The Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm, currently being built in the Vendée region, in France, involves the construction and installation of a wind farm aiming to supply nearly 800,000 people with electricity each year. Industeel, an ArcelorMittal Downstream Solutions business division, is contributing to the project by supplying ingot, produced in Le Creusot mill.
The Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm involves the construction and installation of an offshore wind farm located 11 km off the island of Yeu and 16 km off the island of Noirmoutier. With a total capacity of around 500 MW, once completed, the offshore wind farm will supply nearly 800,000 people with electricity each year, the equivalent of the population of the Vendée.
The project is owned by Ocean Winds, ENGIE's joint venture with EDP Renewables dedicated to offshore wind, with partners Sumitomo Corporation and Banque des Territoires and Vendée Energie.
Industeel provided 3,300 tonnes of smooth and flexible weight ingots in grade S355G10 and with a diameter of 1255mm to produce the connection rings used in the project. The steel was produced with Industeel's electrical arc furnace located in Le Creusot, France.
Our 20-year partnership with the customer and our low-carbon and low-hydrogen steel grade were two key factors in winning this contract, and ArcelorMittal is proud to contribute to this renewable energy development project.
The first offshore operations will take place this summer before the effective start of the installation works in 2024 and 2025. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2025.
