220 results found for 'saint-brieuc'

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  • Saint-Brieuc OWF Cleared of All Appeals in France

    3 December 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project is now free from any appeals before the French courts, according to an update from Ailes Marines on 3 December. The appeal had been filed by the Association for the Protection of the Sites of Erquy and Surrounding Sites (ASPE), Erquy Environnement and others, requesting the Council of State to […]

  • Saipem Scores Offshore Wind Hat-Trick

    22 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Saipem revealed on 22 July that it won three contracts for offshore wind farms in Europe – Dogger Bank A and B, Seagreen, and Saint Brieuc – valued at more than EUR 90 million in total. With the Equinor-SSE Renewables join venture Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms, Saipem inked a deal for the transportation and […]

  • Vessel Forced to Leave French Offshore Wind Farm after Protests Turn Ugly

    25 June 2021
    Authorities, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm after the local fishermen protesting the project breached several safety protocols and verbally threatened the safety of the captain and the crew. The Aethra was deployed on the site when a large number of fishing boats surrounded the vessel. The fishermen then […]

  • GE Grid Solutions Kit for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Substation

    16 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines has selected GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions to provide the main electrical equipment for the Saint-Brieuc Bay offshore wind farm’s substation. GE’s Grid Solutions will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of the high-voltage electrical equipment as well as the substation’s control and protection system. The company will design […]

  • French Environmental Authority Affirms Bay of Saint-Brieuc Decision

    28 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Environmental Authority has dismissed an appeal against its recent decision that a new environmental assessment study is not needed for the 496MW Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project following the switch from the Adwen 8MW to the Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbine.

  • Bauer Secures More Piling Work at French Offshore Wind Project

    3 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Van Oord has awarded Bauer Spezialtiefbau with a contract for piling works at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. The German company will install 190 bored piles at 62 locations for three-legged jackets, as well as one substation location consisting of a four-legged jacket foundation. Bauer Spezialtiefbau is going the provide and operate the […]

  • Fugro Starts Complete Geotechnical Survey at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    3 July 2017
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started a complete geotechnical survey campaign at the site of the 496MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, Ailes Marines, the consortium behind the project, reports.

  • Ailes Marines Picks Saint-Brieuc Turbine Tower Assembly Site

    26 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Fouré Lagadec and the Spanish Haizea Wind are set to assemble the 62 wind turbine towers for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in the port of Brest’s new polder. Construction of the new assembly plant is expected to start in early 2022 with commissioning scheduled for the end of the same year. The assembly […]

  • Aeolus Starts Installing Saint-Brieuc Hardware

    4 May 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus is starting the installation of the first of 62 jacket foundations for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project. The 496 MW wind farm is located 16.3 kilometres off the coast of Brittany, France. Van Oord is using the port of Cherbourg as the pin pile marshalling port. The pin […]

  • Foundation Installation Starts at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Installation of jacket foundations has started at the site of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, the country’s second project of this kind and the first to use jacket foundations. Five vessels have been mobilised for this work. Seven Borealis is being used for the lifting and installation of the foundations, North Sea Giant for […]

  • Saint-Brieuc OWF Clears Administrative Hurdles

    20 April 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, the developer and future operator of the 496MW offshore wind farm project in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France, has received the three administrative authorisations required to construct and operate the wind farm. The company has now obtained the concession of utilisation of the maritime public domain; the Unique Authorisation for the installations Structures, Works and […]

  • Bokalift 1 Starts Saint-Brieuc OWF Drilling Tests

    3 September 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Bokalift 1 has been deployed on the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France, where drilling tests are now taking place and will continue throughout September. Ailes Marines, the developer of the 496 MW offshore wind farm, said via social media that the vessel was chartered by Van Oord and the drilling testing campaign began following […]

  • Construction Works Resume on French Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Construction works on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm are now resuming, the developer Ailes Marines informed on 7 March, saying the installation vessel Aeolus will be working at the site without interruption in 2022 and 2023. According to the vessel’s AIS data, Van Oord’s jack-up was at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site […]

  • Turbine Switch at Bay of Saint-Brieuc to Be Approved Soon

    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. 

  • Iberdrola to Resume Construction Work on French Offshore Wind Project This Month

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has revealed that it completed the first phase of construction for its 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with works continuing in January depending on weather conditions. A total of 65 per cent of the piles and 40 per cent of the jacket foundations that will support wind turbines have now been installed […]

  • France: Ailes Marines Announces Two Technical Feasibility Campaigns in Saint Brieuc

    1 October 2012
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The company Ailes Marines, created by IBERDROLA and EOLE-RES to develop the offshore wind farm in the bay of Saint Brieuc, announces the launch of two technical feasibility campaigns. These campaigns will be conducted on the site of the future offshore wind farm in the bay of Saint Brieuc. Ailes Marines has commissioned the company […]

  • Nexans Wins Export Cable Contract in France

    20 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Nexans has secured a contract with RTE France to provide offshore and onshore power export cables for the Saint Brieuc offshore wind project in France. As part of the EUR 115 million contract, Nexans will supply and install 67km of offshore and 93km of onshore power export cables at the project. The company will supply […]

  • Navantia-Windar Consortium Gets to Build Saint-Brieuc Jacket Foundations

    16 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Spanish consortium of Navantia and Windar Renovables has won a contract to manufacture 62 jacket foundations for the 496MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. The consortium was revealed as the winner of the contract on Monday, 16 September, during an event organised in Brest, France, by Ailes Marines, the developer of the project. This is the […]

  • Iberdrola and Navantia-Windar Sign Saint-Brieuc Contract

    18 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Navantia-Windar consortium has received a firm order from the compatriot energy company Iberdrola for the turbine jacket foundations to be installed on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. The contract, valued at EUR 350 million, will see Navantia-Windar manufacture and assemble 62 jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles which will support the wind […]

  • Rennes Court Dismisses Nass & Wind, Alstom’s St-Brieuc Appeals

    20 February 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    On 16 February, the Administrative Court in Rennes dismissed complaints filed by Nass & Wind and Alstom Wind France, requesting a cancellation of the French government’s authorisation given to Ailes Marines for modification of the Saint Brieuc project and Prefect of Côtes-d’Armor’s decision to allow for one more year to submit applications for the authorisation.

  • Top News of the Week, 13 – 19 March 2017

    19 March 2017

    Siemens-Gamesa Merger Clears Final Hurdle The European Commission has cleared unconditionally under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa by Siemens. World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near […]

  • Rem Offshore’s PSV Hired for Wind Farm Work

    8 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Rem Offshore has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for its PSV Rem Trader to be deployed on an offshore wind project in France. The vessel will be working on the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm throughout 2021 and 2022. “Rem is looking forward to place PSVs in other segments to show the diversity […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Turbine Switch Comes with No Extra Baggage

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, the developer of the 496MW Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, does not need to carry out a new environmental assessment study for the project following the recently approved switch from the Adwen 8MW to the Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbine.

  • Aeolus Returns to Bay of Saint-Brieuc

    16 July 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up vessel Aeolus arrived at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site today (16 July) after leaving the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte terminal on 14 July following the maritime authorities’ go-ahead to return to work off France. The vessel will now resume with the drilling and installation of piles for the offshore wind farm’s […]

  • Siemens Gamesa D8 to Replace Adwen 8MW Turbines at Three French OWFs

    19 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa will deliver its 8MW offshore wind turbine (D8) for two projects off the French coast: Dieppe-Le Tréport and Yeu-Noirmoutier, totalling almost 1GW, replacing Adwen’s AD8 model. The recently created company – and the owner of Adwen – also plans to do this for Ailes Marines’ Bay of Saint-Brieuc project.

  • Le Havre Port Upgrading Quay for Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore Wind Turbine Plant

    15 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has signed a contract with a consortium of companies led by Eiffage Génie Civil for the maritime works on the Joannès Couvert quay as part of Siemens Gamesa’s construction of an offshore wind turbine plant in the Port. The adaptation work – to be carried out by the consortium […]