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  • France: Alstom Inaugurates Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 March 2012

    On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been developed in response to a […]

  • EDF Could Create 300 Local Offshore Wind Jobs in France

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    With its 1.4 GW portfolio of renewable energy power plants under contract, including 30% growth in 2013, EDF Energies Nouvelles through EDF EN Services, its subsidiary dedicated to the Operations & Maintenance activities, has become utilities’ key partner for such services in the French market. At the same time, EDF Energies Nouvelles Group continues to […]

  • EIB Bankrolls Three Floating Wind Farms Offshore France

    28 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has concluded three financing agreements, with the support of the European Commission, for installing and commissioning three floating offshore wind farms off the French Mediterranean coast. These facilities in the Mediterranean are the first floating offshore wind farms to be deployed in France, each using different innovative technologies, EIB said. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Alstom Launches Construction of Its Plants in Saint-Nazaire, France

    21 January 2013

    Alstom CEO, Patrick Kron, and Alstom Renewable Power President, Jérôme Pécresse, accompanied Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Saint-Nazaire, when he officially launched construction works of Alstom’s first two offshore wind turbine factories on Monday 21 January. The exclusive supplier to the consortium headed by EDF EN within the framework of France’s first call for tenders […]

  • France: Round 1

    6 August 2012

    In April 2012 the French Government under President Sarkozy announced the results of the first round for offshore wind energy licences. Companies and consortia had been invited to tender for the licences following the terms and conditions set out by the Commission of Energy Regulation (CRE). The tenders were for a total maximum power of […]

  • Boa Bison OSV Operates on Fecamp Site

    19 February 2015

    Boa Bison, an offshore support vessel, has just completed her work at the Fecamp offshore wind farm. During the installation of a met mast at the Fecamp offshore site, the vessel was in charge of the pre-lay of anchors for a gravity base structure and ROV work during submerging. Supplementing the data collected since 2007 in technical and environmental […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Case: Nass & Wind Disputes Award Decision

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its main legal action against the government’s decision to award the site to another consortium. This case is currently being processed at the Court of Appeals in Nantes.

  • Contractors Invited to Bid for Inter-Array Cabling of Three French OWFs

    31 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and DONG Energy, has invited tenders for the delivery and installation of inter-array grid for Courseulles sur Mer, Fecamp and Saint-Nazaire’s offshore wind farms. The scope concerns the design, engineering, procurement, construction, transport, storage, installation, commissioning, testing and other services for the three wind farms. Divided in three lots, […]

  • France: EDF Requires Offshore Wind Consultancy Services

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    EDF is looking to award contracts for consultancy services for two proposed offshore wind farms in France, one at Fecamp and the other at Courseulles-sur-Mer. The work is related to assistance to the special committee for public consultations (CPDP), which includes design, editing, layout, printing and distribution of communication tools, as well as preparation of […]

  • French Towing Company Backs Fecamp OWF Project

    26 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    On February 9th 2015, the first Seatower gravity based foundation (GBS) for the Fecamp offshore wind farm was successfully installed 15km off the coast of Normandy. During the course of this project, towage specialist BOLUDA FRANCE provided its expertise, procurement and towage services to contribute to the installation of the very first offshore wind structure […]

  • 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 […]

  • 498MW French OWF Faces Appeal

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    An appeal has been filed against the development of the 498MW Eoliennes Offshore des Hautes Falaises wind farm project off the coast of Fecamp, France. Seven environmentalist organisations, including la Fédération Environnement Durable, Belle Normandie Environnement, Vent de Colère, La Société pour la Protection des Paysages et de l’Esthétique de la France, Robin des Bois et Cap […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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), […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • New Tool Makes Wind Farm Planning off Georgia Easier

    27 January 2016
    R&D, Technology

    Georgia Tech and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have launched a new marine spatial planning tool to define a clear process for offshore energy licensing and permitting in US state of Georgia, and close data and communication gaps between regulatory agencies that could delay the permitting process. The Georgia Coastal and Marine Planner (GCAMP), sponsored […]

  • 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 […]

  • French Gov’t Wants Areva to Acquire Alstom’s Wind Unit

    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 […]

  • EDF, Dong Seek Seabed Survey Services

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, is looking for a contractor who will carry out seabed surveys at a number of locations off the French coast. The company plans to perform seabed clearance on around 80 wind turbine locations and some additional locations (offshore substations), which demands side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder surveys in a wind farm zone. […]

  • Enbridge Buys Into French Offshore Wind Developer

    10 May 2016

    Canadian energy company Enbridge has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Éolien Maritime France SAS (EMF), a French offshore wind development company, for an investment of CAD 282 million (approx. EUR 191 million). Following the acquisition, which is expected to be finalized around 19 May, Enbridge will co-own EMF with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN). Enbridge […]

  • USA: UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center Offers Day Camps

    22 June 2012
    Training & Education

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is hosting summer day camp for high school students on July 23 – July 27 and July 30 – August 3.   The Advanced Structures and Composites Center has a few spots left in its summer engineering day camps for high school students in the greater Bangor area seeking a […]

  • Top News of The Week July 29 – August 3, 2013

    4 August 2013

    Petrofac Bags €40 Million Contract for Two German Offshore Wind Farms Petrofac has won a €40 million contract from Siemens Energy to provide support during the commissioning phase of two offshore wind converter station platforms in the German North Sea. Germany: First Wind Turbine Installed at Borkum West 2 “The first wind turbines are standing,” […]

  • French Offshore Wind Project Gets Weather Measurement Equipment from Norway

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Automasjon og Data AS (A+D) in Sandnes, Norway is currently testing and handing over the total Metmast instrumentation package for the Fecamp Offshore Wind project in France.  For several years now, A+D is trying to shift technology and experience from offshore oil and gas to offshore wind. As the offshore wind projects move into deeper waters, […]