BW Ideol congratulates EDF Renewables and Maple Power on tender win
Published by Jessica Casey,
Editor
Energy Global,
The project company Eoliennes Méditerranée Grand Large, owned by the EDF Renewables and Maple Power consortium, has won the tender to design, construct, operate, and decommission a future floating offshore wind farm of approximately 250 MW, located over 25 km off the French Mediterranean coast near Fos-sur-Mer.
As the consortium's technology partner since 2022, BW Ideol welcomes the awarding of this project, which will enable the launch of an industrial value chain in the Mediterranean, following the realisation of the first pilot farms. This outcome confirms the cost-competitiveness of floating offshore wind, particularly through the local production of concrete floating foundations.
“We are extremely proud to be the technology partner of the winning consortium led by EDF Renewables and Maple Power. These past years of collaborative work have allowed us to closely optimise the design of floating foundations, as well as establish a robust industrial manufacturing plan that strikes the right balance between competitiveness and risk management. This result demonstrates that BW Ideol’s technology, one of the few proven at sea under real-world conditions for over five years, is a winning solution for floating wind farm developers. Our ability to anticipate a credible and local industrial plan for our concrete floaters at an optimised cost represents a unique advantage,” said Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of BW Ideol.
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