Vestas has confirmed a 30MW turbine order from a consortium of Qair, TotalEnergies and BW Ideol for the Eolmed floating offshore wind farm off France.
The contract includes the supply, transport, installation, supervision and commissioning of three V164-10.0MW machines at the project site 18km off the coast of Gruissan and Port-la Nouvelle in the Mediterranean Sea.
The turbines will be installed on floating foundations in Port-la Nouvelle and towed to their final location, where they will be anchored to the seabed at a depth of around 60 metres.
Turbine delivery and commissioning are planned by the first half of 2024.
The project also includes an active output management agreement, for the maintenance and service of the wind park over the next 15 years.
Vestas Mediterranean senior director offshore Benoit Gilbert said: “We are very proud to be part of this emblematic project for France and lead the expansion of floating technology in the Mediterranean Sea.
“Floating wind energy will soon become a game-changer that will allow us to significantly extend the frontiers of wind power.
“We expect the unparalleled competitiveness of Vestas’ technology combined with our experience in floating offshore project execution will strengthen our customers’ business case in the large commercial scale projects coming over the next years.”