Walid Oulmane

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀 Last year France raised its offshore wind target for 2050 to 45 GW, with an intermediate target of 18 GW by 2035. On 2 May the Government published a new offshore auction schedule. It clarifies auction timelines, identifies new sites and extends existing ones. The Government also set out simplification measures that would drastically reduce the overall time to build offshore wind farms in France. #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #HHWE #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture #WindPower #OffshoreEnergy #Hollandhomeofwindenergy

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🌍 Greentalent helps sharing news about the energy sector worldwide in its 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻. 📰 Today, our column #Inspiretorenew focuses on #offshorewind in #France, where the government’s strategy aims at deploying 45 GW of offshore wind power by 2050, with half of this capacity #madeinEurope. 🍃 Economy Minister #BrunoLeMaire points out that three offshore wind farms have already been connected. 15 projects are in the pipeline – three in the process of being connected, three planned for deployment before 2031 and nine in the #tendering process. 🌬️ The Net-Zero Industry Act (#NZIA), agreed by the #EUinstitutions last February and expected to enter into law shortly, offers some advantages for Europe’s wind industry. 👉 Learn more with us: https://lnkd.in/dey4dnjK #Inspiretorenew #Greentalent #begreen #windfarm #offshore #Europe #France

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📣📣 During a visit to Saint-Nazaire on May 2, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire detailed the government's ambitious plan to boost offshore wind capacity to 45 GW by 2050, an increase from the previously set target of 40 GW. This revised goal is part of France's broader Energy-Climate Strategy, which aims for a progressive scale-up of offshore wind power: 4 GW by 2030 and 18 GW by 2035. Currently, France has successfully connected three offshore wind farms. To achieve the 2035 milestone, 15 more projects are in various stages: three nearing completion, three set for deployment by 2031, and nine undergoing the tendering process. Additionally, a new tender for 10 GW is in consideration, reflecting a significant commitment to developing renewable energy within Europe, with at least half of the capacity intended to be locally produced. https://lnkd.in/dey4dnjK

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The NextFloat+ Project secures €13,4 million ‘cornerstone grant’ from Innovation Fund to accelerate floating wind. Led by a consortium formed by X1 Wind, as project coordinator, alongside Technip Energies, it will involve the deployment of a 6MW floating wind platform at a test site in the Mediterranean Sea. The pre-commercial prototype, called ‘X90’, will demonstrate a cost-effective integrated system composed of a structurally efficient and lightweight floating platform with a SPM (Single Point Mooring) and a TLP (Tension Leg Platform), greatly reducing the seabed footprint impact. The cash injection will further advance industrialization and scale-up of the integrated floating wind solution at 20MW+ scale. For more details about this milestone, read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dTy7y3AK #FloatingOffshoreWind #OffshoreWind #NextFloat #InnovationFund CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

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🏗️ Chantiers de l'Atlantique: Pioneers in Offshore Wind 🌊 Chantiers de l'Atlantique strengthens its position in the French offshore wind sector. With innovative technology and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the shipyards are set to play a leading role in the country's renewable energy goals by developing cutting-edge wind farms. #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #OffshoreWind #France #Innovation #CleanEnergy #Sustainability 🔗 Les chantiers de l’Atlantique s’affirment comme figure de proue de l’éolien offshore français https://lnkd.in/eDAawx-W

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French auction results are not the new benchmark for floating wind in Europe Last month France published the results of its 250 MW floating offshore wind auction off South Brittany (AO5). The winning bid was awarded at €86/MWh – a record-low for floating offshore wind. But Governments must not think this is a new benchmark for floating wind development in Europe. On 15 May France published the results of Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind auction to date. The auction was competitive. 10 consortia prequalified and 6 ultimately submitted bids. The winning bid was awarded at €86/MWh – well below the €140/MWh ceiling price. Floating wind is a relatively young industry. The technical and commercial risks are still pretty high. As of today Europe has 208 MW of floating wind in operation, spread mostly across 4 small wind farms. It is too early to tell what the price range for large scale floating wind is going to be in Europe. The specifics of the French tender Prices for floating wind are going to vary greatly across Europe – between countries but also from site to site. This French tender was unique in many ways. First, project developers didn’t have to pay for the grid connection, neither for the export cables nor for the offshore substation. The French Transmission System Operator RTE will build and operate the grid connection and cover the costs. Second, the site conditions were extremely good with strong wind speeds and favourable water depths. Third, the Contract for Difference (CfD) offered is robustly indexed to inflation, taking into account different raw material prices. The actual price that’s paid when wind farm is built will be higher than €86/MWh. “We congratulate the winners. But Governments around Europe must not be mistaken, this auction was unique: the €86/MWh winning price is not the new benchmark for floating wind in Europe”. “Governments must consider the specifics of this particular auction when defining their auction budgets and ceiling prices. Don’t take the €86/MWh bid price as a benchmark. Otherwise you might find yourself in a similar situation to the UK last year. The UK’s 2023 offshore wind auction had a low ceiling price because they made the wrong assumptions about costs – and nobody bid,” says Giles Dickson. #socsea24 #smes #floatingwind #offshore #maritimeconnection https://lnkd.in/eg83TQXx

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Marseille is on the doorstep of the upcoming French floating offshore wind tender (AO6) and subsequent farm extensions (AO9). Hence it was an ideal location for the FOWT Conference last week 🇫🇷   France is targeting 18GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 40GW by 2050. It was great to be back in France again to discuss with clients, partners and suppliers how we can take advantage of the significant opportunity that lies ahead, and how the French tender system de-risks project development by offering seabed, revenue support and grid connection as part of the tender package. There is a real sense of excitement about the prospect of significant floating wind deployment in the country and the role that our floating platform, #PelaFlex, can play to help France, and other markets in the Mediterranean and beyond, reach their potential.   Find out more about how we make the rapid deployment of industrial scale offshore wind possible 👉 https://bit.ly/3xZrW0J #FloatingWind #OffshoreWind #France #FOWT24

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[#Energy_investment] - Fécamp, France's first offshore wind farm in Normandy, is now fully operational. This milestone achievement marks a significant step in France's energy transition, and underscores Normandy's emerging role as a hub for sustainable energy investments. The Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm, with its impressive 497 MW capacity, has been achieved thanks to the collaborative efforts of @edf_rene EDF Renewables North America, Enbridge., CANADA PENSION PLAN Investment Board (CPP Investments), and Skyborn Renewables. Situated 13 to 24 km off the northern coast of France, this state-of-the-art facility will provide low-carbon electricity to nearly 770,000 people, accounting for about 60% of the annual electricity consumption of the Seine-Maritime region. For more information 👇 https://lnkd.in/e_sq9qQh ADNormandie Région Normandie #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind #SustainableDevelopment #InvestInNormandy #Decarbonization #CleanEnergy #NetZero #Innovation #France #EDF #Enbridge #CPPInvestments #SkybornRenewables #GreenFuture #ClimateAction https://lnkd.in/eXi9njqF

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🔊 PRINCIPIA is exposing at #Seanergy2024 this week and we are looking forward to meeting with our clients, colleagues and friends to discuss development of #floatingoffshorewind projects. 🤔 if you would like to know more about PRINCIPIA, please come to our booth to discuss with Yves MARIN, Benoit Chassé and Thibault Trancart.   🎯 And for the ones that do not know yet,PRINCIPIA achievement on the floating wind sector: ➡️ Design processes and engineering expertise gained on 150+ floating wind design projects completed since 2012 (covering all types of concepts, site conditions and up to 25MW turbines). ➡️ Work force based on a multi-disciplines engineering team of 70 engineers. ➡️ State-of-the-art Digital-Twin based Structural Health Monitoring Software (#DTAm)  for #predictivemaintenance plans and to reduce wind farms OPEX. ➡️ Joint development with #IFPEN of the #deepLineswind Software, state-of-the-art Software for Integrated Load Simulations. #conditionmonitoring #offshorewindenergy #renewableenergy #énergierenouvelable #offshorewind

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🇫🇷🌬️⚡ Iberdrola, has fully commissioned the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, the second in France and first in Brittany. As of May 28, 2024, all 62 wind turbines of the 496 MW project are operational and feeding into the national electricity grid, managed by RTE. These are the most powerful turbines ever installed in France, producing 1,820 GWh/year, enough to supply 835,000 residents, covering 9% of Brittany's annual electricity consumption. 🌍🏗️🚀 Saint-Brieuc is Iberdrola’s fourth offshore wind farm, following West of Duddon Sands (Irish Sea, 389 MW), Wikinger (Baltic Sea, 350 MW), and East Anglia 1 (North Sea, 714 MW). Iberdrola is also constructing Baltic Eagle (476 MW) in Germany, East Anglia 3 (1.4 GW) in the UK, and Vineyard Wind 1 (806 MW), the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. Iberdrola continues to expand its global renewable energy portfolio, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable energy solutions.

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Exploring New Horizons in Offshore Wind 🌊🍃 Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique is spearheading the French offshore wind sector, driving forward with innovative projects that promise to transform the renewable energy landscape. This move highlights France's growing commitment to reducing carbon emissions and investing in sustainable energy solutions. #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #SustainableDevelopment #GreenTech #EnergyTransition #France #WindPower #EcoFriendly #Innovation #LesChantiersDeLAtlantique 🔗Les Chantiers de l’Atlantique s'affirment comme figure de proue de l’éolien offshore français https://lnkd.in/eDAawx-W

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[Future of Offshore Wind in France] 🌬️🇫🇷 In the context of the upcoming elections, what is the future for offshore wind in France? Here is an op-ed from the French Renewable Energy Association (Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER)), co-signed by our CEO Paul DE LA GUERIVIERE, calling on all candidates not to halt the development of renewable energies in France. "A highly competitive renewable energy source like offshore wind power ensures that tomorrow’s energy bills won’t skyrocket, leading to increased purchasing power or at least ensuring it doesn’t decrease. A renewable energy source embedded in local communities guarantees the creation of jobs, particularly in the industrial sector (…) We are at the forefront of a true industrial, energy, and economic success with marine energy. Far from being downgraded, these are indeed reasons to be proud!" Read the full op-ed (in French) 👉 https://lnkd.in/dx_Kc5Ea

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FRANCE AWARDS FIRST COMMERCIAL FLOATING WIND FARM PROJECT A consortium between Elicio and BayWa r.e. Global has won a tender to build France's first large-scale commercial floating offshore wind farm. The 230-270 MW Pennavel project off the coast of Lorient, Brittany is expected to generate around 30% of the region's current renewable electricity supply, and will power over 450,000 homes annually once operational. Pennavel will be France’s first large-scale commercial floating offshore wind project and is claimed to be the first commercial floating wind farm to be awarded a long-term Contract for Difference (CfD). The project secured a grid connection from French transmission operator RTE. The floating wind farm aims to support the French government’s ambitious goal to commission around 50 offshore wind farms by 2050 and realise 45 GW of power. ⚡ Follow MPS (Modern Power Systems) for all the latest news daily from the global power generation industry ⚡ #MPS #power #energy #powergeneration #windenergy #renewableenergy

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