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Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe forge floating alliance

By: Tom Russell 20/07/2021 Equinor

General Windfarms

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe have joined forces to form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France.

Océole will evaluate and work towards submitting bids in the upcoming floating offshore wind tenders held by the French government.

“France has set an ambition of becoming among the top markets for floating offshore wind in the next decade. Together with RES and Green Giraffe, we are ready to contribute long term to the country’ ambitious offshore wind plans and develop what could potentially be the first commercial floating offshore wind farm in France. As Océole, we have the industrial competence, technical and financial skills to develop projects where we can create value and capture the benefits of scale for this exciting technology” said Equinor’s Senior Vice President for Business Development in Renewables, Jens Økland.

Delphine Robineau, Offshore Wind Manager at RES, said: “I am delighted for RES to enter a partnership that enhances the complementary nature of all three companies. The experience gathered within Océole demonstrates our ability to develop the floating wind industry in France with projects that are adapted to French territories, while being respectful of the environment and the sea users".

Equinor operates the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland (30 MW), and is constructing the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm under development, Hywind Tampen (88 MW).

RES has experience in project development, operation, and maintenance as well as support and engineering services. In France, RES won the tender for the offshore wind project off the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in 2011. The company will build on the experience from developing France’s first offshore wind project, which is fully consented and is currently under construction.

Green Giraffe is a specialist financial advisory firm focused on the renewable energy sector. With more than 110 projects worldwide, it has a track record and international experience in the offshore wind sector.

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