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  • 9 May 2014
    Authorities

    If the GE’s acquisition bid for Alstom’s Energy division gets the green light, the French government will ask the American industrial giant to sell Alstom’s offshore wind turbine business to Areva, France’s largest provider of nuclear energy, writes Les Echos. “It would make sense to have one sole French actor in this industry,” the government […]

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

    The French government has submitted to the Senate a package of laws which includes a proposal to renegotiate the terms of the six offshore wind projects selected in the first two tender rounds, the French financial daily Les Echos reports.

  • 13 September 2013

    The French renewable energy company Nass & Wind is about to finalise its deal with Siemens to join forces on the next French offshore wind tender. There is a possibility of a third partner in this consortium, however, Nass & Wind did not want to disclose any details concerning the name of the third party […]

  • 12 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Schneider Electric has been selected as a preferred supplier of power equipment for Areva’s offshore wind projects in France. This includes in particular the wind farm of 100 5MW turbines in the bay of Saint Brieuc off the coast of Brittany and the current tenders for the offshore wind farms at Le Tréport off the […]

  • 4 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Group has secured a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to develop two submarine and land export cable systems for the Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract worth more than EUR 150 million, Prysmian will provide the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of two HVAC 225kV three-core extruded export […]

  • 6 February 2019
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Provisional Type Certificate for the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The new direct-drive offshore wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 167 metres, with its B82 blades allowing for an 18% greater swept area compared to the SWT-7.0-154 unit, Siemens Gamesa said. The first prototype was installed in Østerild, Denmark in September […]

  • 8 May 2014
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500MW) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays de la Loire, 500MW). The success of these bids, presented […]

  • 27 July 2012
    R&D

    Nass&Wind Offshore, one of the leading French developers of offshore wind projects, commissioned a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) wind meter type device on 19 July installed on the terrace of the aerodrome of the île d’Yeu (France). The laser on this new generation instrument sweeps the sky and measures the absolute speed of wind […]

  • 29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has signed a capacity reservation agreement with the Navantia-Windar consortium to manufacture 62 wind turbine jacket foundations to be built in Fene, La Coruña, Spain for the Dieppe le Tréport wind farm offshore France. This project, which will soon materialise in the form of a contract, is the largest one awarded to Navantia […]

  • 15 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), a French renewables lobby, will ask for more ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity planned post-2023 during the review of the country’s new energy investment plan scheduled for Friday, 15 April. The French government’s plan calls for the development of 3GW of offshore wind capacity by 2023, with further […]

  • 11 May 2014

    GDF Team Wins French Offshore Wind Tender Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500MW) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays de la Loire, […]

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

    France’s Minister of Ecology François de Rugy has signed the letters approving re-negotiated feed-in-tariffs for six offshore wind projects selected in the country’s first two tendering rounds.

  • 1 October 2013

    AREVA, Entrepose Projets, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting, and Fouré Lagadec have signed an industrial partnership agreement for the manufacturing of AREVA’s offshore turbine masts destined for the future wind farms in France and in the south of United Kingdom. Already selected in 2012 for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore park, AREVA is currently part of […]

  • 12 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will decide on the fate of the six already approved offshore wind projects in the next few days, according to Le Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), a French renewables lobby.

  • 5 October 2018
    Authorities

    The regional council of Pays de la Loire in France is opening consultations for new offshore wind areas.

  • 21 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium led by French energy company Engie will submit permit applications for the development and operation of two offshore wind farms in French waters totalling close to 1GW in capacity at the beginning of 2017, Raphaël Tilot, Engie’s offshore wind power project director told Le Figaro. In May 2014, a consortium comprising Engie, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and […]

  • 30 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Madrid-based Ocean Winds has signed a reserved capacity agreement with Navantia Seanergies for the manufacture of elements for future offshore wind farms internationally, including floating structures for future wind farms in Spain, Portugal, and other European countries. The contract will enable the companies to construct a large number of components for the offshore wind market […]

  • 20 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Following Siemens Gamesa’s decision to replace Adwen’s 8MW turbines, proposed to be installed at three French offshore wind farms, Ailes Marines informed it had sought the approval from the French Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Nicolas Hulot, with the decision expected shortly. 

  • 2 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Chalus, CEO of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port, made a presentation […]

  • 5 April 2016
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Ségolène Royal, French Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine, yesterday launched the third offshore wind call for tenders for an area off the coast of Dunkerque, identified as having favorable conditions for offshore wind development.  The Minister appointed the Maritime Prefect for the English Channel and the North Sea, and the Prefect for the Northern region – Pas-de-Calais Picardie, to carry […]

  • 12 January 2014

    Vestas Makes Major Progress in Wind Industry Vestas has received a record number of wind turbine orders per month in December, which amount to 1,346 MW. Germany: A2SEA to Install 97 Turbines on Gode Wind A2SEA has signed a contract with DONG Energy to install 97 turbines on Gode Wind 1 + 2 in the […]

  • 15 December 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    French Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Nicolas Hulot has approved the switch from the Adwen 8MW to the Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbine to be used on the 496MW Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, Ailes Marines, the developer of the project, said.

  • 29 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European consortium comprising EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore today submitted two bids for French offshore wind projects: the Tréport and Ile d’ Yeu/Ile de Noirmoutier. These two projects fall within the framework of the second call for tenders for French offshore wind energy projects, representing total new capacity of 1,000 MW to be […]

  • 7 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    After Engie and EDP Renewable (EDPR) announced they are jointly taking part in the next stage of the third offshore wind call for tenders in France, the country will further see Iberdrola, EDF EN, and wpd participating in the new “competitive dialogue” tendering process.

  • 29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has signed a vessel reservation agreement, and DEME Group is in separate exclusive discussions to provide a range of services during the construction of the 496 MW Dieppe – Le Tréport wind farm offshore France, the consortium behind the project said. Les Éoliennes en Mer Services consortium and Jan De Nul have […]

  • 2 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish consulting engineering company Niras has won a contract to set up a plan for decommissioning of two offshore wind projects in France with a combined capacity of nearly 1GW which are still avaiting final investment decision.