• Ten candidates were shortlisted for the construction and operation of the future floating wind farm located off Belle-Ile-en-Mer.

  • The park will be one of the first to use floating wind turbine technology in Europe.

  • With a capacity of 250 megawatts, it should be delivered by 2029.

There will be ten on the starting line. Ten companies or consortia have just been shortlisted for the construction and operation of a floating wind farm off Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Morbihan), announced the Ministry of Ecological Transition. This 250 megawatt project will be the ninth offshore wind farm in France and one of the first to use floating wind turbine technology in Europe. Unlike “installed” wind turbines, the mast of which is planted in the ground at sea, “floating” wind turbines allow installation in deep areas. The designation of the winner is scheduled for 2022, for commissioning "planned for 2029".

The "competitive dialogue", over several months, "aims to reduce the costs of projects and secure their implementation", specifies the ministry: the State will discuss with the candidates on specifications "which will integrate several remarks made by the public during the debate, in particular concerning the taking into account of fishing activities as well as the integration of the project into the local economic context ”.

Several plenary meetings will be organized with all the candidates, in the presence of elected officials and local economic players.

EDF, Iberdrola, Engie and Shell among the candidates

The shortlisted, "with regard to their technical and financial capacities", are the consortium formed between CIP and ENI, the project company Eoliennes Flottantes Bretagne Grand Large (involving EDF Renouvelables and Maple Power), the consortium formed by the groups Elicio and BayWa re, Equinor, Iberdrola, Ocean Winds (joint venture dedicated to offshore wind power of Engie and EDPR), as well as RWE.

Also selected is the consortium formed by Shell, Valeco (a subsidiary of EnBW) and Eolien en Mer Participations (a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), the one bringing together TotalEnergies, Green Investment Group and Qair, as well as the consortium formed by the groups wpd, Vattenfall and BlueFloat Energy.

The State plans to install two floating parks in this sector, one of 250 megawatts, and another of up to 500 megawatts, with shared connection.

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