Renewable Energy: Official Launch of the First Floating Wind Farm in France, in the Bouches-Du-Rhône

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They weigh 3,500 tons. They peak at 135 meters above the waves. Three wind turbines, anchored at 100 meters deep, entered service at the beginning of June 2025 off Port-de-Bouc. The event went almost unnoticed. Yet, it is a first in France. And a silent swing for wind powerA floating wind turbine, why here?At 17 kilometers from the coast, the farm called Provence Grand Large marks a new technical turn. It is the first time that in France, a wind…

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With the commissioning of the Grand Large Provence, France is launching its first floating wind farm. A pilot project 17 kilometres from the Provencal coast. France is taking a step in the development of its renewable energies at sea. The three floating wind turbines installed off Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône have entered service. A first. Produce the annual consumption of 45,000 inhabitants The project, called Provence Grand Large, took ten years …

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"This is the first and most powerful floating wind farm in France," said Christine de Jouette, director of this wind farm for EDF Power Solutions, former EDF Renewables, carrying this program with the Canadian Enbridge. "So powerful, except Monday, for the official launch

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Port-de-Bouc - 17 km from the nearest coast, invisible despite the blue sky, the three floating wind turbines of "Provence Grand large", gigantic structures of 174 m above the waves, are the first officially put into service in France, off Port-de-Bouc (Bouches-du-Rhône).