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EDF Renewables, the green energy arm of the French utility EDF has unveiled plans for the launch of a 60MW solar photovoltaic plant at Deauville-Normandie airport in France.
Covering an area of 60 hectares, the solar project is also forecast to produce energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 21,000 people.
The solar plant, which is scheduled to go live in the first half of 2024, is predicted to offset around 700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide during its 30-year lifespan.
That carbon offset will allow the airport’s terminal to have a negative carbon footprint, EDF said.
Bruno Bensasson, Executive Director of the EDF Group in charge of the Renewable Energies division, commented: “We are very proud to be the winner of this solar power plant at Deauville-Normandie airport and to support the Normandy Region in its local deployment policy of renewable energies in its territory.”
EDF Renewables has acquired two grid scale solar projects, adding 100MW to its growing UK portfolio.
It has acquired Burwell, a 49.9MW consented project in South East Cambridgeshire from AGR, and it has acquired Porth Wen, also a 49.9MW consented project, this time in North Anglesey, from developer Countryside Renewables. This second site also has consent for a battery storage unit.
Both are expected to be built by the end of 2022, with EDF highlighting that it will work closely with the local communities throughout the process as well as offering a £10,000 annual community benefit fund for each site.
Burwell will include more than a kilometre of new native species planted to enhance biodiversity, with hedgerows and a four metre wide reedbed along the perimeter.
EDF Renewables and GE Renewable Energy are investigating after a blade failure at its Park Spring wind farm in South Yorkshire, England.
Images online show one of the three turbines supplied by the US manufacturer at the project near Barnsley with a badly damaged blade.
The incident occurred on Friday, 12 March.
A spokeswoman for the French developer said it is aware of the “blade failure”. We’ve cordoned the area off with fencing and some nearby public footpaths have been closed to ensure people’s safety, she added. We would like to thank the local community for their cooperation.
EDF Renewables is working closely with turbine manufacturer GE Renewable Energy to find out the root cause of the incident, a statement added.