Eolink awarded €14.9 million for the deployment of its 5MW floating wind turbine at the SEM-REV test site in France
on November 2, 2022
The 5MW pre-commercial floating wind turbine will be commissioned in 2024 at SEM-REV test site, France, owned by Centrale Nantes.
Valorem is in charge of the turbine-float assembly and the Operation & Maintenance, Chantiers de l’Atlantique provides support regarding steel fabrication, while Eolink is the project designer and coordinator.
Alain Morry, Chief Commercial Officer of EOLINK: Since inception, Eolink has been fully dedicated to the design of floating wind turbines. We are glad to partner with experienced players to implement a 5 MW pre-commercial unit. It is a crucial step for the development of our company towards product bankability. We have the ambition to deliver a highly competitive solution for ongoing tenders worldwide such as Bretagne Sud and Mediterranean projects in France, or projects in the UK.
Frédéric Prévost, Director of VALEMO, Operation & Maintenance subsidiary of the VALOREM Group: Our support to EOLINK is part of the VALOREM Group strategy to increase its skills in the floating offshore wind energy. It enables Valemo to consolidate its strategic position as offshore wind operation and maintenance operator. We are also involved in the demonstrator engineering, from the turbine's assembly phase on its floater to the validation of the best performance level for the whole. VALOREM will bring to the consortium its expertise in the sourcing of wind turbine components and in the green energy production.
Jean-Baptiste Avrillier, Director of Centrale Nantes: With its offshore test site and its advanced research on Marine Renewable Energies, Centrale Nantes confirms its standing as an academic leader in the development of a new industrial sector in France.
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About Eolink
Founded in 2015, Eolink is a French engineering company developing an innovative floating wind turbine that aims to reduce the cost of energy. The company has patented a configuration that will make floating wind energy more accessible. By integrating the wind turbine on the float using 4 masts rather than a single tower, the structure is more resistant to marine conditions and its mass is reduced by 30%. In September 2016, Eolink reached TRL4 by successfully testing a 1/50th scale of 12 MW FOWT at IFREMER facilities. The tank tests included misaligned winds and waves conditions.
In 2018, Eolink tested at sea a 1/10th reduced scale of 12 MW floating wind turbine, reaching TRL5. In 2020, Eolink and ECN signed an agreement for the installation of a 5MW floating wind turbine on the SEM-REV test site in France. In 2022, Eolink 5MW precommercial unit detailed design has been approved by Bureau Veritas.
About Valorem
VALOREM is a versatile green energy operator that develops renewable energy parks. Over the years, the group has diversified its activities to become a multi-energy operator and created subsidiaries specializing in the different phases of the life of a renewable energy production facility. The Group is divided into subsidiaries specializing in trades: VALREA, construction, VALEMO, operation and maintenance, OPTAREL, photovoltaic solutions on roofs and shadehouses (in particular self-consumption). In addition, the VALOREM Marine Solutions (VMS) brand offers all types of economic players expertise in the service of marine renewable energies and offshore wind power. For more than 25 years, the group has developed its activities in France and internationally. VALOREM now has more than 300 employees who share the same mission: to support the territories for the implementation of a solidarity energy transition.