Vestas has confirmed a firm order for Qair, TotalEnergies and BW Ideol’s 30MW EolMed floating offshore wind farm in the French Mediterranean.
The Danish manufacturer will supply three of its V164-10.0MW turbines for the project, which will be located 18km off the coast of Gruissan and Port-la Nouvelle, France.
The turbines are due to be installed on BW Ideol’s ‘damping pool’ platforms in Port-la Nouvelle and towed to the site, where they will be anchored to the seabed in waters 60 metres deep. BW Ideol’s foundations are designed to encircle water inside a ring to limit dynamic movements around the platform.
Vestas will also service the turbines for 15 years.
Turbine delivery and commissioning are planned for the first half of 2024.
EolMed was successful in a French floating offshore wind tender in 2016, alongside a project backed by Eolfi and China General Nuclear Power Group.
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