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Offshore wind power is a renewable energy that should enable France to achieve its energy transition objectives, in particular by producing 40% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. This energy also contributes to the diversification of the energy mix and makes it more resilient.
[Read more…] about Offshore wind farms in FranceFollowing the fourth offshore wind tender launched in January 2021, the French Ministry of Energy Transition has chosen Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie, to design, build, operate and decommission the future offshore wind farm called Centre Manche 1 (Normandy).
[Read more…] about Fourth offshore wind tender launched by the French StateFrench 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.
[Read more…] about First French floating wind connection starts taking shapeThe European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2.08 billion French measure to support offshore wind electricity production in France.
[Read more…] about EU approves €2.08bn to support French offshore wind electricityTotalEnergies and RWE have applied for the competitive bidding procedure for the Center Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind project in Normandy, France.
[Read more…] about TotalEnergies and RWE team up again for French offshore tenderHaving just opened its first offshore wind farm (St Nazaire, 480 MW) France has launched tenders for two new ones. They’re bottom-fixed and will have a total capacity of 2.5 GW.
[Read more…] about France launches two new offshore wind tendersAccording to sources, the air compressor exploded on board Trenching Support Vessel (TSV) Athena at Le Havre, on Thursday around 21.30 hrs local time Nov 17, injuring two crew members.
[Read more…] about Explosion onboard TSV injures two in FranceOil major Shell and state-owned Chinese energy company CGN on Tuesday said that they would drop their plan for a floating wind power project on France’s Brittany coast, citing inflation and supply chain problems among other reasons.
[Read more…] about Shell, Chinese partner to drop offshore wind farm project in FranceThe Iberdrola group and AXA IM Alts signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the deployment of offshore wind energy in France.
[Read more…] about Iberdrola partners with AXA IM for offshore wind development in FrancePrysmian Group has been awarded a contract by France’s transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide inspection, maintenance and repair services for the submarine export power cable links.
[Read more…] about Prysmian to provide power grids asset management services to RTE
