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Re: France: MW offshore wind 6000 2020 to horizon




by raymon » 15/04/16, 08:29

According to "the chained duck" half of the French wind turbines would not be connected to the network, I have put it in the humor section.
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by moinsdewatt » 11/07/16, 17:40

Hoping we don't have Zadists on rafts:

Green light from the prefectures for the first three offshore wind farms

the 11 / 07 / 2016 lemarin.fr

The prefectures gave the green light for the creation of the first three wind farms chosen in 2012 during the first call for tenders by the government at sea off Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) and Courseulles (Calvados) managed by EDF. Associations wishing to have recourse have four months to seize the administrative court of appeal of Nantes, as from the publication these last months of prefectural decrees “authorizing the establishment and the exploitation” of these parks.

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by moinsdewatt » 26/07/16, 19:01

Floating wind turbines: Ségolène Royal selects the Groix project

Lorient - Published on 23/07/2016

In 2015, the Environment and Energy Management Agency launched a call for projects for the development of the first floating wind farm pilot farms. Friday, Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and the Sea, announced that the Groix project had been selected.


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Three months after the submission of its application, the Groix project is one of the first two winners of the call for tenders.

Six wind turbines over 17 km2

It involves installing several wind turbines (up to six) on floats, offshore, in order to seek stronger and more constant winds. After agreement with the fishermen, an area of ​​17 km2 located approximately 15 km south of the island of Groix has been demarcated. The wind turbines will provide a total of 36 megawatts, the equivalent of the consumption of the city of Lorient.

Jean-Yves Le Drian, the president of the Regional Council, was delighted with the decision of the Minister for Ecology: “Brittany has just taken another major step. This decision confirms her desire to be a pioneer in terms of energy transition and the development of marine renewable energies. "

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by moinsdewatt » 22/01/17, 20:38

Favorable opinion for the wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc

Published 12 / 01 / 2017 lemarin.fr

After studying the feedback from the public inquiry, conducted between August and September, the public inquiry commission issued a favorable opinion, accompanied by several recommendations.

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Re: France: MW offshore wind 6000 2020 to horizon




by moinsdewatt » 22/01/17, 21:03

[The industry is crazy] How is the first floating wind turbine made?

Léna Corot Usine Nouvelle on 16/01/2017

The first floating wind turbine in France, and the seventh in the world, should be installed in autumn 2017 off Le Croisic (Loire-Atlantique).
Such a wind turbine is manufactured on the quay before being transported offshore.


The floating wind turbine called Floatgen is manufactured at the quay before being transported offshore. In this video, Ideol, the company that manufactures the first floating wind turbine that will be installed off the French coast, explains the manufacturing process.

It is necessary to manufacture a "damping pool", it is the concrete float on which the wind turbine will then be fixed. This consists of a large swimming pool, used to absorb the forces of the swell, with a ring float around it. The shell must be strong enough to support the wind turbine.

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by moinsdewatt » 18/02/17, 21:30

Offshore wind power in Dunkirk: the park will be commissioned in 2022

Published 17 / 02 / 2017

The Directorate-General for Energy and Climate of the Ministry of the Environment anticipates that the Dunkirk offshore wind farm, currently in the competitive phase, will come into service in 2022. CRE must decide on the candidates selected to enter in competitive dialogue at the end of March.

The offshore wind farm at Dunkirk (North), whose tender procedure began at the end of 2016, should come into action before 2023, an important deadline for the level reached by renewables in France. Documents published by the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) indicate: "The provisional date for commissioning of the installations of the planned fleet is 2022".

The procedure is currently underway with the submission of applications from interested groups, such as EDF or WPD Offshore (Germany), a first step which will end on February 28. The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) will then have one month to study the files and determine which groups are able to continue discussions with the administration as part of the competitive dialogue. This second step will make it possible to refine the offers and define the precise specifications of the project. Exchanges which could be spread over "4 to 6 months" according to the DGEC.

The development of this offshore wind farm constitutes a third invitation to tender after the first, won by EDF (three parks) and Iberdrola (one park) in 2012, and the second, entrusted to Engie (two parks) in 2014. Another the project is also planned on the island of Oléron (Charente-Maritime). Even if the details are not known for this park and for that of Dunkirk, the installed capacities should be between 250 and 750 MW, the average capacity of all the other farms allocated being established at 500 MW (approximately 80 machines) . The first turns of the blades are expected for 2021, several years behind the initial program, due to numerous appeals from local associations.

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Re: France: MW offshore wind 6000 2020 to horizon




by moinsdewatt » 01/05/17, 13:18

Bay of Saint Brieuc. The prefect validates the wind farm

22/04/2017 Saint-Brieuc (Breizh-Info.com)

A new step towards the construction of the wind farm in the Bay of Saint Brieuc has been taken. Thus, the prefect of Côtes d'Armor delivered on April 18 to the company Ailes Marines the three administrative authorizations necessary for the launching of the offshore wind project.

What is it?


These three authorizations therefore relate to:

The concession to use the public maritime domain;

The Single Authorization for Installations, Works, Activities and Activities and the request for exemption from the ban on harming protected species and habitats;

The Approval of the Private Project.

It should be noted that the investigation phase of the file had been launched in October 2015, more than a year and a half ago. As for Ailes Marines, project director Emmanuel Rollin, in a press release dated April 20, comments on the decision:

“We are delighted to obtain the authorizations which validate the substantial work undertaken for more than five years by Ailes Marines and its service providers to carry out all the necessary studies. […] This decisive milestone opens a new phase that will allow the wind farm to materialize, while respecting our commitments. "

The next steps

Now, things will become clearer since it will be a question for Ailes Marines to finalize the technical studies and anticipate the development of the infrastructures of the port of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, port which has been designated as maintenance port of the wind farm.

In addition, the company will also continue its work of consultation and public information. A concerted effort that does not promise to be most obvious for the promoters of offshore wind power, opposition to the project is strong, especially on the Penthièvre coast.

Given the scope of the project and the many points that remain to be resolved, the commissioning of wind turbines should not take place before 2020.

A gigantic occupied surface

One of the many arguments of the opponents of this wind project in the Bay of Saint Brieuc is in particular its surface. With 103 km² occupied by the 62 wind turbines, it is a significant maritime space that will now be dedicated to energy production. And although located 16 kilometers from the coast, the wind turbines, from their height of 216 meters, will be visible from the coast. Signaled by a red light at the top, they will also be visible at night and will form a vast flashing field which already creates reluctance on the Brittany coast.

In terms of production, the wind farm will supply the network 1 gigawatt / hour per year, which corresponds on average to the consumption of 850 inhabitants according to the figures announced by Ailes Marines
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Re: France: MW offshore wind 6000 2020 to horizon




by moinsdewatt » 27/08/17, 13:13

Offshore wind turbines. Where are the French projects?

the 02 / 08 / 2017

Offshore wind farms are flourishing in our European neighbors, while in France, projects are slowing down. We take stock.

Several offshore wind farms are planned in France, but none has yet been started. And the discussions drag on. In question ? A cumbersome procedure, which spans several years between the call for tenders and the start of construction.

And often, associations multiply legal proceedings and systematically challenge requests for authorization to install offshore wind farms. They denounce an aesthetic damage, a threat to tourism and fishing and are worried about biodiversity and balances natural coastal.

We take a tour of offshore wind farm projects.

Those who got the green light


In Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor), the wind farm could start to be installed next year. It is the Spanish company Iberdrola, one of the world specialists in renewable energy, who is in charge of the site, with the company Ailes Marines. The 62 wind turbines should be commissioned in 2020. They have a lifespan of around 20 years.

It is the same in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime). About sixty wind turbines should be installed off Tréport. Led by the GDF Suez and Areva consortium, the works should extend from 2019 to 2021 with a gradual entry into service from 2021, even if they could be delayed if appeals are filed.

Also in Seine-Maritime, in Fécamp, not far from the cliffs of Étretat, a call for tenders was launched in 2004 and suffered numerous administrative delays. EDF-Renewable Energies, Enbridge and WPD Offshore want to install 83 wind turbines there, manufactured by General Electric (ex-Alstom). Installed between 13 and 22 kilometers from the shore, they should cover the electricity needs of 770 people. On June 000, the Nantes Administrative Court of Appeal (the only jurisdiction in France to rule, in the first and last resort, on all disputes relating to installations for the production of renewable energy at sea) rejected the appeal filed by several associations and gave the green light to the project.

In Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), the project, attributed to EDF, to install 80 wind turbines about fifteen kilometers from the coast was authorized by the Nantes administrative court of appeal a week ago. The project should see the light of day by 2021.

Those who are still waiting for the decision

Some projects are still subject to reservation. This is the case in Dunkirk (North), where a future park must be installed off the coast of Berck and Le Touquet. A call for tenders was launched this year and the choice should be known at the beginning of 2018. In Courseulles-sur-Mer, in Calvados, the project awarded to EDF and Alstom is awaiting approval. Near the island of Oléron (Charente-Maritime), a fleet of 60 to 80 offshore wind turbines should be commissioned in 2023. But for the moment, the call for tenders is not finished.

In Vendée, the project for 62 wind turbines 216 meters high located off Noirmoutier and the island of Yeu has not yet received the green light. The public inquiry should start at the end of 2017. But opponents of the project hope to postpone it. Appeals will probably be filed then, delaying the start date of the works, announced in 2019 by the promoter.

Floating wind farms


Between Groix and Belle-Ile (Morbihan), these are not conventional wind turbines, fixed in the seabed, which should see the light of day, but floating wind turbines that will see the light of day. The 4 structures, 180 meters high and 150 meters in diameter, will be installed in 2019 and will start operating the following year.

Three other pilot wind farms like this are also planned in the Mediterranean: in Leucate (Aude), Gruissan (Aude) and Faraman (Bouches-du-Rhône).


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by moinsdewatt » 08/10/18, 00:49

At Le Croisic, the Floatgen wind turbine went into production

Published 19 / 09 / 2018

This time, there it is: the first French offshore wind turbine begins to produce its first kilowatt hours of electricity at sea, at the Sem-rev test site, 22 km offshore from Le Croisic.

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The 2 megawatt wind turbine produces the very first French kilowatt hours from a floating wind turbine. (Photo: Centrale Nantes)


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by moinsdewatt » 08/10/18, 00:50

For the first time in French waters, a wind turbine produces electricity

AFP 03 Oct 2018

You can't see it from the beach. But after half an hour of navigation, a large propeller floating on a concrete base takes shape. For the first time in France, off Croisic (Loire-Atlantique), a wind turbine produces electricity at sea.

"Floating wind power will allow France to catch up by going directly to the next step," rejoices Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of Ideol, the young French start-up behind the project.

Some 4.000 so-called "installed" wind turbines, that is to say planted in the seabed, already exist in the North Sea, but none have yet been installed in France. On the other hand, in the field of floating wind power, where the structure is connected to the sea floor only by a system of cables and anchors, only eight demonstrators exist in the world.

The Floatgen d'Ideol wind turbine, about 18 km from the French coast, is one of them and since September 5.000 it has produced electricity capable of supplying the equivalent of XNUMX inhabitants.

"I believe that we are witnessing on these technologies the same phenomenon as that which we could witness in the 1830s when we talked about the railway", enthuses Arnaud Poitou, director of the École centrale de Nantes, another actor of the project with the builder Bouygues.

Wind turbines at sea have the advantage of benefiting from stronger winds than on land and their noise impact is insignificant compared to their terrestrial cousins.

"One of the big advantages of floating wind turbines is that we no longer have any depth constraints," stresses Paul de la Guérivière.

Unlike the installed wind turbine, which is only interesting up to around 40 meters deep, floating wind turbines can operate at great depths, further from the coast and therefore be installed on sites that benefit from the best wind and disturb the landscape and the fishermen as little as possible.

Finally, floating wind turbines can be built alongside, rather than at sea, thus limiting the risks.

- Strong potential in the Mediterranean -

They therefore have great potential in the Mediterranean, where the sea is too deep near the coast to accommodate installed wind turbines.

Thus, four pilot farm projects have already been awarded by the government at the end of 2016, three in the Mediterranean and one in Brittany.

"We are hoping for government tenders," insists Paul de la Guérivière, indicating that already identified French sites could produce the equivalent of one tenth of the energy produced by the current nuclear fleet by 2030. .

For the project leaders, the important thing is to show that the technology works.

So after 25 million euros of investment and a year of construction at the port of Saint-Nazaire, the 80-meter diameter wind turbine was towed in less than 12 hours to the site where the École centrale de Nantes had taken three weeks to install the six nylon cables required for attachment.

Floatgen, a 2 megawatt wind turbine, is now able to withstand waves 16 meters high. The technology is particularly innovative in terms of its ring-shaped float. The water therefore forms a sort of swimming pool in the center of this 36-meter square, which helps stabilize the structure.

Up close, the windmill with the base painted in yellow and which rises to a hundred meters, a building of 30 floors, is impressive. It is fixed on one side of the float, but its weight is so light compared to that of the concrete base 11 meters thick that it is not likely to tip over, explains Arnaud Poitou.

In parallel, other floating wind turbines projects are developing in France such as that of Ifremer, Eolink, whose 1: 10 scale prototype has proven its worth in terms of power and handling at sea in recent months. and must be brought back to the quay on October 5.

Floatgen must operate for two years off the Croisic to allow feedback.

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