Atlantique Offshore Energy Secures Maintenance Contracts for French Offshore Wind Farms
The marine energy business unit of French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Atlantique Offshore Energy, has been awarded contracts for the preventive maintenance of two substations for upcoming French offshore wind farms.
These multi-year maintenance agreements will involve Atlantique Offshore Energy providing services for the electrical substations on the Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) and Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT) offshore wind farms.
The EMYN project, developed by Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires, and Vendee Energie, is currently under construction and is slated for completion by the end of 2025. With 61 wind turbines each boasting an 8MW capacity, the wind farm’s electrical substation was installed in mid-June 2024.
Once operational, the EMYN wind farm will have a total capacity of 496MW, generating approximately 1.9GWh per year – equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 800,000 individuals.
The EMDT offshore wind farm, featuring 62 8MW wind turbines, is also on track for completion by the end of 2026. Chantiers de l’Atlantique is responsible for constructing the offshore substation for this project.