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Offshore wind
Marine Energy
The EDF group is a member of the C-Power Consortium which is devel-
The EDF group has a partnership with Carnegie, which holds the rights to
oping one of the largest offshore wind projects along the coastlines of
the CETO technology, for the production of electricity from wave energy.
Belgium.
This partnership has provided exclusive use of CETO technology in the
The first phase of 30 MW began operating in 2009 and a second phase
of 295 MW completed construction in July 2013. The EDF group also
owns the 62 MW Teeside Offshore Wind energy project off the coast of
the United Kingdom, which completed construction in June 2013.
Additionally, the EDF group recently won a French call to tenders for three
offshore wind projects, representing over 1,500 MW of energy. In addition to the wind projects, the Group will also participate in the building
of four manufacturing facilities to supply the project components. These
projects will create approximately 7,500 direct and indirect jobs.
northern hemisphere and on RĂ©union Island. An agreement has also