Mediterranean

Floating offshore wind projects

The Mediterranean coastline is blessed by strong winds, making it a particularly favourable area for the development of floating wind. Océole is looking into developing the first two floating offshore projects of this coastline, of 250MW each.

The projects would each include up to twenty floating wind turbines, their anchoring and electrical cables systems, connected to an offshore electrical substation and grid connection system led by the French Transmission System Operator RTE.

Learn more about the Mediterranean projects here:

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August 2nd, 2022 : Océole has officially pre-qualified for the Mediterranean floating wind projects tender. Learn more

Location

Mediterranean

Capacity

2 projects of 250MW

Projected commissioning

2029-2030

What is floating offshore wind?

Most offshore wind turbines today are fixed to the seabed, so-called bottom-fixed, and in more shallow waters. The next generation of turbines are designed to float in the water allowing development further out to sea where winds are stronger, but the water depths make bottom-fixed designs uneconomic.

Our experience

With Equinor’s experience as a global offshore wind major, Q ENERGY France’s experience in the French renewable energy market and Green Giraffe's proven worldwide track record, we are uniquely qualified to further develop floating offshore wind in France.