Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Ocean Winds, a Madrid-based 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, and the Banque des Territoires have reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) on a 30-MW floating wind pilot project off the French coast.
This major step will allow the signing of contracts with the main industrial and financial partners, and the launch of the project’s actual implementation phase.
The decision is in relation to the Eoliennes flottantes du golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in the Mediterranean Sea, which will utilise three 10-MW floating wind turbines.
The project site is located more than 16 km offshore from Leucate, Aude, and Le Barcares, Pyrenees-Orientales.
Commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2023 and is expected to operate for 20 years.
Grzegorz Gorski, COO of Ocean Winds, noted that the EFGL project will adopt the third generation of the floater technology developed by Principle Power Inc, featuring significant improvements and new solutions. According to him, it is the most advanced floater technology and is ready for a full-scale commercial deployment.