James Fisher to assess potential ordnance risks at French wind farm site
May 25, 2021
Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has contracted James Fisher Renewables to identify unexploded ordnance along the export cable routes for the Fécamp offshore wind project.
(Courtesy James Fisher Renewables)
Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), operator of France’s transmission grid, has contracted James Fisher Renewables to identify unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the export cable routes for the Fécamp offshore wind project.
The 18-km (11-mi) export cable, in water depths between 5 and 35 m (16.4 and 115 ft), will provide the electricity transmission connection for the 71-turbine offshore wind project located 13-22 km (8-13.7 mi) off the Normandy coast.
The French Navy will dispose of any targets confirmed by JF Renewables’ subsidiary Mojo Maritime France during the survey.
Last summer the company conducted a similar UXO identification campaign for RTE’s grid connection of Saint Nazaire wind project offshore western France.
