Ailes Marines , a company 100% owned by the Iberdrola group, today announces the production of the first megawatt hours from the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm.
The Iberdrola group is launching production of its first French offshore wind farm and the 4th in Europe. This commissioning confirms the group's leading status in this segment of activity.
The installation of the first of the 62 wind turbines which will equip the Saint-Brieuc wind farm was carried out on May 9 byAiles Marines' contractor, the company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. This operation was carried out from the jack-up vessel Brave Tern of the Norwegian company Fred Olsen windcarrier.
Last March, Iberdrola France and the Institute for Energy Transition (ITE) France Energies Marines signed a research and development agreement. Iberdrola France is therefore now a member of the Institute.
On February 24, Ailes Marines, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, inaugurated the temporary technical base of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. The inauguration was supervised by Daniel Cueff, Vice-President of the Brittany Region and Stéphane Alain Riou, Iberdrola France Offshore Wind Director at the port of Saint-Malo.
Ailes Marines a 100% subsidiary of the company Iberdrola, supports France Energies Marines in setting up monitoring of fishery resources within the offshore wind farm off the bay of Saint-Brieuc.