A pre-commercial project of 4 units

EOLMED Project

Construction : 2020-2021

Within the frame of a call for project, the French Government has selected Eolmed, the consortium assembled around Ideol’s floating technology, for the development and construction of a 24MW Mediterranean offshore wind farm (4 wind turbines) 15 km off the coastal town of Gruissan.

The consortium is led by the French renewable energy developer Quadran Energies Marines and includes Ideol and its Damping Pool concrete floater, the civil engineering leader Bouygues Travaux Publics and the wind turbine manufacturer Senvion.

The commissioning of the wind farm is expected by 2020, creating an estimated 300 local jobs throughout the development, construction and offshore installation phases.

 

Ideol's scope of work 

Ideol is a turnkey supplier of the foundation work package in partnership with Bouygues Travaux Publics.

 

Schedule 

Summer 2016 : attribution of the Gruissan site to the consortium Quadran Energies Marines - Ideol

2017-2018 : engineering and application for authorisation 

2020-2021 : construction

2020-2021 : operation for a 20 year period

 

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT, VISIT THE DEDICATED WEBSITE

 

  • Capacity: 24 MW
  • Installation site: Occitanie (France)
  • Water depth: 55 metres

Eolmed will be the Mediterranean's first offshore wind farm

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