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NORMANDIE HYDRO Pilot tidal farm in Raz Blanchard - 7 turbines MARINE ENERGY Partner Background Tidal energy, a renewable and predictable resource, represents a significant industrial opportunity for France, where the potential marine current resource amounts to 3 GW, the second largest resource in Europe. DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles have been working together since 2009 to develop tidal projects with the shared objective of developing this energy and fostering the emergence of an industrial-scale activity. Resulting from this cooperation, the NORMANDIE HYDRO project aims to install and exploit a 14 MW energy farm over a period of 20 years. The NORMANDIE HYDRO array will be equipped with seven tidal turbines, built by OpenHydro - a DCNS subsidiary. Objectives This project is essential to validate the technology as well as the economic model of tidal farms and the associated industrial organisation. It will be the first step towards an industrial phase and the development of commercial farms. This pilot installation will: confirm and validate construction and installation methods for tidal turbines and electrical architecture in a strong currents zone. The objective is to be operational for an industrial phase; assess and control the energy production of a complete tidal farm in real-life conditions; establish and carry out maintenance of a tidal farm. Project stages The choice of a site and design studies are carried out in liaison with all stakeholders of the area – fishermen, non-profit and community groups, local economic actors and local authorities – in order to protect natural resources and human activity. The NORMANDIE HYDRO project timeline is as follows: design phase (2015): finalised technical design and site development, on-going consultations, required planning consent and permitting process; construction and installation phase (2016 - 2018): turbine construction and installation, interconnection with the terrestrial power grid; operation over a 20-year period: exploitation of the tidal farm. OpenHydro tidal turbine © DCNS PROJECT ACCOMPANIED BY ADEME UNDER ECOLOGY AND ENERGY TRANSITION PROGRAMME OF THE INVESTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME ( PIA) Duration: 24 years Start-up: 2014 Total investment : €112 M (investment and operation over 20 years) PIA funding: €52 M Form of PIA funding: subsidies and refundable grants Location: France Raz Blanchard (La Hague, Basse -Normandie) Coordinator
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NORMANDIE HYDRO
Pilot tidal farm in Raz Blanchard - 7 turbines
MARINE
ENERGY
Partner
Background
Tidal energy, a renewable and predictable resource, represents a significant industrial
opportunity for France, where the potential marine current resource amounts to 3 GW,
the second largest resource in Europe.
DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles have been working together since 2009 to develop
tidal projects with the shared objective of developing this energy and fostering the
emergence of an industrial-scale activity. Resulting from this cooperation, the
NORMANDIE HYDRO project aims to install and exploit a 14 MW energy farm over a
period of 20 years. The NORMANDIE HYDRO array will be equipped with seven tidal
turbines, built by OpenHydro - a DCNS subsidiary.
Objectives
This project is essential to validate the technology as well as the economic model of
tidal farms and the associated industrial organisation. It will be the first step towards an
industrial phase and the development of commercial farms.
This pilot installation will:
confirm and validate construction and installation methods for tidal turbines and
electrical architecture in a strong currents zone. The objective is to be operational
for an industrial phase;
assess and control the energy production of a complete tidal farm in real-life
conditions;
establish and carry out maintenance of a tidal farm.
Project stages
The choice of a site and design studies are carried out in liaison with all stakeholders of
the area – fishermen, non-profit and community groups, local economic actors and local
authorities – in order to protect natural resources and human activity.
The NORMANDIE HYDRO project timeline is as follows:
design phase (2015): finalised technical design and site development, on-going
consultations, required planning consent and permitting process;
construction and installation phase (2016 - 2018): turbine construction and
installation, interconnection with the terrestrial power grid;
operation over a 20-year period: exploitation of the tidal farm. OpenHydro tidal turbine
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PROJECT ACCOMPANIED BY ADEME UNDER ECOLOGY AND ENERGY TRANSITION PROGRAMME OF THE INVESTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE
PROGRAMME (PIA)
Duration: 24 years
Start-up: 2014
Total investment : €112 M (investment and operation over 20 years)
PIA funding: €52 M
Form of PIA funding: subsidies and refundable grants
Location: France Raz Blanchard (La Hague, Basse-Normandie)
Coordinator
ADEME is a public agency reporting to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Anticipated results
Innovation
This first pre-industrial-scale project will validate tidal-
dedicated installation methods. It will also be the
opportunity to test the installation of subsea connectors,
including a dedicated hub built for strong current
conditions.
Economic and social impacts
This project will generate jobs in France and enable
industrial companies to settle today their position in this
sector. The power produced will supply several thousand
homes.
Environment
The NORMANDIE HYDRO project will generate electricity
from tidal currents, a renewable, unlimited and completely
predictable energy resource. All potential impacts on the
marine environment will be monitored and controlled.
Applications and markets
Tidal applications – with a potential of dozens of gigawatts,
are located in several main areas in Europe, Asia and the
Americas.
The NORMANDIE HYDRO project will contribute to the
development of a competitive tidal energy industry with
application in France and abroad.
In the long run and correlated with the future potential
commercial farms in France and Europe, NORMANDIE
HYDRO project partners aim to create an assembly-and-
maintenance hub in Normandy, expecting to create several
hundreds of jobs.
Contact information
DCNS:
EDF Energies Nouvelles:
For more information
www.ademe.fr/invest-avenir
Tidal turbine farm at Raz Blanchard
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OpenHydro turbine on an installation barge
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