{"id":1710,"date":"2023-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbm-offshore.preview.uk.com\/newsroom-news-events-sbm-offshore-announces-successful-installation-3-floating-wind-units\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:06:16","slug":"sbm-offshore-announces-successful-installation-3-floating-wind-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sbmoffshore.com\/newsroom\/sbm-offshore-announces-successful-installation-3-floating-wind-units\/","title":{"rendered":"SBM Offshore announces the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for Provence Grand Large"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>SBM Offshore is pleased to announce the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project to their final location 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rh\u00f4ne, near Marseille, France. This marks a major milestone in the company\u2019s Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation scope.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>Provence Grand Large is the first project in the world to use a tension leg floater developed by SBM Offshore in cooperation with IFP Energies Nouvelles. SBM Offshore&#8217;s floater results in reduced motion and stress on the turbine components, hence is compatible with all wind turbines. The minimal footprint of this type of floater represents also an optimal solution for the development of floating wind farms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>The anchoring system installation and hook-up of the floaters were managed and executed using our construction vessel <i>Normand Installer<\/i>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>The subsea cables will be installed from the floaters to the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rh\u00f4ne station, with first electron anticipated early 2024 following a testing period. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>The 25MW pilot farm is composed of three tension leg floaters, each supporting 8.4MW wind turbine generator supplied by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. These are the most powerful turbines installed offshore in France today.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>Provence Grand Large is expected <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>to produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 45,000 inhabitants.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>This project is a testimony of SBM Offshore&#8217;s commitment to the energy transition, reducing emissions and developing new energy solutions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/frbGv7Zw4eo?si=tsHhKhU-vS-O2y4L\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SBM Offshore is pleased to announce the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project to their final location 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rh\u00f4ne, near Marseille, France. This marks a major milestone in the company\u2019s Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation scope. 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