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EDF Energies Nouvelles is organizing its first international summit dedicated to operation and maintenance in France

Building on its international presence and its leading position on the French market in the operation and maintenance of renewable energy installations, EDF Energies Nouvelles is organizing the international Summit: “Operations and Maintenance Summit” for the first time in France . Initiated in 2013 in the United States, it will be held once a year, alternately in each zone. A professional seminar for European and American park owners and investment groups, its objective is to establish discussions on the major issues of managing the operation and maintenance of wind and solar power plants. This seminar will be held from June 2 to 4, 2014 in Ile-de-France.

Program of the “Operations and Maintenance Summit”
Several themes will be developed during conferences and round tables:
– How to take security into account on a daily basis?
– What are the criteria for the effectiveness of a maintenance and engineering team?
– Research & Development challenges for remote equipment supervision and management systems;
– The supervision center, a key element of performance;
– What are the means to exceed the performance and profitability objectives of the installations?
– What are the prospects for innovation for new services?

EDF Energies Nouvelles' ambition: to ensure its role as leader in operation-maintenance activity in France and around the world
With more than 9 GW of capacity managed in Europe and North America, the operation and maintenance activity of the EDF Energies Nouvelles group is developing, notably with growth in Europe of 30% in 2013.
The “Operations and Maintenance Summit” is an opportunity to share more than 25 years of experience and technical expertise oriented towards the performance and improvement of the lifespan of wind and solar installations.

Some figures on the operation and maintenance activity of EDF Energies Nouvelles:
– More than 1,000 employees worldwide including 434 in Europe;
– Nearly 500 wind (onshore and offshore) and solar (roof and ground) installations, including 352 in Europe;
– A network of operation-maintenance centers:
*In Europe: France, Greece, United Kingdom, Poland and Germany (in Belgium and Italy: structures under creation);
*in North America: United States, Canada and Mexico.
– Two supervision centers:
*in France at Colombiers (Hérault), for all European parks;
*in the United States in San Diego, (California), for parks located in North America.

About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

Press ContactsManon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.48.22 ▪ e-mail: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.49.46 ▪ e-mail: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com