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    From January to June, France added 606 MW of new connected wind power installations, a record high

    • Last Update: 2022-12-27
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    According to data from Energie Eolienne (FEE), France's wind energy industry, saw that the amount of wind power installed and connected to the grid in France reached 606.
    65 megawatts in the first half of 2018, a new record for six months
    .

    New capacity increased by 23.
    2% over the same period last year, bringing the country's cumulative grid-connected wind turbine capacity to 14,367 MW
    .
    It also brings France closer to its goal
    of having 15 GW of operating wind farms by the end of 2018, FEE noted.

    Between January and June, a total of 48 new wind farms with 263 turbines were put into operation
    .
    The regions that contributed the most were Hauts-de-France and Grand Est, bringing 168.
    95 MW and 160.
    2 MW of new capacity
    , respectively.
    It was followed by Centre-Val de Loire with 60.
    9 MW
    of new capacity.

    Denmark's Vestas had a market share of 34.
    3% during the period, followed by Germany's Enercon with 33.
    7%.

    It was followed by Nordex with 17.
    8%, Senvion SA with 8.
    8% and Siemens Gamesa with 5.
    4%.

    FEE said the latest figures show the sector "has the ability to achieve very ambitious targets to accelerate the country's energy transition
    .
    " According to statistics, it proposes a target of 45% renewable energy for the country by 2030 and 23%
    for wind power.

    According to data from Energie Eolienne (FEE), France's wind energy industry, saw that the amount of wind power installed and connected to the grid in France reached 606.
    65 megawatts in the first half of 2018, a new record for six months
    .

    Wind power

    New capacity increased by 23.
    2% over the same period last year, bringing the country's cumulative grid-connected wind turbine capacity to 14,367 MW
    .
    It also brings France closer to its goal
    of having 15 GW of operating wind farms by the end of 2018, FEE noted.

    Between January and June, a total of 48 new wind farms with 263 turbines were put into operation
    .
    The regions that contributed the most were Hauts-de-France and Grand Est, bringing 168.
    95 MW and 160.
    2 MW of new capacity
    , respectively.
    It was followed by Centre-Val de Loire with 60.
    9 MW
    of new capacity.

    Denmark's Vestas had a market share of 34.
    3% during the period, followed by Germany's Enercon with 33.
    7%.

    It was followed by Nordex with 17.
    8%, Senvion SA with 8.
    8% and Siemens Gamesa with 5.
    4%.

    FEE said the latest figures show the sector "has the ability to achieve very ambitious targets to accelerate the country's energy transition
    .
    " According to statistics, it proposes a target of 45% renewable energy for the country by 2030 and 23%
    for wind power.

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