wEST NORMANDY MARINE ENERgY

NORMANDY:
where marine
renewable
energy is harnessed
EDITORIAL
Today’s energy transition and the commitments made at the 2015 COP21 meeting in Paris
have led to an inevitable rethink of our modes of energy production and consumption. In
order to attain the ambitious objectives we have set ourselves for 2030, the French energy
model must be based on the development of Marine Renewable Energies.
Normandy holds a prominent position in the development of this energy sector thanks to
its wealth of natural resources, with 3 of the national 6 offshore wind farms located in the
region as well the 1st potential commercially exploitable tiday array in the world. The region
possesses a number of infrastructures suited to exploiting these assets (ports and the
electricity transport network) as well as many regional actors with acknowledged skills in the
field. West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME) was created in 2012 in order to create a sector
of MRE excellence. Its role is to structure and support the development of the MRE sector in
the region.
Normandy is rich in its characteristics and infrastructures but also its labour pool. Together
we will meet the objectives set for France by the COP21 and the law on energy transition.
Philippe BAS
Benoît ARRIVÉ
Président du Département
Maire de Cherbourg en Cotentin
de la Manche
© Nicolas_Job
Hervé MORIN
Président de la
Région Normandie
SUMMARY
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ormandy : where marine
N
renewable energy is harnessed
Exceptional structural and natural assets
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Infrastructure matching
the needs of launched
MRE projects
Development of industrial ports: Cherbourg
and Le Havre
3 maintenance bases:
Caen-Ouistreham, Fécamp and Dieppe
RTE: the power transmission grid
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MRE projects in Normandy
Tidal: the Blanchard Race, n°1 global
source of commercially exploitable tidal
energy
Three offshore wind farms: 1,5 GW
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WNME, A SHARED COLLECTIVE WILL
The dynamics of regional stakholders
A mission for cooperation and economic
development
Normandy: where marine
renewable energy is harnessed
Exceptional structural and natural assets
5 INDUSTRIAL AND O&M HARBOURS
With its extensive natural maritime front (almost 650 km
of coastline), its strong and regular winds and powerful
marine currents, Normandy boasts a strong potential for
marine energies.
Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham, Le Havre and Rouen,
Fécamp and Dieppe. Their activities: assembly hubs,
setting up of manufacturing or assembly plants for wind
and tidal turbines, maintenance and repair parks dedicated
to the operation of offshore wind or tidal farms.
A LARGE POTENTIAL
First tidal commercially operational potential
the Blanchard Race (5GW)
A powerful transmission grid
The connection to the high capacity power grid is already
available to channel the energy generated by MREs.
1,5 GW of offshore wind energy:
3 farms (1.5GW) out of the 6 currently allocated in France:
Courseulles-sur-Mer, Le Tréport and Fécamp, totalling over
200 wind turbines.
With these natural and structural assets, combined with
industrial know-how and the presence of research teams,
Normandy is the top leading MRE Region in France.
DOVRE •
• SOUTHAMPTON
POOLE
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ENGLAND
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WEYMOUTH
BRIGHTON
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PORTSMOUTH
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COWES
Le Tréport • 500 MW
62 Turbines
ENGIE, EDPR, Neoen
ADWEN
I FA2
(1 GW - 2002)
Fécamp • 500 MW
Raz Blanchard • 5 GW
FAB
(1,4 GW - 2002)
LE TRÉPORT
83 turbines
EDF EN, Enbridge
GE, WPD
2 Fermes pilotes
EDF EN, DCNS, OpenHydro : 7 turbines, 14 MW
ENGIE, GE : 4 turbines, 6,4 MW
DIEPPE
WINDLAB
AREVA
LA HAGUE
CMQ
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER • 450 MW
AURIGNY
DCNS
FÉCAMP
75 turbines
EDF EN, Enbridge
GE, WPD
CMQ
74
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EDF/
EIFFAGE
Fondation
gravitaire
GE
343
Adwen et fournisseurs
GuERNESEY
CEVEO
170
SERCQ
45
LE HAVRE
ROUEN
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EDF / ENGIE
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER
ADWEN
OUISTREHAM
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EDF / ENGIE
GREENMAR
CAEN
SAINT-LÔ
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57
15
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EVREUX
MONT
SAINT-MICHEL
Normandy
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PARIS
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ALENÇON
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Infrastructure matching
the needs of launched MRE projects
2 industrial ports: Cherbourg and Le Havre
As a key infrastructure for the deployment of MREs, the ports of Cherbourg and
Le Havre offer a full-fledged industrial base. They are ideally located near the future French
and British wind and tidal farms.
Port of Cherbourg
In February 2013, PNA launched the first phase of works, adapting the port by extending the quai
des Flamands, which was delivered in March 2015. With a 15t/m² bearing capacity, Cherbourg is
now the first heavy-lift quay dedicated to MREs in France, with a total length of 680 m. Extension
works were started in March 2015 for the addition of 39 ha of earth platforms, which are to be
delivered as early as 2016 offering new land opportunities, with a 100 ha dedicated to MREs.
This represents an investment of €100 M over 4 years.
Port of Le Havre
N°1 French port for foreign trade and containers. It hosts the largest vessels in service, with
infrastructure adapted to the management of heavy and exceptionally large parcels.
The Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH) started extensive port works aimed at facilitating
access for major clients and tier-1 suppliers in the offshore wind industry.
3 maintenance ports: Caen-Ouistreham, Fécamp and Dieppe
The Caen-Ouistreham inner harbour was selected by EDF EN to serve as a maintenance port
for the Courseulles-sur-Mer wind farm, because of its location near the future farm (15 nautical
miles), its accessibility 24/7, the land available for the construction of a service building and the
possibility to berth vessels.
Works aimed at developing the inner harbour started at the end of 2015.
This represents an investment of €6 M.
The Dieppe harbour will host operation and maintenance activities for the Le Tréport farm. It is
particularly fit-for-purpose for the hosting of service boats and part of the materials during the
construction phase.
The port of Fécamp is a deep-sea port, accessible whatever the tide. It will serve as maintenance
hub for the Fécamp farm.
A powerful transmission grid
A high-capacity power transmission grid and two cross-Channel cables, under development
In the Cotentin, the hosting capacity of
the power transmission grid is 2.5 GW,
thanks to the commissioning of the
400 kV Cotentin Maine interconnection.
Furthermore, the onshore grid being
located close to the coastline (under
10 km in North Cotentin) is a definite
advantage for the development of
MREs.
The France Alderney Great Britain
(FAB) project aimed at developing a
direct current interconnection, is based
on a partnership with FAB Link and
consists in creating an underwater and
underground direct current power link
between Devon (UK) and Cotentin, via
the Channel Island of Alderney. The
purpose of this new link is to reinforce
the power connection between both
countries, offering an additional 1.4 GW
(i.e. 1 400 MW) capacity. FAB is pivotal
for the European energy transition.
It makes the best use of renewable
energy generated on both sides of
the Channel, and offers a significant
transmission capacity for the power
generated by tidal farms in Cotentin
and off the Channel Island of Alderney.
RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité)
is in charge of connecting the wind
farms of three wind farms to the
power grid. To transfer the 450 MW
generated by each offshore farm off,
RTE is developping double links for
225 000 volts.
The first section will be underwater,
and the following one will be
underground until it connects to the
existing grid. Working in partnership
with National, its English counterpart,
RTE is also developing the IFA 2 DC
interconnection (France-Angleterre
2 interconnection). This 1 GW
capacity (i.e. 1,000 MW) project
will interconnect Normandy and the
southern coast of England, at the
level of the Isle of Wight. Declared
as “Projects of Common Interest” by
the European Commission and the
European Parliament, IFA 2 and FAB
contribute to increasing the exchange
capacity between France and GreatBritain.
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MRE projects
in Normandy
Tidal: the Blanchard Race, N°1 global source
of commercially exploitable tidal energy
Tidal energy requires locations with
strong currents. Normandy has a
particularly favourable asset with the
Blanchard Race (a 5 GW potential), which
is located between the Hague tip and the
Channel Island of Alderney. It is located
close to the coast, and very near port
infrastructures dedicated to the industry
and the transmission of power.
Launch planned for 2018:
The Call for Expressions of Interest launched in 2013 by ADEME led to the award to two consortia: the ENGIE (GE)
consortium, and EDF EN- DCNS/Open Hydro- for the development of test tidal farms in the Blanchard Race. Pilot farms will
be developed in 2018 ramping up to commercial activity by 2023.
Insight into tidal projects awarded following the CEI:
NEPTHYD: ENGIE, with GE technology, will install
4 Oceade™18 tidal turbines, for a total power of 5.6 MW as
well as a GE underwater interconnector.
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Normandie Hydro: DCNS Open Hydro and EDF EN will
install a pilot farm with 7 tidal turbines, with a unitary
power of 2 MW each, generating power for approximately
13,000 individuals by 2018. The Normandy Hydro project
is based on a collaboration between DCNS Open Hydro
and EDF EN, which started in 2009.
Three offshore wind farms: 1.5 GW
Since 2011, the French State launched two calls
for tender aimed at developing offshore wind
energy in 6 locations off the Channel and Atlantic
coast.
The 3 offshore wind farms located in Normandy are*:
Courseulles-sur-Mer
power: 450 MW - 75 wind turbines
Courseulles-sur-Mer farm: an industrial project
led by EMF, Eolien Maritime France consortium
(EDF EN, Enbridge,WPD)
This project includes 75 GE offshore wind turbines, with a
unitary capacity of 6 MW and a total generated power of
450 MW (average power consumption of over 600,000
individuals). Wind turbines will be located 10 km beyond the
Bessin coast, with a total footprint of 50 km². The offshore farm
will be commissioned progressively from 2018 to 2020.
Estimated project cost: €1.8 billion.
Fécamp
power: 498 MW - 83 wind turbines
Fécamp farm: an industrial project led by EMF,
Eolien Maritime France consortium (EDF EN,
Enbridge,WPD)
The project includes 83 GE offshore wind turbines with a
unitary capacity of 6 MW for a total generated power of
498 MW. Wind turbines will be located between 13 and 22 km off
Fécamp, with a total footprint of 67 km². The offshore farm will
be commissioned starting in 2018.
The forecasted generated power is the equivalent of the
annual power consumption of over 770,000 individuals, i.e. the
equivalent of over 60% of the inhabitants in Seine-Maritime.
Estimated project costs: €2 billion.
Dieppe - Le Tréport
power: 496 MW - 62 wind turbines
Le Tréport farm: an industrial project led by
the “Eoliennes en Mer de Dieppe - Le Tréport“
consortium (ENGIE, EDP Renewables et Neoen
Marine)
The project includes 62 Adwen 8 MW wind turbines, for a total
generated power of 496 MW. Wind turbines will be located
15 km off the Tréport and 16 km off Dieppe. The farm will be
commissioned starting in 2021.
Estimated project cost: €2 billion.
* Consortia’s information
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WNME, A SHARED COLLECTIVE WILL
T
o develop MRE, the Region, the Manche Department and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin massively invest in:
• ports infrastructures
• the sector’s growth: research, supply chain, education
Normandy is the 4rth region in electricity production in France. Soon, a third of the Region’s electricity production will
come from renewable sources, thus contributing to achieve French and European objectives for energy transition and low
carbon economy.
The dynamics of regional stakeholders
West Normandy Marine Energy
West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME) is a local public company founded in 2012 whose shareholders are: Région
Normandie, Département de la Manche and Cherbourg en Cotentin. Faced with the development of MREs and all this
challenge entails for Normandie, these local authorities decided to develop an organisation that clients, and would be able
to coordinate the actions of stakeholders in the region to be translated into a global strategy. WNME’s mission is also to
influence national and international networks and make the MRE market visible overseas.
A mission for cooperation and economic development
WNME fulfills 6 main missions
Develop the industry
in Normandy
WNME leads 3 technical committees
(TC) bringing together all stakeholders
in the region:
• Outsourcing TC: all Chambers
of Commerce and Industry,
development agencies and corporate
organisations.
•R
esearch and Innovation TC:
Greenmar, the regional research
group on MRE.
•H
uman Resources TC: with the
Human Resources department of
the Regional Council, Employment
and Training Agencies (MEF), a
vocational training institute (AFPA),
representatives of the State, etc…
Allowing major clients
to set up in the region
WNME, a one-stop shop for major
clients.
Networking
WNME takes part in the development
and harnessing of MRE at national and
international level, by being involved in
the relevant existing networks.
At national level, WNME is a member
of the Union for Renewable Energies
(Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables
- SER), of France Energie Eolienne
(FEE) and works in collaboration with
Ministries, the CGI and Ademe.
At European level, WNME is the
facilitator for the environment task
force of the MRE Forum set up by the
European Commission. It sits on the
board of Directors of Ocean Energy
Europe, a European organisation
representing the industry, lobbying
with the European Commission and
bringing together all major MRE
industrial corporations.
At international level, WNME sits on
the international platform for pilot
farms and test sites.
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Regional attractiveness
WNME
attends
international
conferences and exhibitions to
showcase the Normandy “MRE market”,
advertising and demonstrating its
attractiveness for foreign companies.
Awareness-raising
for the general public
in Normandy
WNME develops a communication
plan aimed at the general public in
Normandy to disseminate information
on MREs and on the projects in the
region.
Contact with port
development stakeholders
In order to host industrial stakeholders
in the region, WNME works in close
collaboration with Ports Normands
Associés, a joint union responsible
for the ports of Cherbourg and CaenOuistreham.
Research
& Innovation tc
GREENMAR
This technical committee
launched
a
research
momentum between industry
stakeholders, higher education
and research establishments,
as well as technical and
technology transfer centres.
The aim is to develop research
projects within industrial
programmes and to develop
research projects generating
growth for the region, by
relying on the Normandy
research networks dedicated
to MREs.
Outsourcing
& industry TC
This technical committee
aims at developing the growth
of the regional potential for
MREs, generating economic
benefits for local businesses.
It facilitates networking
between subcontractors and
the industrial corporations
who manage offshore wind
and tidal farms. To fulfil
this mission, it relies on
professional organisations
(AISCO, SOTRABAN, FCLBN),
the network of Chambers
of Commerce and Industry
(CCI), and local economic
development agencies.
Human
Resources TC
Co-managed by the Training and
Apprenticeship Department of
Normandy Region and by the
State, it analyses and anticipates
on requirements as regards the
competences that projects and
the MRE industry in Normandy
will need. It also focuses on the
resources necessary to meet those
requirements. Its activities have
resulted in the implementation
of a job and training action plan
aimed at listing the requirements
in terms of jobs and competences,
identifying and adapting training
packages,
implementing
an
integration
policy,
analysing
potential transfer of competences
and
securing
professional
pathways. Together with the MEF
in Cotentin and the Cherbourg
Science Park, it has contributed to
the development of a directory of
jobs and training offers.
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Marine renewable energy
contributes to the energy transition
I
Normandy plays an important role in
achieving these objectives, with 1.5 GW of
offshore energy generation and a potential
for 5 GW in tidal energy.
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The MRE industry will therefore contribute
to achieving these objectives and offers
the energy mix a promising solution for the
future.
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As for France, it confirmed these figures,
transposed in the Energy Transition Act
voted in August 2015 which set a 32% share
of renewable energies in the energy mix.
- www.groupelecaux.com - Mai 2016 - crédits photos : shutterstock, ONEM, GE, CMN, DCNS-OpenHydro, Nicolas Job, PNA, LHD
n January 2014, the European Commission
presented its climate and energy objectives
for 2030: a 40% reduction in greenhouse
gases, a 27% share of renewable energies in
the energy mix and a 20% increase in energy
efficiency.