DEME has received two transport and installation contracts for the foundations and the offshore substation for France’s Yeu and Noirmoutier islands’ offshore wind farm.
DEME Offshore will execute the pre-piling works for the offshore substation jacket, and the transport and installation of the 2700-tonne topside.
The scope of work also includes the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces.
The wind farm is being developed by Eoliennes en Mer des Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN), a consortium including Ocean Winds (an ENGIE and EDPR joint venture), Sumitomo Corporation, La Banque des Territoires and Vendee Energie.
DEME’s offshore installation vessel ‘Innovation’ will carry out the foundation installation. Allseas’ vessel ‘Pioneering Spirit’ will be used to install the substation jacket and topside.
Substation pre-piling works will be executed in the second half of 2023, with the installation of the monopile foundations, substation jacket and topside scheduled to start in the first half of 2024.
Yves Chiffoleau, Business Unit Director South Europe at DEME Offshore, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to be awarded a second major offshore wind project in France. Saint-Nazaire was an extraordinary project and a challenging one. Many thought it was impossible to drill an entire wind farm into rock, but our expert project team successfully accomplished the project ahead of schedule.
“We will again deploy our cutting-edge technology and the innovative methodologies developed by our fantastic engineers at Yeu and Noirmoutier. We look forward to working closely with our client to bring clean energy to thousands of French households and to support the country on its journey to achieve the energy transition.”