OW Ocean Winds has completed the installation of the final turbine at its 500 MW Yeu-Noirmoutier offshore wind project in France, marking the end of construction and the start of full operations for the company’s first offshore wind farm in the country.
The project was completed in under three years of offshore construction, despite a complex industrial context and challenging weather conditions. OW Ocean Winds credited its teams, including Les Éoliennes en Mer Services, and partners Sumitomo Corporation, Allianz, Banque des Territoires, and Vendée Energie for the delivery of the project.
Since June 2025, the wind farm has been progressively generating clean electricity for France, with turbines brought online step by step as installation advanced.
The 61 turbines, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the Vendée coast, will generate around 1,900 GWh of renewable energy per year over the next 25 years. The output is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of nearly 800,000 homes and will support France’s energy transition and energy sovereignty.
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