EDF Energies Nouvelles, official partner of the main European trade fair for wind energy professionals (EWEA 2015)

EDF Energies Nouvelles is a major player in wind power in Europe and around the world. The onshore and offshore wind sector represents its primary growth engine, covering 86% of its total installed capacity.

An integrated renewable energy operator, EDF EN is present across the entire value chain of a wind project. As an efficient industrialist at the forefront of innovation, EDF EN seeks at each stage, areas of progress to make wind power ever more competitive and essential in the European energy mix.

“Each year, the EWEA show is an opportunity to meet wind power professionals, partners, turbine manufacturers, component suppliers, research institutes and developers.

In Paris this year, the EWEA 2015 show was maintained despite the deadly attacks of November 13. We also wanted to support this event and mark our commitment to this sector of the future which plays a major role in the energy transition a few days before COP 21. As such, we are investing in the long term in R&D alongside dynamic partners, with the aim of improving performance and competitiveness of the sector” declares Antoine Cahuzac, Managing Director of EDF Energies Nouvelles.

EDF Energies Nouvelles specialists are present on the company's stand during the EWEA 2015 exhibition to present key activities and latest innovations:

1. Project development and engineering

For 15 years, EDF EN has been developing and operating efficient wind farms in 15 countries and has more than 7 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind capacity, including 4 GW in Europe. Relying on its design office and its teams of engineers, the company has developed cutting-edge know-how in evaluating the potential of sites and in the technical and financial engineering of wind projects. With 1,400 MW of offshore wind power under development off the French coast, EDF EN has also taken a leading role in the offshore wind sector, which is emerging in France.

2. The construction of parks and their commissioning

Owner of wind projects, EDF EN ensures equipment purchases and on-site logistics, supervises and coordinates the intervention of industrial partners selected for the site until the actual commissioning of the park.

3. Operation and maintenance of installations throughout their lifespan

EDF EN's expertise in operation and maintenance ensures the management and performance of 2.5 GW of wind power in Europe, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. Established in seven countries, EDF EN Services, a subsidiary dedicated to this activity in Europe, has a network of more than 500 specialists. It invests in new innovative tools for continuous improvement of the production of installations.