French developer Valorem has joined the Astenn Avel consortium, formed by Elicio and Q Energy.
The three partners will jointly apply to the AO9 tender for the extension of the floating wind farm off the coast of southern Brittany.
Located off the coast of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer, the project aims to add 500MW of installed capacity to the South Brittany area. The infrastructure is expected to be commissioned in 2032 or 2033.
The project location is near the 250MW Pennavel site owned by Elicio and BayWa, which is set to be the country’s first floating offshore wind farm.
Elicio has a portfolio of over 2.3GW of offshore wind capacity, including 1.2GW in operation. The second partner in the consortium, Q Energy, is the co-developer of one of the first French offshore wind farms in Saint-Brieuc and has more than 25 years of experience in the field.
Valorem produces around 1 TWh of electricity annually from onshore wind, solar, and hydro power. The company has recently partnered with Estonia-based Sunly and Norway’s Deep Wind Offshore to develop a 1GW offshore wind project in Estonian waters.
