The French Authorities has specified the situation of two floating wind initiatives, round 250 MW every, and their subsequent extensions within the Mediterranean Sea.
The 2 units of initiatives of round 750 MW every, which ought to embrace a most of round 50 wind generators, can be positioned inside zones 1 and a couple of.
In zone 1 off the Narbonne coast, the primary mission of round 250 MW can be positioned greater than 25 kilometres from the coast and can be allotted an space of ​​48 sq. kilometres. Its extension of roughly 500 MW can be positioned greater than 30 kilometres from the coast of Aude, for an allotted space of 96 sq. kilometres.
In zone 2 off the Gulf of Fos, the primary mission of about 250 MW can be positioned greater than 25 kilometres from the coast and can be allotted an space of 52 sq. kilometres. Its extension of almost 500 MW can be positioned behind it, for an allotted space of 103 sq. kilometres.
These zones can be included within the specs of the present aggressive bidding process geared toward awarding the primary two initiatives of roughly 250 MW by summer time 2024.
These specs can be submitted to the opinion of the Power Regulatory Fee within the coming weeks earlier than being notified to the candidates who may have almost 4 months to organize their gives, in response to the Ministry of Power Transition.
The wind builders who can be chosen following the aggressive process should receive the environmental authorizations crucial for the development and operation of the floating offshore wind farms.
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They should keep in mind the outcomes of the preliminary environmental standing campaigns that are at the moment being carried out in zones 1 and a couple of and the outcomes of the programme campaigns on avifauna, in progress since 2021.
The commissioning of the primary two floating wind farms of round 250 MW is deliberate for 2031.
The number of places was introduced by Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Power Transition, and Hervé Berville, Secretary of State for the Sea.
France intends to speed up the event of offshore wind energy with the intention to construct 50 offshore wind farms by 2050, representing 40 GW of complete capability and almost 20 per cent of electrical energy consumption in France.
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