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  • France: Le Treport Offshore Wind Project Could be Revived

    20 June 2012
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The French offshore wind farm project of Le Treport may see its resurrection, according to Les Echos news site. Allegedly, some industrial groups and local institutions are pushing the idea “behind the scenes” to file an appeal to the government in order to continue with discussions on the proposed wind farm. Namely, the tender was […]

  • GDF and EDP Join Forces for Second French Offshore Wind Round

    10 July 2013

    GDF SUEZ S.A., French multinational electric utility company, has decided to join forces with Portuguese EDP Renovaveis S/A to bid for offshore wind farms in France, reports Les Echos. The two companies will form a consortium, which will finance and operate offshore wind farms if their bid is accepted. GDF was unable to win the […]

  • 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 […]

  • France to Launch Second Offshore Wind Round

    11 September 2012

    As Reuters writes, the French Government is about to launch the second round of offshore wind tenders for two locations. The first location is 705MW Le Treport in northern France and a second off the island of Noirmoutier with a capacity of 600 MW. Earlier this year France awarded four out of five locations for […]

  • EDF Reconsiders on French Offshore Wind Tenders

    12 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Paris based EDF Energies Nouvelles gives up on bid to construct offshore wind farm at Le Treport. “We’ve taken this decision in order to concentrate on the four other zones,” said David Corchia, CEO of EDF Energies Nouvelles, reports Les Echos. In July French government launched €10 billion offshore wind tender Earlier this year EDF […]

  • AREVA, Entrepose Projets and Fouré Lagadec Sign Industrial Partnership Agreement

    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 […]

  • Siemens and Gamesa One Step Away from Owning Adwen?

    12 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Areva is set to sell its stake in Adwen to Siemens and Gamesa on Wednesday, Le Figaro reported. The 50% share Areva holds in the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a joint venture between Areva and Spain’s Gamesa, will be sold for EUR 60 million, according to the French newspaper. As part of the merger agreement between Gamesa […]

  • Maine Governor Places Wind Energy Moratorium, Plans Introducing New Permitting Bill

    26 January 2018
    Authorities

    On 24 January, Maine Governor Paul LePage issued an executive order setting up the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission and placing a moratorium on new permits to wind energy projects until the newly-established commission releases its report after studying the economic impact wind turbines have on tourism. 

  • Shell and Partners Cancel Floating Wind Project Offshore France

    16 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Energy giant Shell, China’s China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and France’s Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC) have cancelled a project to build a demonstrator floating wind farm offshore France, according to local media reports. Shell has cited ”technical, commercial and financial challenges” in the execution of the project as the main reasons for […]

  • Siemens Expresses Interest in Alstom’s Power Units

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens, a German energy giant, has expressed its intent about Alstom takeover negotiations. The company released a statement yesterday, saying it had “submitted a letter to the Board of Alstom to signal its willingness to discuss future strategic opportunities.“ This follows the last-week’s news that GE is planning to buy the French company. GE CEO […]

  • Engie-Led Consortium Pushes Ahead with French Offshore Wind Projects

    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 […]

  • Centrica to Organize Public Meetings Related to Future Wind Farm in Irish Sea (UK)

    8 February 2012

    Centrica, a British company engaged in sourcing, generating, processing, trading and storing energy, is going to organize public meetings in order to discuss future windfarm in the Irish Sea, reports BBC. Centrica Plc was awarded the wind farm development rights for the Irish Sea zone in January 2010. The site lies outside Manx waters, about […]

  • 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 […]

  • German Gov’t Would Back Siemens-Alstom Deal, Says Merkel

    12 May 2014
    Authorities

    The German government will not intervene in the Siemens-Alstom negotiation process, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a press conference on Saturday, reported the Associated Press. Chancellor Merkel met with French President Francois Hollande this weekend to discuss a possible tie-up between the German and French companies. They agreed that this is a corporate decision […]

  • Nexans Appoints Nicolas Badre as Deputy CFO (France)

    24 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Nicolas Badré to join its Corporate Financial Department as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was effective from October 11, 2011. Nicolas Badré will report directly to Frederic Michelland, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Corporate Executive Vice President Americas. Previously he held at ‘Groupe […]

  • SSE, RWE Gather Public Feedback for North Falls Offshore Wind Farm

    18 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and RWE are asking North Essex communities for their feedback on the proposed North Falls offshore wind farm in the North Sea as part of the second round of consultations that are currently underway. North Falls, a 50/50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and RWE, is a proposed extension to the existing 504 […]

  • GE Enters Into Talks to Buy Adwen

    16 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    General Electric (GE) has entered into talks with Areva, Gamesa, Siemens and the French state to discuss the potential acquisition of Adwen, a 50 – 50 offshore wind joint venture between Areva and Gamesa, Jeff Immelt, GE’s CEO, told French daily Le Figaro. GE took over Alstom’s power and grid businesses last year, which included 1.5GW of […]

  • First Haliade-X 12MW Blade Goes for Testing

    14 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    LM Wind Power has sent off the first 107m long blade for GE’s Haliade-X 12MW turbine from its factory in Cherbourg, France, to the UK where it will undergo testing. The LM 107.0 P blade, the world’s largest, was loaded onto a vessel on 13 August in the Cherbourg harbor and began its journey to the […]

  • World’s First Offshore Green Hydrogen Plant to Go Online in France

    4 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    An offshore hydrogen production plant powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine is scheduled to be put into operation next year in France. The hydrogen production system will be installed at the SEM-REV demonstration site, off the coast of Le Croisic in France where it will be linked with the Floatgen wind turbine. According […]

  • Consortium with Nass&Wind Wins Tender for Three French Wind Farms

    19 April 2012
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the official announcement by the French government of the results of Round 1 of the tender concerning the building of wind farms off the coasts of France, Nass&Wind Offshore is proud to report that the consortium comprising EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy, Alstom, WPD Offshore and Nass&Wind Offshore has successfully won three out of the […]

  • Offshore wind in France – The state of the industry

    13 January 2012

    The last major economy in Europe that is not a member of the offshore wind club is due to knock on the clubhouse door this year. France will be joining the club with a huge 3GW enrolment fee. This month, to be precise, 11 January 2012, was the deadline for the tenders to be submitted […]

  • USA: Statoil Freezes Hywind Maine Project

    5 July 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has decided to suspend the Hywind Maine project, which includes the deployment of floating wind turbines 12 miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor. The company reported its decision to the Maine Public Utilities Commission via a letter on July 3, saying that the recent legislative alteration created an uncertainty that led Statoil to freeze the […]

  • DNV to Certify Wind Turbines in Korea

    10 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Korean Energy Agency (KEA) has selected DNV to deliver Type Certification services for wind turbines selected in Korean wind farm projects. The certification will be granted according to Korean standards and the international certification scheme IEC, DNV said. ”As wind parks will increasingly be erected offshore, in greater water depths, harsh climates and remote […]

  • FPSO Operator BW Offshore to Enter Floating Wind

    11 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Another company involved in the oil & gas sector has set its sights on offshore wind, as the industry increasingly moves towards renewable energy amid the global energy transition. The latest to announce its clean energy plans is BW Offshore, which is now in investment discussions with the floating wind company Ideol. The Norway- and […]

  • UPDATE ON FRANCE: The great potential of offshore wind in France

    16 March 2015

    France is ranked 2nd in Europe regarding the offshore wind potential, just behind the United Kingdom. And while no wind farms are installed to date this will change in the next few years to come. Offshore WIND asked France Energie Eolienne (FEE), the French wind energy association, to provide an update on the current status and […]

  • Focus-Abengoa Foundation Launches Energy Transition and Climate Change School

    27 May 2014
    Training & Education

    The Focus-Abengoa Foundation has opened the Energy Transition and Climate Change School. Officials present at the opening session were Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-president of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, Director of the Energy Transition and Climate Change Forum and Chairman of Abengoa’s International Advisory Board; José Domínguez Abascal, Technical General Secretary of Abengoa; and Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of […]