First foundation installed at Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore windfarm

Developer Ocean Winds (OW), jointly owned by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, confirmed the milestone in the project, which is being built 17 km off the coast of Dieppe and 16 km from Le Tréport.

The windfarm is being developed by Ocean Winds with Sumitomo and Banque des Territoires. The project is located in the Manche Channel off the coast of Le Tréport and Dieppe in northern France. 

The foundations for the EMDT project are being fabricated in Spain and transported from Port of Cherbourg’s to the offshore site by DEME’s installation vessel Innovation.

Measuring between 48 m and 55 m high depending on water depth, the jacket foundations are anchored to pre-installed steel piles.

EMDT project director Frédéric Flaus said, “Installation of this first foundation marks the start of a new chapter in the construction of the Dieppe – Le Tréport windfarm. 

“It is the result of close collaboration between our teams and our industrial partners, drawing on years of expertise and preparation. We are now looking forward to the safe and successful installation of all 62 foundations, that will continue in successive campaigns through to 2026.”