ABL supports France’s EolMed floating wind project
ABL is proud to have supported the successfully commissioned 30 MW EolMed floating offshore wind pilot in the South of France, marking a significant milestone for floating wind development in the country and the wider Mediterranean region.
The EolMed 30MW floating wind project, led by QAIR, is located approximately 20 km offshore from Port‑la‑Nouvelle and Gruissan, in the South of France.
The project comprises three 10MW Vestas V-164 wind turbines installed on BW Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundations, in water depths of approximately 60 metres.
The first of the three floating turbines departed from the Port of Port‑la‑Nouvelle for the offshore site in December 2025 under the supervision of the ABL Marine Warranty Surveyors, marking the start of offshore installation activities.
ABL, the global energy and marine consultancy, was appointed by EolMed as Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS), supporting the wind turbine integration and marine operations for the load-out and float-off, the transportation and installation (T&I) campaign for the floating foundations, moorings and cables.
“We were able to bring to EolMed a strong track-record in de-risking both onshore operations – such as load-out / float-off and floating wind turbine integration – and offshore activities, built through our involvement in France’s offshore wind projects, including floating wind developments at Mediterranean sites such as Leucate and Faraman. Our ability to provide integrated support – from port feasibility studies through to geoscience review and marine warranty surveying – has been recognised by our client. We are very proud to have contributed to this key project for the development of this industry.” Kevin Vincent, Snr. T&I and Methods Engineer, ABL France.
ABL’s team in France, based in Paris, also previously supported the Port of Port‑la‑Nouvelle through a separate feasibility study, assessing port infrastructure requirements to enable floating wind deployment and longer‑term operations and maintenance (O&M) in the region.
ABL’s sister company – the renewable energy consultants, OWC – also contributed to the project, providing International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contract support services for the construction of the floaters up to load-out, float-off and wind turbine integration at Port-La-Nouvelle.
ABL and OWC are both part of Oslo‑listed ABL Group and have long‑established operations in the French market, based in Paris and Nantes respectively.
Together, the two companies have contributed to all of France’s currently operational offshore wind projects, supporting both bottom‑fixed and floating wind developments.
How and when we support French offshore wind: ABL: we specialise in supporting clients to plan, develop and mitigate risk across marine operations (onshore and offshore) – from transportation and installation to O&M and later-life alternatives including decommissioning.
OWC: with a heritage as the marine renewable energy specialist Innosea – OWC provides technical and commercial advisory, owner’s engineering and due diligence services to support offshore wind projects from early feasibility and development through to construction and operations.
Through their respective expertise, ABL and OWC support clients across key technical, marine and commercial interfaces, helping enable safe and successful offshore wind project delivery in France.
