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Sarens performs major lifts, weighs, and loads out three floating foundations in France
Official Press Release Sarens:
Breaking New Frontiers: Sarens Performs Major Lifts and Load-out for the First Pilot Floating Wind Farm in France
Sarens performs major lifts, weighs, and loads out three floating foundations in Fos-sur-Mer, France.
Provence Grand Large offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Marseille region in France, is the first pilot floating wind farm in France. The project will comprise of three 8.4 MW wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, erected on pyramid-shaped floating foundations designed and built by SBM Offshore. This future-oriented floating facilities are a solution for previously unusable sea locations. The sub components of the floating foundations were assembled at the Eiffage Métal’s site in Fos-sur-Mer to form the 45-metre-high floating foundations. These tripod-shaped structures are based on a TLP design developed by SBM Offshore, have a central... ... More: Official Press Release Sarens
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