The installation of the first of 62 wind turbines equipping Iberdrola’s 496MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm has been installed by Siemens Gamesa.
This operation was carried out from the jack-up vessel Brave Tern of the Norwegian company Fred Olsen Windcarrier.
The first wind turbine of the Saint-Brieuc wind farm was installed on position number SB44, located on the northern part of the site.
Managing director of Iberdrola France Emmanuel Rollin said: “The successful installation of the first offshore turbine at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm represents a great milestone for Brittany and for the project.
“It means that we are entering the final stretch of the project, which will lead to the massive production of renewable and carbon-free energy for Bretons.
“After more than a decade of efforts and commitment from the Brittany region, local stakeholders and Iberdrola teams, this first wind turbine manufactured in Le Havre and equipped in Brest is also the culmination of a great industrial adventure, of which we can all be very proud.”
The installation vessel Brave Tern will carry out several iterations in the coming months from Le Havre, each time with the constituent elements of 4 wind turbines on board.
The machines of the Saint-Brieuc wind farm are being manufactured in France, on the industrial site of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, located on the port of Le Havre.
On this dedicated site, about 900 jobs have been mobilized for their fabrication and assembly, Iberdrola said.
The towers of the 62 turbines were previously equipped by the company Haizea Wind on the Brest polder.
This new industrial activity continues to mobilise about 40 on-site jobs for the mechanical and electrical assembly of all the internal elements, Iberdrola added.