30 June 2024 =Dajin has successfully shipped the third batch of 10 monopiles for the Noirmoutier offshore wind project. This milestone is particularly meaningful as Dajin is the sole supplier of monopiles for the entire wind farm, marking substantial progress toward the final delivery. The successful shipment highlights Dajin’s unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality offshore foundation…
30 June 2024 =DEME’s offshore installation vessel, ‘Apollo’, has arrived at the Dieppe le Tréport offshore wind farm. This arrival marks the beginning of a crucial phase in the construction of the wind farm, with the crew and project team gearing up for the piling operations of the first of the 62 jacket foundations. The Dieppe…
June 25, 2024 –BW Ideol has launched the BATSO project, funded by ADEME with €2.9 million as part of the France 2030 investment plan. The project aims to develop and validate cost-effective and environmentally sustainable methods for replacing major components in offshore wind turbines. Currently, replacing major components in floating wind turbines requires heavy lifting equipment…
RWE has inaugurated its largest onshore wind farm in the country, located in the Aisne department of Hauts-de-France. The Nouvions wind farm boasts 11 Nordex N149 turbines, each with a capacity of 4 MW, totaling 44 MW and making it RWE’s most powerful wind farm in France. The wind farm will supply approximately 19,000 households…
The offshore substation for the Iles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm has been successfully installed. Designed and manufactured by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a local supplier, the substation weighs approximately 2,500 tons and measures 39 meters in length, 25.5 meters in width, and 18 meters in height. Îles dYeu and Noirmoutier the offshore substation is…
The îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France has reached a significant milestone with the successful installation of its first monopile foundation at sea. This landmark event was carried out by DEME’s installation vessel “Innovation” on June 4th, as confirmed by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, dedicated to…
Prysmian, a global leader in energy and telecom cable systems, has announced the successful completion of the Gruissan/EOLMED floating offshore wind farm project in France. The project, initiated in 2021, involved a contract with the French Transmission System Operator (TSO) RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité) for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) of an…
Iberdrola has announced the full commissioning of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, marking a significant achievement in green energy for France. Located in Brittany, Saint-Brieuc is France’s second offshore wind farm and the first in the region. This project, developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary Ailes Marines, will provide sustainable energy to 835,000 people, accounting for 9%…
In a landmark achievement for France’s renewable energy ambitions, the 500MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm has become fully operational. This milestone was marked with an inauguration ceremony attended by Roland Lescure, the French delegated Minister for Industry and Energy, along with representatives from EDF Renewables, Enbridge Inc., CPP Investments, and Skyborn. Situated between 13 and…
In a landmark milestone for the global energy transition, the consortium between Elicio, an international wind energy producer, and BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer and solutions provider, has been named the winner of France’s first large-scale floating offshore wind tender. The announcement was made on May 15, 2024, by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of…
Cherbourg, France – An operational incident at GE Vernova’s LM Wind Power facility in Cherbourg has caused significant disruption to production, halting the manufacture of blades for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbines and placing half the facility’s employees on partial unemployment. The company has confirmed that the incident damaged a mold used in the manufacturing…