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Released November 09, 2016 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The French government has green lit the development of two additional floating offshore windfarms in the Mediterranean.
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has approved a project in the Faraman area of the Mediterranean proposed by EDF Energies Nouvelles (Paris, France), alongside another project off the town of Leucate by a consortium of companies including ENGIE (EPA:ENGI) (Paris) and EDP Renewables (Lisbon, Portugal). Both have capacities of 24 megawatts (MW). The government will partly fund both projects. In July Industrial Info reported on the first two French floating windfarms to be chosen by ADEME. They included the EolMed consortium's project located 15 kilometres (km) off the shore of Gruissan in southern France and another by a consortium led by Eolfi (Paris) for its proposed project off the island of Groix, near Brittany. For additional information, see July 28, 2016, article--Two Floating Windfarms Green Lit in France.
The four projects will receive an unspecified amount from the government's $165 million support fund for the emerging technology.
The Faraman project, off the Faraman lighthouse, will sport three 8-MW turbines from Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) which will sit atop floating sub-structures built by SBM Offshore NV (AMS:SBMO) (Schiedam, Netherlands) and French research group IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN). The Leucate project will use four 6-MW wind turbines from General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, Connecticut) floating on an integrated semi-submersible-style floating foundation designed by Principle Power (Seattle, Washington) and which will be built by Eiffage S.A. (EPA:FGR) (Asnieres-sur-Seine, France).
Speaking earlier this year, Segolene Royal, Minister of Environment and Energy, stated that: "These projects are a first in France, I congratulate them. They contribute to the development of the industrial fabric of the host regions. They receive support for investment in the future investment program and a guaranteed purchase price for electricity. Other projects submitted under this call are still under investigation. At the end thereof, I will proceed to the designation of additional winners in September."
France is late to the offshore wind party, but since 2012, there have been two offshore wind tenders calling for the construction of six windfarms with a combined generating capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) by 2020. A third offshore tender process for the Dunkirk region off the northern coast of the country is planned.
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The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has approved a project in the Faraman area of the Mediterranean proposed by EDF Energies Nouvelles (Paris, France), alongside another project off the town of Leucate by a consortium of companies including ENGIE (EPA:ENGI) (Paris) and EDP Renewables (Lisbon, Portugal). Both have capacities of 24 megawatts (MW). The government will partly fund both projects. In July Industrial Info reported on the first two French floating windfarms to be chosen by ADEME. They included the EolMed consortium's project located 15 kilometres (km) off the shore of Gruissan in southern France and another by a consortium led by Eolfi (Paris) for its proposed project off the island of Groix, near Brittany. For additional information, see July 28, 2016, article--Two Floating Windfarms Green Lit in France.
The four projects will receive an unspecified amount from the government's $165 million support fund for the emerging technology.
The Faraman project, off the Faraman lighthouse, will sport three 8-MW turbines from Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) which will sit atop floating sub-structures built by SBM Offshore NV (AMS:SBMO) (Schiedam, Netherlands) and French research group IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN). The Leucate project will use four 6-MW wind turbines from General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, Connecticut) floating on an integrated semi-submersible-style floating foundation designed by Principle Power (Seattle, Washington) and which will be built by Eiffage S.A. (EPA:FGR) (Asnieres-sur-Seine, France).
Speaking earlier this year, Segolene Royal, Minister of Environment and Energy, stated that: "These projects are a first in France, I congratulate them. They contribute to the development of the industrial fabric of the host regions. They receive support for investment in the future investment program and a guaranteed purchase price for electricity. Other projects submitted under this call are still under investigation. At the end thereof, I will proceed to the designation of additional winners in September."
France is late to the offshore wind party, but since 2012, there have been two offshore wind tenders calling for the construction of six windfarms with a combined generating capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) by 2020. A third offshore tender process for the Dunkirk region off the northern coast of the country is planned.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
