Wind Turbine Components for 30 MW Floater Arrive in France

October 31, 2024, by Adnan Memija

Several new components for the wind turbines destined for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm have arrived at the wind terminal in Port-La Nouvelle, France.

The towers and nacelles for the floating wind project’s Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines have been delivered and unloaded at the new wind terminal in Port-La Nouvelle. The 80-metre-long blades arrived at the port in August this year.

Source: Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion

The components are now being stored on the quayside in preparation for the assembly of the wind turbines on their floating foundations.

Construction of the foundations is said to be in full swing at Eiffage Métal’s industrial site in Fos-sur-Mer site, with over 300 people mobilised.

The floating foundations are expected to be delivered in April 2025. The units will then be towed by sea to the Port-La Nouvelle wind quay for final assembly, which is scheduled for late spring of next year.

In March 2022, EFGL, a consortium comprising Ocean Winds and the Banque des Territoires, signed an agreement with Euroports for port services during the construction of the wind farm at the Port-La Nouvelle.

Under the contract, Euroports will provide logistical support in the port area during the installation phase, including the assembly of the wind turbines on the floating foundations.

The 30 MW EFGL pilot project involves the construction and operation of three 10 MW floating wind turbines supported by Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundations.

At the beginning of 2023, the export cable that will connect the pilot wind farm to the onshore power grid was installed by DEME’s French subsidiary SDI, under the responsibility of the grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE).

The wind farm is located more than 16 kilometres offshore from Leucate, Aude, and Le Barcarès, Pyrénées-Orientales.