Universal Registration Document 2021

3.4.3 Responsible development of industrial sectors

The Group is committed to contributing to the development of the industrial sectors needed for the energy transition (renewable energies, batteries, hydrogen etc.) or their revitalisation (nuclear) by developing, adapting and redeploying the necessary skills, and setting up support, retraining and protection schemes for employees for a just transition.

3.4.3.1 The Group’s contribution to the creation of new industrial sectors

The Group’s contribution to the creation of new industries is especially noteworthy in the fields of offshore wind power and graphite reactor decommissioning.

3.4.3.1.1 Offshore wind sector

The three offshore wind power projects at Fécamp, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Saint- Nazaire, with combined total capacity of 1,428MW, were awarded to EDF by the French government in April 2012. Destined to play a key role in the development of the French offshore wind power industry, they are the product of extensive consultation and grassroots work conducted by EDF Renewables and its partners with local stakeholders, government departments, industry, non-profit associations, and local residents.

Partnerships encouraging the creation of a dedicated industry

A partnership entered into with Siemens Gamesa in September 2021 covers the supply of wind turbines to 2 projects in France (Fécamp and Courseulles); wind turbines for the first project under construction, offshore from Saint-Nazaire, will be supplied by GE.

The Saint-Nazaire wind farm: case study

On commissioning, the Saint-Nazaire wind farm will produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 700,000 people, corresponding to 20% of electricity consumption in Loire-Atlantique. The EDF group is thus involved in the creation of a new French industrial sector and new jobs, in particular in Loire-Atlantique.

Saint-Nazaire's park