 2014

    Siemens to Use ‘Wind Server’ Jack-Up Vessel for Three Years Siemens Energy has entered into a charter agreement with DBB Jack-Up Services A/S for the use of a new purpose-built jack-up vessel, the Wind Server, designed for the service and maintenance of the rising number of large scaled offshore wind power projects across Northern Europe. […]

  • Explosion Leaves Two Injured On Board Vessel Working on Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm

    22 November 2022
    Vessels

    During the night on 17 November, an explosion occurred on board the DP3 trenching support vessel (TSV) Athena, injuring two crew members. The vessel, which was in port in Le Havre at the time of the accident, is supporting the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, according to French media. Ouest-France reports that the […]

  • Enbridge Selling Part of Stake in French Offshore Wind Projects

    7 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Enbridge is selling 49% of its 50% stake in Éolien Maritime France (EMF), the developer of three offshore wind projects in France, to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). After the transaction closes, through its investment in EMF, Enbridge will own equity interests in the Saint-Nazaire (25.5%), Courseulles-sur-Mer (21.7%), and Fécamp (17.9%) offshore wind projects […]

  • France: RTE Seeks Contractor for Hydrographic Services

    2 November 2012

    Réseau de transport d’electricité SA (RTE) is seeking for a contractor to provide hydrographic services in France. As part of the environmental impact studies underway for projects with connections to offshore wind farms (only “export” cables), samples and benthic analyses are needed to establish the initial state of the environment. The four areas covered are […]

  • Eolien Maritime France Seeks Met Masts for Offshore Wind Farms

    13 July 2012
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The scope concerns one met mast and its foundation for environmental monitoring,  designed, manufactured, delivered, transported, installed, commissionned for the offshore wind farm site of Courseulles-sur-Mer (between 12km and 25km from the coast). The optional scope is: – Pile driving test(s) (only for monopile foundations type); – Design, manufacturing, delivery, transportation, installation, commissionning of an offshore met mast for the […]

  • GDF SUEZ Plans to Bid in Offshore Wind Tender from French Government

    8 July 2011
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      GDF SUEZ has announced it will bid in the tender from the French government for the offshore installation of 3,000 MW of wind turbines by 2015. The Group recently entered a partnership with VINCI and AREVA to design the best business, energy and environmental proposal. This partnership brings together the main industrial French actors […]

  • GeoSea Secures Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Deal

    25 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea has consolidated its position in the renewable energy market by securing geotechnical site investigation works for the Fécamp offshore wind farm site in France, along with G-tec SAS. Works will be executed during summer 2014 for the account of WPD Offshore France SAS. Just a few weeks ago, GeoSea finished […]

  • Fécamp Gravity-Based Foundations Rise, Saipem 7000 to Handle Them

    14 February 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 71 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm has been completed at the Grand Port Maritime of Le Havre, France. The consortium of Bouygues Construction, Saipem, and Boskalis is in charge of supplying and installing the foundations for the 500 MW wind farm located between 13 and 22 kilometres off […]