The renewable energy unit of EDF , Energies Nouvelles , is in talks with Chinese companies to discuss possible plans to develop offshore wind farms in China . EDF CEO Jean - Bernard Levy said last year that the firm wanted to double its renewable energy capacity worldwide from 28 GW to over 50 GW by 2030 , and Energies Nouvelles CEO Antoine Cahuzac said it would target areas with growing energy needs like Latin America , China , India and sub - Saharan Africa . “We have the capacity to operate in the offshore wind industry,” Cahuzac said. A newcomer to offshore wind , EDF is the only European utility with a dedicated renewables unit in China , after acquiring UPC Asia Wind Management in July .
The renewable energy unit of EDF , Energies Nouvelles , is in talks with Chinese companies to discuss possible plans to develop offshore wind farms in China . EDF CEO Jean - Bernard Levy said last year that the firm wanted to double its renewable energy capacity worldwide from 28 GW to over 50 GW by 2030 , and Energies Nouvelles CEO Antoine Cahuzac said it would target areas with growing energy needs like Latin America , China , India and sub - Saharan Africa . A newcomer to offshore wind , EDF is the only European utility with a dedicated renewables unit in China , after acquiring UPC Asia Wind Management in July .