The first offshore wind turbine to be put into operation in French waters has produced and exported power to the region . 21 Sep 2018by David Foxwell The Floatgen floating offshore wind turbine , 22 km offshore Le Croisic , started operations on 18 September . The concrete turbine concept , which was developed and built by Siemens and several partners , is part of the EU 's FP7 programme and also received funding from France 's Environment and Energy Management Agency and the Val de la Loire region .
The first offshore wind turbine to be put into operation in French waters has produced and exported power to the region . The Floatgen floating offshore wind turbine , 22 km offshore Le Croisic , started operations on 18 September . The concrete turbine concept , which was developed and built by Siemens and several partners , is part of the EU 's FP7 programme and also received funding from France 's Environment and Energy Management Agency and the Val de la Loire region .