Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados SAS (EODC), a joint-venture established by EDF Renewables, Canada’s Enbridge Inc., and Germany’s wpd AG, has awarded Saipem SpA an EUR460 million (US$558 million) construction contract to build the foundation of the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm project planned in Normandy, France.
The wind farm is designed to have a 450 MW generating capacity from about 75 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines.
Saipem will build 64 large steel monopiles with transition pieces that will support the wind turbines.
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February 10, 2021
Mirova to launch Mirova Energy Transition 5 Fund1 (MET5)
Mirova has begun the fundraising of its 5th fund dedicated to financing energy transition infrastructure. The fund, which is still in its project phase, will be named Mirova Energy Transition 5 Fund (...
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February 02, 2021
Palfinger to deliver cranes for Fecamp offshore wind project development
The Austria-based construction specialist and deck equipment manufacturer Palfinger Marine has been selected to provide cranes that will be used for the development of the 500 MW Fecamp offshore wind...
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February 01, 2021
EDF Renewables launches crowdfunding to finance the 500 MW Fecamp offshore wind farm development
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January 27, 2021
RWE to build 76 MW of French and Polish wind projects
RWE’s European renewables business has invested in four new onshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 76 megawatts (MW). Three of the projects are located in France, and one in Polan...
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January 20, 2021
Total partners Engie for La Mède biorefinery project development
Total and ENGIE have signed a cooperation agreement to design, develop, build and operate the Masshylia project, France's largest renewable hydrogen production site at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues...
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