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  • Jan De Nul, Hellenic Cables Sign Cable Framework Deal with French TSO

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul, in partnership with Hellenic Cables, has been awarded a framework agreement from France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) to supply and install the export cables for two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, totalling 750 MW. Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables will execute these projects […]

  • Iberdrola Inaugurates Brittany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    19 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 19 September, Iberdrola inaugurated the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France, the second largest in the country and the first in Brittany. The offshore wind farm is located 16 kilometres off the northwest coast of France in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in the English Channel. The project, backed by a EUR 2.4 […]

  • 12 Developers in Running for Four New Offshore Wind Sites in France

    18 November 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The French government has pre-qualified twelve candidates for the AO9 tender, which offers four new sites for offshore wind development, one off South Brittany, two in the Mediterranean and one in the French South Atlantic region. France opened the tendering procedure in July 2024 and has now completed the first of its three phases. Competitive […]

  • France to Launch 10 GW Offshore Wind Tender in Coming Months

    21 October 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The French government has unveiled its intention to launch the tenth call for tenders (AO10) for the development of offshore wind farms, targeting a total capacity between 8 GW and 10 GW. The process is expected to begin in the coming months, with the objective of awarding contracts by the fall of 2026. The tenders […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Expand French Blade Manufacturing Facility for 14 MW Turbines

    18 February 2025
    Manufacturing, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Siemens Gamesa is committing around EUR 200 million to expand its offshore wind blade factory in Le Havre, France, to support the production of blades for 14 MW turbines. The expanded facility will focus on producing 115-metre-long blades (B115) for 14 MW turbines, with more than 16 GW of firm orders secured, according to the […]

  • Iberdrola Opens Saint-Brieuc Operations and Maintenance Base

    3 February 2025
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Iberdrola has inaugurated the operation and maintenance (O&M) base for the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. According to Iberdrola, 80 people will work in the O&M centre located in Binic-Établesm. The base controls and manages the electricity production and maintenance of the wind farm, playing a crucial role in its performance to […]

  • Prysmian Inks EUR 700 Million Framework Agreement for Offshore Links in France

    18 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Italy’s Prysmian has signed a framework agreement with the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide submarine power cable links that will connect two offshore wind farms to the French transmission grid. Under the contract, Prysmian will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of the […]

  • Ofgem Opens Tender for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Links

    27 February 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Ofgem is inviting tenders to own and operate electricity transmission links worth GBP 4 billion (about EUR 4.8 billion), connecting the Sofia offshore wind farm to Great Britain’s mainland energy network. Ofgem has opened the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime Tender Round 12, which invites investors to bid to own and operate infrastructure connecting RWE’s […]

  • UK, Netherlands to Connect Grids via Nederwiek 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Dutch Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans has included LionLink, said to be the first direct-current hybrid interconnector, in the country’s latest Offshore Wind Energy Development Framework. LionLink will use the offshore grid connection of the Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to connect to both the Dutch and the UK onshore […]

  • Offshore Wind at Heart of Belfast Harbour’s New Upgrade Strategy

    22 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Belfast Harbour has revealed plans to invest more than GBP 300 million (approximately EUR 354 million) in capital projects across the port and Harbour Estate over the next five years to support the offshore wind industry and cruise tourism. The Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 strategy outlines the port’s plans to invest GBP 208 million in […]

  • 9.58 GW of Renewable Energy Contracts Signed in UK’s Latest CfD Auction

    15 November 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting

    The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), a UK government-owned company, has signed 130 contracts for a total of 9.58 GW of renewable energy generation, covering the projects that were successful in the country’s latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6). AR6 secured a broad range of technologies from wind and solar to emerging, […]

  • New UK Initiative to Boost Local Supply Chains and Jobs in Offshore Wind

    12 November 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    During the opening day of the World Leaders Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new strategy aimed at motivating offshore wind developers to invest in the country’s industrial heartlands, coastal areas, and oil and gas communities. According to the government, the Clean Industry Bonus will offer a […]

  • UK Gov’t Takes Action to Curb Underwater Noise in Offshore Wind Development

    23 January 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Industry, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new measures to minimise underwater noise levels during the construction of offshore wind projects. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, the measures should reduce noise levels in the sea to allow new offshore wind projects to be built at pace, particularly […]

  • UK Gov’t Says Offshore Wind Backbone of 2030 Clean Power System, Plans to Procure 12 GW More in Next Few Allocation Rounds

    10 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Electricity generated by renewable sources and nuclear power will be the foundation of the UK’s electricity system by 2030, according to a new action plan the UK government issued in December 2024. Offshore wind, which now accounts for some 17 per cent of the country’s electricity generation, has “a particularly important role as the backbone […]

  • French TSO Preparing to Launch Offshore Survey Tenders for New Grid Connections

    26 July 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    French transmission system operator (TSO) RTE Réseau Transport d’Electricité plans to issue calls for tenders for geophysical, geotechnical and UXO surveys for multiple projects from 2025 to 2026. RTE, responsible for developing, implementing and operating offshore wind farm connections to the French public power transmission system, issued early information notices about the tenders on 23 […]

  • UK Boosts Sixth CfD Auction Budget, Earmarks GBP 1.1 Billion for Offshore Wind

    31 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has decided to increase the budget for the next Allocation Round 6 (AR6) to GBP 1.5 billion, including GBP 1.1 billion for offshore wind. The funding uplift represents more than a 50 per cent increase on the budget previously set in March this year. At the beginning of this year, the UK […]

  • 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

    28 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, developed by Ailes Marines, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, has been fully commissioned, making it the second fully operational offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany. As of 28 May, all 62 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines are operational and feeding power into the […]

  • France Names Winner of Country’s First Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Tender

    16 May 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    A consortium between Belgium-based Elicio and BayWa r.e. has won the AO5 tender in France to develop and operate the country’s first floating offshore wind farm, the 250 MW Pennavel project, off the south coast of Brittany. In 2021, France opened the first tender for a commercial floating offshore wind project off the south of Brittany with […]

  • Scotland, Brittany Seal Offshore Wind Pact

    4 August 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Scottish Government has signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brittany, a region in France, relating to the offshore wind industry. With this cooperation agreement, the Government said it aims to strengthen Scotland’s position as a leader in Europe’s offshore renewables industry. The MoU will provide Scottish companies with opportunities to capitalise and […]

  • Brittany Backs DCNS Floating Offshore Wind Development

    17 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    At Sea Tech Week in Brest yesterday, an agreement between the Brittany Region and DCNS was signed by the Brittany Regional Council President Pierrick Massiot and DCNS Director for Marine Energy Frédéric Le Lidec. The purpose of this agreement is to speed up development of the floating offshore wind turbine plant in Brittany and to […]

  • Scotland and Brittany Discuss Partnership on Floating Wind Turbines

    9 February 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    A delegation of fifteen Scottish companies met in Rennes, France, with companies from the Brittany offshore wind and marine energy sector to discuss the development of partnerships around floating wind turbines. Scotland and Brittany are two players at the forefront of floating wind development in Europe. The two territories have the advantage of having floating […]

  • Brittany Region and wpd Sign Floating Wind Pact

    21 September 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind developer wpd and the Brittany Region have signed an agreement to promote the development of floating wind in this French region.

  • France Launches Floating Offshore Wind Tender

    30 April 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    France has launched a tendering procedure for a commercial floating offshore wind project off the south of Brittany with a capacity of up to 270 MW. Interested parties have until 1 July, 12 AM local time, to express their interest in participating in the competitive dialogue procedure and submit their applications, Commission de régulation de […]

  • France Opens Public Consultation on Floating Wind Offshore Brittany

    21 July 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP) has launched a public consultation on future floating wind projects offshore southern Brittany. The country’s Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) calls for 8.75 GW of offshore wind capacity to be put out to tender between 2020 and 2028, and for the development of up to […]

  • Wpd, Vattenfall and BlueFloat Name Their Floating Wind Project in France

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The consortium formed by wpd, Vattenfall, and BlueFloat Energy has revealed the name of the project it will bid with in the upcoming floating offshore wind tender for a site off the coast of Southern Brittany in France, for which the consortium prequalified last month. The proposed floating wind farm is called Triskéol, with an […]

  • French Port Reveals Floating Wind Plans

    6 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    The shareholders of the Port of Brest in France, including the Brittany Region, Brest Métropole and the Western Brittany Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMBO), have signed an agreement that will see EUR 900 million invested in developments heavily focusing on the energy transition, including establishing the port as a major player in floating wind. Under […]