Les eoliennes flottantes du golfe du Lion is a 30MW offshore wind power project. It is planned in Mediterranean Sea, France. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2026. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed by Ocean Winds. ENGIE Green France, EDP Renovaveis and Caisse des Depots et Consignations are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 45%, 35% and 20% respectively.
The project is expected to generate 110,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 50,000 households. The project is expected to offset 90,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project will be spread over an area of 2.9km². The turbines will be mounted on floating semi-submersible foundations and will be interconnected by 66kV inter-array cable.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2026.
Contractors involved
Vestas Offshore Wind will be the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company is expected to provide 3 units of V164-10.0 MW turbines, each with 10MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Offshore Wind is expected to perform operations and maintenance for the wind power project for a period of 18 years.
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About Ocean Winds
Ocean Winds SL specializes in providing services and installation in floating and fixed offshore wind energy sector. The company is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
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