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Presentation of 700 MW utility grade project off
the French coastline and general offshore wind
energy development survey in France
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Pierre Lagandré, La Compagnie du Vent, France
EWEC 2007
9 May 2007
Milan
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Summary

• La Compagnie du Vent
• Offshore wind energy in France
• The Deux Côtes project

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La Compagnie du Vent
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History and figures

• 1989 Company creation
• 1991 Installation of the first grid connected
  wind turbines in France (225 kW)
• 1993 First French wind farm (2,2 MW)
• 2007 173 installed wind turbines in France and
  Morocco, 143 MW under construction, and more than
  5,000 MW in portfolio

Integrated IPP (from development to OM) 60
employees Diversification in solar PV and
biofuels
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Our wind farms

• Operating wind farms (Red)
• 60,78 MW in France (7 farms)
• 60,6 MW in Morocco (2 farms).
• Wind farms under construction (Orange)
• 20 MW in the Pas-de-Calais,
• 14 MW in the Somme,
• 28 MW in the Oise,
• 17 MW in the Aude,
• 18 MW in the Finistère
• 46 MW in the Côte dOr
• Total 143 MW

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Offshore Wind Energy in France
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French context

• February 2004 Call for tender for offshore wind
  farm off French coastline (purpose 500 MW
  offshore in 2007)
• September 2005 only one selected project (105
  MW), still under development

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French context

• July 2006
• Introduction of a feed-in tariff system for
  offshore wind
• Establishment of a new  PPI  fixing new
  development purpose for onshore and offshore
  wind

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Administrativeprocedures
Feasibility study/Site determination/Local
contacts
EIA
Administrative authorisation process
Public Maritime domain occupation authorization
Water law
Building permission
Nautical commission
Public inquiry
Authorization
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The Deux Côtes project
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Offshore wind feasibility study of La Compagnie
du Vent
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The Deux Côtes Project description
705 MW 141 wind turbines (5 MW each) 1.4 billion
Euros investment 2,163 GWh of electricity
annually 70 of the French goal for offshore
(2010) 1.9 billion CO2 tonnes avoided each year
In comparison with combined cycle gaz power
station
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Localization
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U.K.
Deux Côtes project
14 km
Penly
France
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Electrical connection
National Grid
Existing 400 kV substation
Offshore 33/150 kV substation
New 150/400 kV substation
Underground cables
Buried subsea cables
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Foundations
Driven steel multi-pile
Concrete gravity base
Driven steel monopile
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Photomontage
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Environmental Impact Assessment

• First investigation no major and no
  significant impact for wind turbines installation
  on the Deux Cotes site
• Positive impact of offshore wind turbines
  foundations on benthos, fish and shell community
• Most impacting phase during construction, but
  limited in space and time
• Mitigating measures
• - during and after construction monitoring,
• - to fishermen support,
• - to local tourism promotion.

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Commercial fisheries

• Fishing area loss (less than 5 )
• BUT, already two major crises
• - declining fish resources
• - increasing fuel cost
• The Deux Côtes offshore wind farm project
  could help fishermen to face these problems and
  then, perpetuate their activity.

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Commercial fisheries

• La Compagnie du Vent proposals to fishermen
• specially designed artificial reefs.
• delivery of some biodiesel to fishermen.
• reservation of maritime pilot jobs to fishermen.
• in addition to the specific 8.5 million Euros
  governmental tax half of which is dedicated to
  sea users (mainly the fishermen)

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Economical aspects

• With its scale, the Deux Cotes project offers
  huge possibilities in terms of
• Tourism development (innovative project,
  coastal town image)
• Jobs creation
• Commercial fisheries development
• Industrial development

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Visit the web site of La Compagnie du
Vent www.compagnieduvent.com

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