据全球能源新闻网 2019年11月18日巴黎报道，法国能源部周一在巴黎表示，由于法国采取行动扩大可再生能源发电，这个依赖核能的国家希望在诺曼底海岸建造一个1吉瓦的风电场。

法国能源部在一份声明中表示，计划建造的1吉瓦风电场可能会有多达80个风力涡轮机，每个涡轮机大约发电12兆瓦。在这个地区，风力条件和海床都非常有利于以具有竞争力的价格提供海上风力发电。

法国正在努力提高可再生能源发电能力在其能源结构中的比重，减少对核能的依赖。法国计划关闭老旧核电站，并逐步淘汰燃煤发电，以遏制温室气体排放。

法国生态部长伊丽莎白·伯恩在声明中说：“可再生能源的发展，尤其是海上可再生能源的发展是法国电力结构多样化的一个重要组成部分。”

法国能源部表示，法国计划到2030年前把可再生能源在法国能源结构中的比重提高到40%左右。法国目前有58个核电站，其核能满足了法国75%的电力需求。

尽管法国拥有欧洲最长的海岸线之一且风速适宜建设可行的风电场项目，但在开发海上风电项目方面，法国仍落后于欧洲其他国家。

法国政府今年6月宣布，将把开发海上风电项目的目标提高一倍，从每年500兆瓦提高到1吉瓦。法国目前还没有海上风电场在运行。

由于法国国家电力公司EDF、能源巨头道达尔公司和Engie等法国大型能源公司竞相扩大在可再生能源领域的足迹，诺曼底海上风电场项目可能会吸引这些大能源公司投标。

今年6月，EDF击败竞争对手道达尔公司和Engie获得了在法国西部敦刻尔克附近建造一个600兆瓦海上风电项目的合同。

李峻 编译自 全球能源新闻

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France Plans 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm

France wants to construct a wind farm off the coast of Normandy as the nuclear-dependent nation moves to expand power generation from renewable sources, the energy ministry said on Monday.

The planned 1-gigawatt (GW) wind farm could have up to 80 wind turbines of around 12 megawatts each, in an area where wind conditions and the seabed are very favorable for offshore wind power at a competitive price, the ministry said in statement.

France is racing to boost the share of renewable generation capacity in its energy mix and reduce its dependence on nuclear energy. It plans to shut down old nuclear plants and will phase out coal-fired generation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

"The development of renewable energies, especially at sea, is a major component of the diversification of our electricity mix," Ecology Minister Elisabeth Borne, who is also in charge of the energy portfolio, said in the statement.

The ministry said it plans to boost the share of renewables in the French energy mix to around 40% by 2030. Nuclear power from its 58 reactors currently covers around 75% of French electricity needs.

Although France has one of Europe's biggest coastlines with good wind speeds for viable wind farm projects, it is lagging its European peers in developing offshore wind projects.

The government announced in June that it will double its target for developing offshore wind projects to 1 GW per year from 500 MW. It currently has no offshore wind farm in operation.

The Normandy offshore project is likely to attract bids from major energy companies such as state-controlled utility EDF , energy major Total and Engie as the firms vie to expand the footprint in the renewables sector.

EDF edged out rivals Total and Engie for a contract to build a 600-megawatt (MW) offshore wind project near Dunkirk in western France in June.