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Around the world with Team Norway: collaboration on offshore wind flourishing in France
- Published 3 July 2024; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. The article describes French offshore wind as accelerating, with completed projects and more in development or construction. Innovation Norway’s then-Senior Business Developer in France, Guillaume Bonnesoeur, says Norwegian offshore technology and marine operations are valued in the market.
- The article quotes French targets of 18 GW offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 45 GW by 2050. France’s coastline and seabed allow both fixed-bottom and floating turbines: shallow English Channel/northern waters suit fixed foundations; deeper southern waters suit floating systems; variable western waters can accommodate either. It describes France as a potential export hub to northern and southern Europe and names Siemens Gamesa and GE Vernova manufacturing plants in Normandy and Pays de la Loire.
- It says Equinor has installed more floating turbines than any other developer and that the Norwegian supply chain can support the emerging French market. EDF developed the three-turbine Provence Grand Large pilot, completed in 2023; the final turbine was installed in October 2023, making it the first floating wind farm in the Mediterranean. France’s first commercial-scale floating project, AO5 off southern Brittany, was awarded in May 2024, with about 250 MW projected and commissioning expected by 2031.
- Norway and France signed a strategic partnership at the Green Industry Forum in January 2024 to expand green-industry cooperation, including renewable energy. Norwegian vessel supplier Edda Wind is cited as having a five-year Saint-Brieuc wind-farm maintenance contract. Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables formed a 50/50 venture to bid for the Utsira Nord project in Norway’s 2025 auction. Origo Solutions and Technip Energies signed an MoU in May 2022; the article also cites Axess and BOA contributions to Provence Grand Large.
- The page includes an Origo Solutions case link describing its SCADA systems and related cases about Fjellstrand, Ulstein and Uptime. Its listed French-market Norwegian supplier examples are grouped as: maritime/transport & installation (BOA, Edda Wind, Axess Group); design (Vind AI); cables (Unitech); geosurvey (GeoProvider); balance of plant (Moreld Ocean Wind, Semar); SCADA (Origo Solutions); and environmental monitoring (Spoor).
- Enquiry contact listed: Christophe Slim, Senior Business Developer at Innovation Norway’s office in France, christophe.slim@innovationnorway.no. Related industries: Energy and Offshore wind.