Administrative green light for wind turbines in Normandy
8 July 2016: Administrative green light for wind turbines in Normandy
Source : AFP
Prefectures give green light to EDF’s offshore wind turbines
The first three offshore wind farms planned off the French coast, piloted by EDF, now have the green light from the Prefectures but associations are working on an appeal against one of them. Opponents have four months to appeal to the Administrative Court of Appeal in Nantes, following publication in recent months of the prefectoral decrees ‘authorising the installation and operation’ of these wind farms located off the coasts of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) and Courseulles (Calvados).
Loire-Atlantique could be the first French département to see offshore wind farms. Appeals against this 480 MW project (80 wind turbines 12 km off the coast) must be lodged by 25 July at the latest. However, Prosimar, a local association and member of the Pulse network opposed to offshore wind farms, explained on Tuesday that it did not yet have the necessary funds.
Courseulles-sur-Mer project threatened with appeal
Located off some of the D-Day landing beaches (and in particular off Juno Beach, editor’s note), the Courseulles-sur-Mer project (75 wind turbines developing 450 MW 10 km off the coast) seems to be under greater threat from appeals. Opponents have until 10 October to challenge the project.
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