We have mentioned the pilot wind farm Provence Grand Large several times, composed of 3 x SG 8.0-167 DD turbines of 8.4 MW each, which is the first floating wind farm in France.
Well, after a long period of construction, installation, and commissioning, the park has finally fed its first megawatt-hours into the grid.
Located 17 kilometers off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, the turbines are anchored at a depth of about 100 meters and float on TLP (Tensioned Leg Platform) platforms.
France also has another similar wind farm under construction, Eolmed, which is also floating and composed of 3 units of the Vestas V164-10.0 MW, mounted on a BW Ideol barge-type floater.
Undoubtedly, the learnings from these pilot projects will be fundamental for France’s upcoming offshore wind auction (AO9), where more than 1 GW of floating wind power will be auctioned.
