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How much did the Fécamp offshore wind farm cost to build?

The Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm is the 497 MW offshore wind farm of 71 Siemens Gamesa turbines off Fecamp in Normandy, France, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country, owned by EDF Renewables, Enbridge, CPP Investments and Skyborn Renewables and inaugurated on 15 May 2024 after a three-year construction phase. Both EDF's and Enbridge's press releases of 15 May 2024 say that it represents a total investment of around 2 billion euros.

Final project cost

€2 billion

Approximately $2.16 billion

Cost basis: 2024

These photographs were taken during the EMOI campaign which took place in the wind farm off the coast of Fécamp, Normandy. This mission was carried out jointly by the scientific teams and nautical resources of LERN and ENSTA. The photographs notably show the Mélité, an ENSTA vessel, deployed alongside the Delphy, a LERN vessel, to perform measurements at sea. The objective of the EMOI campaign is to acquire in situ observations to better describe the physical processes that develop in the wake o
Benjamin Simon (IFREMER, Unité COAST, Laboratoire Environnement Ressources de Normandie, 14520 Port en Bessin, France) Benjamin Simon (IFREMER, Unité COAST, Laboratoire Environnement Ressources de Normandie, 14520 Port en Bessin, FranceCC BY 4.0

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Final project cost2024
enbridge.com

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Key dimensions

PowerEnbridge Inc. press release
497 MW

Project record

Opened or launched

EDF Group press release

15 May 2024

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