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Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm generates first power

Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm, located 15.5km off the coast of Fife, is now generating power into the national grid. This marks a significant milestone in the project's development, helping Scotland and the UK move towards achieving their net zero targets. When complete, the wind farm will consist of 54 wind turbines generating up to 450 MW of…

Scotland – Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm has started generating electricity

The Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located 15.5km off the coast of Fife, Scotland, has started feeding electricity into the National Grid. This success is a significant milestone in the development of the project which will help to achieve Scotland and the UK’s carbon neutrality targets. With a capacity of…

EDF Renewables and the National School of Bridges and Roads inaugurate a master's degree dedicated to energy transition professions

EDF Renouvelables and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) have signed a partnership agreement for the creation of an engineering training program specializing in the field of renewable energies. This strategic collaboration aims to meet the growing need for expertise in energy transition professions. The agreement provides for the establishment of a specialty within the…

EDF Renouvelables commissions the largest solar power plant in Haut-Rhin.

Paris, September 26, 2024 – EDF Renouvelables announces the commissioning of the Mulhouse-Habsheim photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 30 MWp. Located on abandoned land at the Mulhouse-Habsheim aerodrome, this solar power plant is the largest in the Haut-Rhin department. It makes it possible to develop unused land and helps support the region in…

Photowatt could join the CARBON project for the French photovoltaic sector

Bourgoin-Jallieu, September 19, 2024 – CARBON and EDF Renouvelables have reached a draft agreement on the sale of the company Photowatt, a historic industrial player in the manufacture of photovoltaic panels. According to this agreement, Photowatt would be integrated into the industrial project led by CARBON and would thus be part of the dynamic development in France of a sovereign, sustainable solar sector…

EDF Renewables, Korea Western Power Co (KOWEPO) and Masdar announce Financial Close of Al Ajban Solar PV project in Abu Dhabi, one of the World's Largest Solar Power Plants launched by EWEC

Abu Dhabi, September 17, 2024: The project company, led by EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO), alongside their partner Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, announced today the successful financial closing of the 1.5 gigawatt (GW) AC Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producer (IPP) project in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Following a successful…

EDF Renewables completes acquisition of offshore wind project in South Korea

EDF Renouvelables has acquired 100% of Shell Overseas Holdings Ltd.’s shares in West Sea Energy 1 Co., Ltd., a company exploring the development of a high-power offshore wind project in South Korea. This is an important step for the company, which aims to increase its presence in offshore wind in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Korea…

EDF group commissions its largest wind farm in South America

EDF group through its subsidiary announces the commissioning of its largest wind farm in South America, the Serra do Seridó farm located in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast of Brazil. Comprising 85 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 480 MWp, the farm will produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of about 1.5 million Brazilian…

EDF Group commissions its largest wind farm in South America

The EDF group, through its subsidiary EDF Renouvelables, announces the commissioning of its largest wind farm in South America, the Serra do Seridó wind farm located in the state of Paraìba in the North East of Brazil. Composed of 85 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 480 MWc, this farm will produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of approximately…

Repsol and EDF Renewables sign an exclusivity cooperation agreement for offshore wind in Spain and Portugal

The companies have signed an exclusivity agreement to cooperate in future offshore wind tenders in the Iberian Peninsula. The collaboration highlights Repsol's commitment to multi-energy growth and knowledge of the Spanish and Portuguese markets and EDF Renewables' expertise and experience in offshore wind, whether fixed or floating. Repsol and EDF Renewables have reached an exclusivity agreement to join forces…

Launch of the EVAPORE apple tree agrivoltaic demonstrator

EDF Renewables, SudExpé and Cybeletech sign a consortium agreement for the apple tree agrivoltaism demonstrator EVAPORE on the SudExpé site in Marsillargues in Hérault (34). Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer for commissioning at the start of the 2024 school year. Photovoltaic panels will be installed on apple trees to study for at least three…

EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Celebrate Completion of Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1

EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Inc, a leading North American energy infrastructure company (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB), celebrated today with more than 100 guests, the completion and start of commercial operation of the 150 MWac Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1 When all three phases are completed at the end of 2024, the 577 MWac project will be one of the….

EDF Renewables is currently building 1.2 GW of renewable capacity in South Africa

EDF Renewables is currently building 1.2 GW of renewable electricity production capacity in South Africa, including 763 MW of wind, 355 MW of solar and 75 MW of storage. This development will bring a significant quantity of low-carbon electricity to the country currently facing an electricity shortage. EDF Renewables has launched the construction of 8 installations distributed in…

EDF Renewables launches crowdfunding for the Ottmarsheim photovoltaic power plant

EDF Renewables announces the opening on May 17 of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, dedicated to the Ottmarsheim photovoltaic power plant, in Haut-Rhin. Amounting 200,000 euros, the collection is reserved for residents of Haut-Rhin, and neighboring departments: Bas-Rhin, Vosges and Territoire de Belfort. The investment terms (yield, investment duration, etc.) are presented on: https://www.lendosphere.com/les-projets/centrale-solaire-d-ottmarsheim-dans-le-haut-rhin …

Fécamp offshore wind farm: commissioning of the first offshore wind farm in Normandy

Fécamp, May 15, 2024 – In the presence of Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate in charge of Industry and Energy, EDF, through its subsidiary EDF Renouvelables, EIH S.à.rl, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., Canada Pension Plan (CPP Investments) and Skyborn have inaugurated the Fécamp offshore wind farm with a capacity of approximately 500 MW. Located between 13 and 24…

Appointments to the EDF Renewables Management Committee  

Paris, March 6, 2024 – EDF Renewables, a major player in renewable energies in France and around the world, communicates on recent developments within its Management Committee: Elsa Gonse is appointed Financial Director of EDF Renewables and succeeds Aymeric Ducrocq starting March 1. Arriving in the company in 2006, Elsa Gonse has a great…

Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables extend offshore wind collaboration in Norway

In addition to the Utsira Nord tender, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables target the auction round in 2025. Paris, 16th January 2024: Renewables energy major EDF Renewables has been working closely with offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore in Norway since 2021. The work includes delivering a competitive bid for the Utsira Nord tender. Now, the consortium has…

EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) consortium reaches financial close on Manah 1 – 500 MW solar project in Oman

Muscat, January 9, 2024 – The consortium, led by EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO), announced today that it has reached financial close on the Manah 1 – a 500-megawatt (MW) solar power plant located in the Sultanate of Oman. Following the bid submission in September 2022, the consortium was awarded and signed a 20-year Power Purchase…

Corporate PPA: EDF Renewables reaches 600 MW of long-term contracts in France.

Paris, December 18, 2023 – Since 2019, EDF Renewables has signed long-term contracts in France for 600 MW for the production of low-carbon electricity from its onshore wind farms and solar power plants. These direct purchase contracts for electricity from renewable sources (cPPA or Corporate Power Purchase Agreement), with an average duration of around 20 years, guarantee customers…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Mailhac-sur-Benaize solar power plant in Haute-Vienne

Mailhac-sur-Benaize, October 31, 2023 – Located in the town of Mailhac-sur-Benaize, the plant with an installed capacity of 4.9 MWp is made up of approximately 8,850 photovoltaic panels. It produces the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of around 2,700 people. This is the second solar power plant inaugurated in Haute-Vienne in 2023 by EDF Renewables. In 2016, following a call for demonstrations…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Rivière des Galets solar power plant in Réunion

Le Port, October 27, 2023 – EDF Renewables inaugurates the Rivière des Galets solar power plant in Réunion. Located on a former “wild” landfill, it helps to give a second life to this site. It will provide the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 4,500 people in renewable energy, or 14% of the population…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Sud-Arrageois wind farm in Hauts-de-France

Paris, October 3, 2023 – EDF Renewables inaugurates the Sud-Arrageois wind farm, made up of 6 wind turbines for an installed capacity of 21.6 MW. The park, located in the municipalities of Croisilles, Héninel and Saint-Martin-sur-Cojeul, will provide the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of approximately 50,000 inhabitants or 46% of the population of the Urban Community of Arras . Developed…

Villesèque wind farm: 15 years of low-carbon electricity production serving the region

Villesèque, October 2, 2023 – EDF Renewables is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Villesèque wind farm. Made up of 22 wind turbines and with an installed capacity of 50.6 MW, this park is the most powerful operated by EDF Renewables in the Aude department. Located on a high plateau in the commune of Villesèque-des-Corbières, this wind farm produced…

EDF Renewables celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Moulin de Froidure wind farm

Paris, October 2, 2023 – EDF Renewables is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Moulin de Froidure wind farm. Commissioned in 2008, the park, made up of 6 wind turbines, produced in 15 years the equivalent of the annual low-carbon electricity consumption of more than 10,000 inhabitants. The park, located in the Somme department,…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Epinac photovoltaic power plant in Saône-et-Loire

Epinac, September 28, 2023 – EDF Renewables announces the commissioning of the Epinac solar power plant in Saône-et-Loire. Located on former mining land, this installation allows the redevelopment of an industrial site to benefit the region's energy transition. The Epinac solar power plant, with a power of 3.1 MWp, is made up of around 5,500 photovoltaic panels…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Civaux solar power plant (86)

Civaux, September 28, 2023_ Developed by EDF Renewables on land belonging to the Civaux nuclear power plant, the solar power plant was inaugurated this Thursday, September 28. It illustrates the action of the EDF group to accelerate the electrical transition of territories, by mobilizing all low-carbon energies. With a power of 5 MW, the solar power plant will be able to produce the equivalent…

The EDF group and its partners inaugurate Vitisolar, an agrivoltaism demonstrator on vines in Gironde

  Bordeaux, September 19, 2023 – The EDF group and its partners are inaugurating an agrivoltaic demonstrator on a plot of vines. Vitisolar will make it possible to study the cohabitation between viticulture and renewable energy production, and responds to the environmental and climatic challenges of the territory. Vitisolar is an innovative pilot project, consisting of a raised and adjustable photovoltaic structure, installed on a plot…

The first floating offshore wind turbine in Provence Grand Large was installed at sea

Paris, September 19, 2023 EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France 2 S.à.rl, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments, have successfully carried out the towing and installation of the first floating offshore wind turbine in Provence Grand Large , 17 km from the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (Bouches-du-Rhône). A major step for floating offshore wind power in France. After assembly of…

The first floating offshore wind turbine in Provence Grand Large was installed at sea

Paris, le 18 septembre 2023 – EDF Renouvelables et Enbridge Éolien France 2 S.à.r.l, filiale d’Enbridge Inc. et CPP Investments, ont réalisé avec succès le remorquage et l’installation de la première éolienne en mer flottante de Provence Grand Large, à 17 km des côtes de Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (Bouches-du-Rhône). Une étape majeure pour l’éolien en mer flottant en France. Après assemblage…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Moulon de Blé photovoltaic power plant in Eyguières (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Eyguières, September 12, 2023 – EDF Renewables inaugurates the Moulon de Blé solar power plant with an installed capacity of 11.4 MWp. Located on a former colluvium extraction quarry, this solar power plant makes it possible to exploit a former industrial site to produce renewable energy. The power plant, made up of approximately 21,330 photovoltaic panels spread over 9 hectares, is…

EDF Renewables partner of the ECE to support the training and professional integration of young engineers specializing in the energy transition and digital technology

Paris, September 8, 2023 – EDF Renewables signs a partnership agreement with the Ecole Centrale d’Electronique (ECE) to create a teaching chair specializing in energy and the environment. In this context, specialty courses will be updated and reviewed according to the needs of the sector. ECE students will also be able to benefit from internships, missions in…

EDF Renewables achieves Legal Close on RMIPPPP hybrid power project Umoyilanga

EDF Renewables achieves Legal Close on its Umoyilanga Project on 30 August 2023, with the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eskom, and the Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, for the hybrid renewable power facility to be built in South Africa. Legal Close follows in the wake of the consortium of…

EDF Renewables North America Places Multi-Year Order for up to 7 GW of Canadian Solar's Made-in-USA Modules

Canadian Solar Inc. and EDF Renewables North America today announced the signing of a multi-year module supply agreement to deliver up to 7-gigawatts (GW) of high efficiency N-type TOPCon solar modules to be produced at Canadian Solar's new factory in Mesquite , Texas. Under the agreement, Canadian Solar will be supplying its latest high efficiency N-Type TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated…

Fécamp offshore wind farm: the first wind turbine in the Normandy sea is installed

Paris, July 4, 2023 – EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.rl (owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP investments) and Skyborn announce the installation of the first wind turbine of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, 13 km offshore Normandy coasts. Launched in 2020, the project is reaching a new major milestone. After loading the masts, nacelles and blades of…

Fécamp offshore wind farm: the first wind turbine in the Normandy sea is installed

Paris, July 4, 2023 – EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.rl (owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP investments) and Skyborn announce the installation of the first wind turbine of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, 13 km offshore Normandy coasts. Launched in 2020, the project is reaching a new major milestone. After loading the masts, nacelles and blades of…

EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Offshore announce preferred floater solution for Utsira Nord

Utsira, the 4th July 2023 – EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Offshore are cooperating with Norwegian supplier Moreld Ocean Wind for the floating solution at the offshore wind development on Utsira Nord. Renewable energy major EDF Renewables has been working with offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore on the first offshore wind projects in Norway since 2021. This work…

The EDF group inaugurates its first floating solar power plant installed on the lake of a hydroelectric dam in Lazer in the Hautes-Alpes

Lazer, June 20, 2023 – The EDF group is inaugurating the Lazer floating solar power plant, the first of its subsidiary EDF Renewables in France and the first to combine photovoltaic and hydroelectric production on the same site. Installed on the lake of a hydroelectric dam operated by EDF, it doubles the renewable electricity production capacity of…

E.Leclerc and EDF Renewables announce the installation of 3 solar power plants in Allier

This is the first long-term supply contract for electricity from renewable sources for the Ivry-sur-Seine brand – June 5, 2023 – In line with its commitments to more virtuous energy, SIPLEC (E. Leclerc) has concluded with EDF Renewables a long-term purchase contract for electricity from renewable sources (or Corporate PPA) which will allow the construction of three parks…

The City of Saumur and EDF Renewables inaugurate the first solar power plant in Saumur (49)

EDF Renewables and the City of Saumur inaugurate the Saumur Chemin Vert solar power plant. Designed by EDF Renewables at the initiative of the City of Saumur, this renewable energy installation offers a second life to a former technical landfill center. The new power plant, by producing the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 5,500 people, contributes to the energy transition of…

Julien Marchal appointed Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development at EDF Renewables

Paris, May 30, 2023 – EDF Renewables announces the appointment of Julien Marchal as Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development of EDF Renewables in succession to Carlotta Gentile Latino as of June 1, 2023. In this capacity, he will be a member of the Committee of Management of EDF Renewables. Julien Marchal began his career in France in 2009 at…

Inauguration of the operating base – maintenance of the Calvados offshore wind farm, and the development of the Ouistreham outer port

The operation and maintenance base of the Calvados offshore wind farm was inaugurated today, in the presence of Bruno Bensasson, Executive Director of the EDF group in charge of renewable energies and CEO of EDF Renouvelables, Hervé Morin, President of Ports of Normandy and the Normandy Region, Michel Fricout, Vice-President of the Department of Calvados, Romain…

The EDF group and Maple Power win a gigawatt offshore wind project off the coast of Normandy

Paris, March 27, 2023 – At the end of the fourth offshore wind call for tenders launched in January 2021, the Ministry of Energy Transition chose Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie, the project company owned by the EDF Renouvelables consortium, a subsidiary of EDF group, and Maple Power, to ensure the design, construction, operation and dismantling…

The Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux and EDF Renewables partners for a solar power plant in Verdon-sur-Mer

Le Verdon-sur-Mer, March 20, 2023 – The Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux and EDF Renewables sign an agreement for the installation of a photovoltaic power plant at the Verdon-sur-Mer port terminal in Gironde. With a maximum capacity of 52 MWp, this future renewable energy production facility will contribute to the development of a former oil storage area. This project, which illustrates…

Luminus, EDF Renewables and Jan De Nul join forces for an offshore wind project in Belgium

Luminus, EDF Renewables, and Jan De Nul Group have joined forces to respond to an offshore wind call for tenders in Belgium for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone. The Princess Elisabeth Zone was determined by the Belgian federal authorities with a view to increasing the production of renewable electricity in the country. The total wind energy capacity in…

EDF Renewables acquires a 529 MWp photovoltaic portfolio in Germany from MEC Energy

Paris, March 2, 2023 – EDF Renewables, a key player in renewable energies, announces the acquisition of 17 photovoltaic projects in Germany for a total capacity of 529 MWp, from MEC Energy, a German developer belonging to the MEC group, based in Düsseldorf. These projects under development in the north and northeast of Germany will contribute to the strategy…

In France, the L'Oréal Group signs several contracts with the EDF group to contribute to the objective of carbon neutrality for all of its sites by 2025

Setting itself the ambitious environmental commitment to achieve carbon neutrality for all of its sites by 2025, including around thirty in France including its 11 factories, the L'Oréal Group signs several contracts with the EDF group which participate in the achievement of this objective: direct purchase contracts for electricity from renewable sources (Corporate Power Purchase Agreement or C-PPA) with EDF Renouvelables,…

EDF Renewables launches the installation of the first panels of the Salon-de-Provence photovoltaic power plant

Salon-de-Provence, January 24, 2023 – The ground-mounted photovoltaic plant in Salon-de-Provence, developed by EDF Renewables, is currently under construction along the Durance canal. Located on the grounds of the hydroelectric power station operated by EDF Hydro Méditerranée, it makes it possible to produce more renewable energy in the region. This photovoltaic power plant is part of the…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Beaurepaire solar power plant in Vendée (85)

Paris, January 13, 2023_ EDF Renewables announces the commissioning of the Beaurepaire photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 14 MWp. Located on a former uranium mine in the Vendée department, this renewable energy installation made it possible to develop the land in an approach to support the territory in its energy transition. This new plant contributes…

Carlotta Gentile Latino appointed Director of Land Activities France at EDF Renewables

Carlotta Gentile Latino appointed Director of Land Activities France at EDF Renewables Paris, December 22, 2022 – EDF Renewables announces the appointment of Carlotta Gentile Latino as Director of Land Activities France in succession to Nicolas Couderc as of January 1, 2023. As such , she will continue to be a member of the EDF Renewables Management Committee. Carlotta Gentile Latino…

EDF Renewables, Enbridge and CPP Investments Announce France’s First Offshore Wind Project, Saint-Nazaire, is Now Fully Operational

Saint-Nazaire, November 23, 2022. EDF Renewables and EIH S.à.rl (owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments) have the honor to announce the full commissioning of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. an installed capacity of 480 MW. Located between 12 and 20 km from the coast, the park's 80 wind turbines now produce the equivalent of 20% of annual consumption…

Egypt's COP27 unlocks the rise of green hydrogen mega-project development through framework agreement signature between Egyptian Government, EDF Renewables and Zero Waste

The project will generate 80,000 tons per year of green hydrogen and derivative in the Suez Canal Zone Over 2 GW of renewable energies will be deployed to power 700 MW electrolyser and ammonia synthesis plants with clean electricity The first phase is to be operational in 2026 and the ultimate project capacity is to be reached by 2030…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the largest solar power plant in the Ain department

Developed and built by EDF Renewables in Ain, the Niévroz solar power plant is made up of 32,697 photovoltaic panels with a total power of 13.3 MWp. Since its commissioning in March 2022, it has produced the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 9,400 people, or nearly 40% of the electricity needs of the Community of Communes...

Eiffage and EDF Renewables commission the Subligny solar power plant, the first of three to be created on disused motorway construction sites

Vélizy-Villacoublay, October 12, 2022 – Eiffage and EDF Renewables commission the Subligny solar power plant, the first of three plants built on abandoned motorway sites APRR Eiffage Concessions and EDF Renewables announce the commissioning of the Subligny solar power plant located on the municipalities of Subligny and Villeneuve-la-Dondagre (89). Made up of 26,000 photovoltaic panels…

Anglo American and EDF Renewables agree to renewable energy partnership in South Africa to form Envusa Energy – launching 600MW of wind and solar projects in first phase

Anglo American and EDF Renewables agree to renewable energy partnership in South Africa to form Envusa Energy – launching 600MW of wind and solar projects in first phase Anglo American in partnership with EDF Renewables announce their agreement to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (“RREE”) in South Africa. In…

In Saint-Romain-en-Gal, EDF Renewables and the Nicollin group commission the first ground-mounted solar power plant in the Rhône department

Lyon, September 30, 2022 – EDF Renewables and the Nicollin Group announce the commissioning of the Saint-Romain-en-Gal solar power plant. Located on a former non-hazardous waste storage facility belonging to the Nicollin Group, this solar power plant contributes to the redevelopment of the site and the region's energy transition. With an installed capacity of 5 MWp…

Final stretch before the commissioning of France's first offshore wind farm off the coast of Saint Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire, September 22, 2022 – The Saint-Nazaire wind farm, co-owned by EDF Renewables and EIH S.à rl, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments, received this Thursday, September 22, 2022 a visit from Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Pouzin solar power plant, in Ardèche

Lyon, September 6, 2022 – EDF Renewables is today inaugurating the Pouzin solar power plant, in the Ardèche department, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. With an installed capacity of 8.4 MW, this installation is part of EDF's Solar Plan, which aims to make the Group a leader in the solar market in France by 2035. The Pouzin solar power plant is located …

Recyclable wind turbine blades for the Calvados offshore wind farm, a first in France

The Calvados offshore wind farm announces the order from Siemens Gamesa for several sets of its new blade model, the RecyclableBlade, the first wind turbine blade that can be recycled at the end of its life cycle. The Calvados offshore wind farm will thus be the first French park to deploy these innovative recyclable blades. THE…

EDF Renewables and WiSEED launch a crowdfunding campaign for the construction of the Moulon de Blé solar power plant, in Bouches-du-Rhône

Paris, August 5, 2022 – EDF Renewables announces the opening of crowdfunding, via the WiSEED platform, for the construction of the Moulon de Blé solar power plant, in Eyguières, in Bouches-du-Rhône. This collection, open from August 4 to September 25, will allow the local population to invest in the photovoltaic power plant. This fundraising campaign is open to…

Fécamp offshore wind farm – laying gravity foundations

The Fécamp offshore wind farm project is progressing at a good pace. In accordance with the provisional schedule, work at sea continues with the installation of the first gravity foundations. On August 1, the installation of the first foundation was successfully completed in the area of the future offshore wind farm. The consortium made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Saipem and Boskalis is…

MASEN and its partner EDF Renewables complete financing with a view to launching the repowering of the Nassim Koudia Al Baida wind farm

Today, Masen and its partner EDF Renewables announce the financial closure of the repowering of the Nassim Koudia Al Baida Wind Farm. This repowering will double the production capacity to 100 MW instead of the 50 MW initially installed in 2000 by the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). The project is financed through the use of…

EDF Renewables joins the FFPA, a strong signal in favor of collective and qualitative agrivoltaism

Marseille, SER National Photovoltaic Conference, JULY 6, 2022 – The French Federation of Agrivoltaic Producers (FFPA) enthusiastically welcomes EDF Renewables among its members. The membership request made by the Group's subsidiary, a major player in photovoltaic energy in France, to the FFPA was validated on June 13 unanimously by the Board of Directors of the association, based…

EDF Renewables inaugurates the Briare solar power plant in Center-Val de Loire

Paris, July 5, 2022 – EDF Renewables announces the commissioning of the Briare solar power plant, in the Loiret department. Located on an abandoned motorway belonging to the Loiret Departmental Council, this 15.5 MW renewable energy installation contributes to the revaluation of the land, in an approach to supporting the territory in its energy transition. Implanted…

Official opening of the maintenance base of the Fécamp offshore wind farm where around a hundred specialists will operate the park

The maintenance base of the Fécamp offshore wind farm was inaugurated today in the presence of Mr. Bertrand Allanic, Director of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, Mr. Bertrand Bellanger, President of the Departmental Council of Seine-Maritime, Ms. Marie- Agnès Poussier-Winsback, Member of Parliament for the 9th constituency of Seine-Maritime and Mayor of Fécamp, Mr. Pierre-André Durand, Regional Prefect…

Atlantique Offshore Energy and the Fécamp offshore wind farm announce the imminent departure of the electrical substation to its installation site off the Normandy coast

Atlantique Offshore Energy, the division dedicated to Marine Energy of Chantiers de l'Atlantique, has just successfully concluded the design, manufacturing, integration and commissioning phases of the equipment for the offshore electrical substation which will soon be installed offshore. coasts of Fécamp for the Fécamp offshore wind farm co-owned by EDF Renewables, EIH S.à…

EDF Renewables commissions the Chagny solar power plant in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

EDF Renewables, SMET 71 and the City of Chagny are today inaugurating the Chagny photovoltaic power plant, with an installed capacity of 4.4 MW. This power plant contributes to achieving the 69% renewable energy targets of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region by 2030. Located in Chagny, in Saône-et-Loire, the solar power plant is located on a former energy center. 'Technical Landfill (CET) belonging…

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the Civaux solar power plant in Vienne

EDF Renewables announces the opening of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Civaux solar power plant, in Vienne. This collection will allow the population to invest until August 20 in the photovoltaic plant. This fundraising campaign is reserved for residents of the department where the project is located, Vienne (86), as well as neighboring departments: Charente (16), Indre, etc.

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the Saint-Sornin-Leulac solar power plant, in Haute-Vienne

EDF Renewables announces the opening today of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Saint-Sornin-Leulac solar power plant, in Haute-Vienne. This collection will allow the local population to invest in the photovoltaic plant until August 20. This fundraising campaign is reserved for residents of the department where the project is located, Haute-Vienne (87), as well as neighboring departments: Charente…

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the Salon-de-Provence solar power plant, in Bouches-du-Rhône

EDF Renewables announces the opening today of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Salon-de-Provence solar power plant, in Bouches-du-Rhône. This collection will allow the local population to invest until August 20 in the photovoltaic power plant. This fundraising campaign is reserved for residents of the department where the project is located, Bouches-du-Rhône (13), as well as neighboring departments:…

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the Épinac solar power plant, in Saône-et-Loire

EDF Renewables announces the opening of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Épinac solar power plant, in Saône-et-Loire. This collection will allow the local population to invest in the photovoltaic plant until August 20. This fundraising campaign is reserved for residents of the department where the project is located, Saône-et-Loire (71), as well as neighboring departments: Ain (01), Allier (03),…

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the Moulin solar power plant, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

EDF Renewables announces the opening today of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Moulin solar power plant, in Sainte-Tulle, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. This collection will allow the local population to invest until August 20 in the photovoltaic plant. This fundraising campaign is initially reserved for residents of the Durance-Luberon-Verdon-Agglomeration Community. HAS…

EDF Renewables, CCI France and CCI Normandie sign a “CCI Business” partnership agreement to accelerate the development of the French offshore wind industrial sector

On Wednesday June 15 in Le Havre, at Seanergy, the leading French MRE exhibition, Cédric LE BOUSSE, Director of Marine Renewable Energies France of EDF Renouvelables, Alain Di Crescenzo President of CCI France and Gilles TREUIL, President of CCI Normandie, signed a framework agreement which strengthens their cooperation in the priority sector of installed and floating offshore wind power. This…

EDF Renewables commissions four solar power plants, including two floating, in Israel

Paris, June 8, 2022 – Leader in solar energy in Israel, EDF Renewables announces the commissioning of four photovoltaic power plants totaling 54 MW of installed capacity. These new plants contribute to the Israeli government's objective of increasing the share of renewable energies in the country's energy mix to 30% by 2030. They are also part of…

EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France 2 S.à.rl (EEF2) continue construction of the Provence Grand Large (PGL) pilot project and confirm their ambitions in floating offshore wind power

Paris, May 17, 2022 – EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France 2 S.à.rl, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments, are continuing the implementation of their floating offshore wind pilot project, Provence Grand Large, off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. This new technology, which makes it possible to develop projects in deep waters, will contribute to French objectives for the energy transition. Selected by…

EDF Renewables launches the construction of a photovoltaic power plant on the site of the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant under deconstruction, in Isère

Paris, April 29, 2022 – EDF Renewables is launching work on a 12 MW ground-mounted solar power plant on the grounds of the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant, currently being dismantled. The future plant contributes to EDF's Solar Plan, which aims to make the Group one of the main players in solar energy in France, with 30 %…

French EDF Renewables and Zero Waste sign Memorandum of Understanding on green hydrogen mega-project development with the Egyptian Government represented by The Ministry of Electricity, the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE)

The Green Fuel Alliance plans to develop a plant in Egypt with a capacity of 350,000 tonnes per year dedicated to the production of green ammonia, which will be used as a bunker fuel to ensure maritime traffic in the Suez Canal; The first phase of the project is to be launched in 2026. Secondly, the expansion phase should be fully implemented…

EDF Renewables is launching the construction of a self-consumption ground-mounted photovoltaic power plant which will supply the Sanofi factory in Aramon (Gard)

Paris, April 19, 2022 – EDF Renouvelables, one of the leaders in France in renewable energies, has signed a partnership with Sanofi to build and then operate a self-consumption ground-mounted solar power plant with a power of 4 MW. This photovoltaic plant will supply the Sanofi factory in Aramon, in Gard, with renewable electricity from next year. The construction work is coming…

Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm: the first offshore wind turbine in France is installed

EDF Renewables, EIH S.à rl (owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments), equal partners in the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project, and GE Renewable Energy, supplier of wind turbines, announce the installation of the first offshore wind turbine installed in France, 12 km off the coast of the Guérande peninsula, in Loire-Atlantique. Launched in 2019, the project…

Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm: France's first offshore wind turbine has been erected

EDF Renewables, EIH SARL (owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments), the joint owners of the Saint-Nazaire off-shore wind farm, and GE Renewable Energy, the wind turbine supplier, are announcing the erection of France's first offshore wind turbine , 12 km off the coast of the Guérande peninsula in the Loire-Atlantique department. This is a key milestone in the construction…

EDF Renewables wins a solar energy project of more than 52 MW in Moselle (Grand Est region)

Paris, March 28, 2022 – EDF Renewables is the winner of a solar power plant project in the Moselle department (Grand Est region), following the latest solar call for tenders from the Energy Regulatory Commission. This new project represents a total of more than 52 MW of installed capacity. EDF Renewables strengthens its presence in the Greater…

EDF Renewables and Lendosphere launch a crowdfunding campaign for the construction of the Saint-Amand-Montrond solar power plant (Cher)

Paris, March 15, 2022 – EDF Renewables announces the opening of crowdfunding, via Lendosphere, for the construction of the Saint-Amand-Montrond solar power plant in Cher. With a total amount of 135,000 euros, the collection will allow the local population to invest from March 21 in this photovoltaic power plant, which is scheduled to be commissioned in…

Press kit – Fécamp offshore wind farm – 1st wind farm in Normandy – 10/17/2024

  • 2024: commissioning of the park
  • What to remember from the construction site
  • Offshore wind: a “new” low-carbon energy
  • Fécamp offshore wind farm: a Norman ambition
  • Collective energy
  • An engine for employment and integration
  • Ambitious environmental monitoring
  • How and where can you find out about the Fécamp offshore wind farm?
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Dossier de presse - Provence Grand Large, projet-pilote d'éolien en mer flottant en France - 08/06/2023

Press kit – Provence Grand Large, floating offshore wind farm pilot project in France – 06/08/2023

  • Provence Grand Large, a world first
  • The assembly of floats, between industrial prowess and human expertise
  • The assembly of wind turbines, between land and sea
  • A buried and therefore invisible maritime and land electrical connection
  • Floating offshore wind power, a key sector that must cross the threshold of large-scale industrialization
  • Participate in the energy transition while respecting the environment
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Dossier de presse - Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire, premier parc éolien en mer de France - 23/09/2022

Press kit – Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, France’s first offshore wind farm – 09/23/2022

  • The Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in summary
  • The project leaders, major players in renewable energies
  • The first offshore wind farm project in France
  • Near end of offshore installation operations
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Dossier de presse - Projet du parc éolien en mer au large de Dunkerque et son raccordement électrique

Press kit – Offshore wind farm project off the coast of Dunkirk and its electrical connection

  • The project
  • Decision of the project owners to continue the project
  • Next steps
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Dossier de presse - Briefing presse - EDF accélère son développement dans les énergies renouvelables en France - 09/12/2019

Press kit – Press briefing – EDF accelerates its development in renewable energies in France – 09/12/2019

  • Realization of offshore wind power in Europe
  • Strong acceleration of solar
  • Emergence of storage
  • Strengthening onshore wind power
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Dossier de presse Le parc éolien de la Montagne Ardéchoise 22/06/2017

Press kit The Montagne Ardéchoise wind farm – 06/22/2017

  • Identity card for the Montagne Ardéchoise wind farm
  • A large-scale wind farm co-built with the region
  • The most powerful wind farm in the Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes region, driving local economic dynamics
  • EDF Energies Nouvelles, a local player
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Dossier de presse l’Ensemble Éolien Catalan 24/06/2016

Catalan Wind Ensemble press kit – 06/24/2016

  • The Catalan Wind Ensemble: a renewable territorial project
  • A world first: stealth blade technology
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Centrale photovoltaïque de Toul-Rosières 08/09/2014

Toul-Rosières photovoltaic power plant – 08/09/2014

  • A reconversion steeped in history
  • Technical and technological innovation
  • A project of excellence: decontamination, construction
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Centrale solaire de Crucey : reconversion d’une friche militaire 01/09/2012

Crucey solar power plant: reconversion of a military wasteland – 01/09/2012

  • A benchmark achievement
  • Virtuous exploitation
  • Photovoltaic solar
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