1. General information on onshore wind power in France
1.1 Wind farm development
Since the early 2000s, the onshore wind power market in Europe has developed strongly. In France, the mid-2000s saw a boom in wind farm construction.
At the end of 2019, installed onshore wind power capacity in France exceeded 16 GW. Over the next 10 years, annual growth in onshore wind power capacity is expected to exceed 2 GW, corresponding to the commissioning of around 600 to 700 additional wind turbines each year.
All economic and statistical data is provided annually by the Fédération de l'Énergie Eolienne (FEE) as part of an observatory. Please refer to their website for up-to-date economic information ( https://fee.asso.fr/...
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Bibliography
Websites
Fédération de l'Energie Eolienne (FEE) website
https://fee.asso.fr/pub/observatoire-de-leolien-2019/
Geological, hydrogeological and natural hazard information websites
Standards and norms
- "Wind turbines – Part 1: Design requirements" - Norme NF EN 61 400-1 - (3e édition)
- "Geotechnical engineering assignments – Classification and specifications", - Norme NF P 94 500 - de novembre 2013
- "Geotechnical calculations – Part 1: General rules " - Eurocode 7 (NF EN 1997) - de juin 2005
- Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes - Eurocode 8 (NF EN 1998) -
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