33 results found for 'Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion'

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  • Half of Turbines Up at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Half of the total of 61 wind turbines that the French offshore wind farm Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier will comprise are now in place, according to Ocean Winds, which is building the 488 MW project in a joint venture with Banque des Territoires, Sumitomo, and Vendée Energie.   Located in the French Atlantic Ocean waters, 11.7 […]

  • Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    4 June 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm has started supplying green electricity to the French grid, only a few weeks after the installation of the first turbine. Following a successful initial testing phase that began on 23 May, the wind farm’s first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines are now connected to […]

  • First Floater for 30 MW French Pilot Wind Farm Launched

    12 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first floater for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm has been launched at the Port of Marseille Fos in France. Eiffage Métal, Smulders, and their subcontractor Geodis, in coordination with Ocean Winds, launched the wind farm’s first floating platform on the Fos-sur-Mer industrial site. The floater is now being […]

  • First Floating Wind Turbine Installed at EFGL Site in France

    31 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first floating wind turbine has been installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France, developed by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires. Assembled at the port of Port-La Nouvelle in Occitanie, the first of the project’s three wind turbines was recently towed to the […]

  • First 10 MW Turbine Assembled for New Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean Sea

    11 June 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first floating wind turbine for the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France, developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires, has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle ahead of its installation at the project site located 16 kilometres offshore Leucate and Barcarès. The 10 MW Vestas turbine has been mounted on […]

  • Final Turbine Assembled for 30 MW EFGL Floating Wind Pilot Project (Video)

    19 August 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final floating wind turbine that will be installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle. The 10 MW turbine, provided by Vestas, has been mounted on Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundation at Euroports’ purpose-built Eolic Terminal in […]

  • First Turbine Jacket Foundation In Place at Dieppe Le Tréport

    10 September 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine foundation has been installed at the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, developed by Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT), a joint venture between Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Banque des Territoires. The foundations are steel jackets fabricated in Spain, being delivered by a consortium of […]

  • 30 MW French Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    4 September 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has completed the installation of the third and final turbine at the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France. Developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires, EFGL is now the first floating offshore wind farm in the Occitanie region to complete its offshore turbine installation phase. “EFGL […]

  • 30 MW French Floating Wind Pilot Project Selects O&M Base

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL), a consortium comprising Ocean Winds and the Banque des Territoires which is developing the 30 MW floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean Sea, has selected Euroports’ Port-La Nouvelle as the site for its operation and maintenance (O&M) base. Euroports, the operator of a terminal dedicated […]

  • French Floating Wind Pilot Gearing Up for Offshore Construction

    21 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL), a consortium comprising Ocean Winds and the Banque des Territoires which are developing the 30 MW floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean Sea, has signed an agreement Euroports for port services during the construction of the wind farm at the port of Port-La Nouvelle. Euroports, […]

  • DEME Wins Export Cable EPCI Contract for French Floater

    20 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has secured an EPCI contract in a consortium with JDR Cables for the export cable that will connect the Leucate floating offshore wind project to the power grid. The contract awarded by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) represents DEME’s first floating offshore wind EPCI contract. The export cable will include a […]

  • ABS Group Wins French Floater Certification Contract

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium comprising ENGIE, EDP Renewables and Caisse des Dépôts has awarded ABS Group with a contract to provide design verification services for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France.

  • Blades for 30 MW Floating Wind Project Touch Down in France

    30 August 2024
    Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All the blades for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm have been delivered and unloaded at the port of Port-La Nouvelle wind terminal in France. Earlier this week, the FWN Arctic vessel, specially designed for the transport of wind components, delivered the last sets of blades for the […]

  • Wind Turbine Components for 30 MW Floater Arrive in France

    31 October 2024
    Equipment, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Several new components for the wind turbines destined for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm have arrived at the wind terminal in Port-La Nouvelle, France. The towers and nacelles for the floating wind project’s Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines have been delivered and unloaded at the new wind […]

  • Golfe du Lion Floater Comment Period Wraps Up

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The public comment period for the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France has officially closed. The comment period for the project and its transmission system was launched on 23 April and was open for 31 consecutive days. Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion will comprise […]

  • French Floating Wind Project Secures EIB Financing

    12 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved an undisclosed sum to finance the development of the 30 MW Golfe du Lion floating wind project offshore France. The demonstration floating wind farm will feature three V164 MHI Vestas 10 MW wind turbines supported by Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundations. The turbines will be installed over […]

  • Shoreline Nets French Floater Work

    2 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    A consortium comprising ENGIE, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage has selected Shoreline to provide a simulation solution for the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France.

  • First French Floating Wind Connection Starts Taking Shape

    7 March 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    French transmission system operator RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has started work to connect the country’s first floating offshore wind farm to the national grid. The laying of the export cable has started to connect the Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea to the French national grid. ”Initiated […]

  • Global Maritime Selected as Marine Warranty Surveyor for French Floating Wind Project

    29 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Global Maritime has been awarded the Marine Warranty contract for the Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm in France, developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires (groupe Caisse des Dépôts). Global Maritime will provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services across all aspects of the construction phase, including foundations, wind turbines, […]

  • French Floaters to Gather Occitane Businesses

    14 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Midi-Pyrénées region (CCI Occitanie) in France is organizing meetings regarding the EolMed and Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind projects. The aim of the business-to-business (B2B) meetings is to allow regional companies to better understand the opportunities for collaboration in the two projects. The event will […]

  • French Put Forward Pilot Floater Bid

    5 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Engie, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage have submitted their pilot floating wind farm proposal to ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, based on Principle Power’s WindFloat concept.  From the proposed project areas, the four French companies chose the Leucate site on the Mediterranean. Their project, Les éoliennes flottantes du golfe du Lion, will […]

  • French Floating Wind Farm to Feature MHI Vestas 10MW Turbines

    18 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) has selected V164-10.0 MW turbines from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for its 30MW floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean. Once installed in 2022, EFGL will feature the world’s most powerful wind turbines in commercial operation, MHI Vestas said. The project, developed by a consortium including Engie […]

  • French Port Making Room for Floating Wind Projects

    30 October 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region has awarded a contract for the port expansion of Port-La-Nouvelle in south-western France to the consortium of Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis Nederland BV. The extension will enable the port to accommodate the construction and assembly of pilot floating wind farms planned off the coast of Occitanie, Bouygues Travaux Publics said. The total […]

  • Maersk to Install 10 MW Turbines at Floating Offshore Wind Farm in France

    12 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Maersk Supply Service has been contracted to transport and install three 10 MW wind turbines at the Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm in France, developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires (groupe Caisse des Dépôts). Awarded by EPCI contractor Eiffage Métal, Maersk Supply Service’s scope of work includes the […]

  • Floating Offshore Wind Project Attracts Major Backers

    8 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    KfW IPEX-Bank, together with Crédit Agricole CIB, Banco Santander, S.A., Mizuho Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), has decided to finance the 30 MW Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project offshore France. KfW IPEX-Bank is the first German bank to finance a floating offshore wind […]

  • Ocean Winds, Banque des Territoires to Jointly Bid for French Floaters

    17 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have joined forces to respond to France’s A06 tender for floating offshore wind sites in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the A06 tender, two sites for floating offshore wind will be developed, each with a planned installed capacity of about 250 MW with potential extensions leading to a total capacity […]