General Electric Renewable Energy has ceded the rights to supply turbines for two French offshore wind farms potentially totaling nearly 1 gigawatt to its rival Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
Eolien Maritime France (EMF), which is owned by EDF and Enbridge, has planned to develop a total of almost 1.5 gigawatts of wind capacity across three locations: Courseulles-sur-Mer (450 MW), Fécamp (498 MW), and Saint-Nazaire (480 MW).
GE will continue to supply its Haliade 150 6-megawatt turbines to the first EMF project (450 MW Courseulles-sur-Mer). EMF, meanwhile, confirmed it had selected Siemens Gamesa to supply turbines of similar dimensions to the two remaining projects.
Both projects are expected to use SWT-7.0-154 DD offshore wind turbines and are subject to contract and EMF’s final investment decision.
The agreement further includes a future provision for Siemens Gamesa to perform wind turbine service for a period up to 15 years also subject to contract and EMF’s final investment decision.
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