TotalEnergies begins building French floating wind farm

TotalEnergies starts building French offshore wind farm

France

PARIS, May 18, 2022 – TotalEnergies has begun construction on the 30-MW Eolmed floating wind farm project offshore southern France, the super-major announced on Tuesday.

 

The project consists of three 10 MW wind turbines mounted on steel boards. The project is connected to the French Electricity Transmission Network by underwater cable.

Production is expected to begin by 2024.

The asset is operated by renewables company Qair along with partners TotalEnergies, MW Ideol and MHI Vestas. TotalEnergies holds a 20% stake in the development.