The Moulins de Flandre consortiumbidding to develop the Dunkirk offshore wind farm in Francehas signed an agreement with crowdfundingplatform Enerfip to set up a financing campaign in case its offer wins the tender.
The aim of the crowdfunding campaign is to allowlocals in Dunkirk andHauts-de-France interested in clean energy to support theplanned offshore wind project, project partners DEME Group, Shell andQuadran Energies Marine said.
According to the parties, the agreement represents a new opportunity for the consortium to demonstrate its commitment to developing the future wind farm.
The program will be inspired by the one that Quadran Energies Marine and Enerfip implemented in May last year for the EolMed floating wind project, the consortium stated, emphasizing that thecampaign had more than 278 participants which raised EUR 400,000, EUR 100,000 more than the goal.
To remind, DEME Group, Shell and Quadran Energies Marinesannounced theirpartnership in November 2018, shortly after the tender was launched. The winner isexpected to be announced in March.
The Dunkirk offshore wind farm will cover a 70km2 area and will have a maximum capacity of 500MW. It is expected to be set up by 2022.
