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“At night, it’s Manhattan”: the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, an example to follow?

2024-02-02T07:50:19.280Z

Highlights: The 80 wind turbines of the Saint-Nazaire park have been operating for a year. While a major public debate is underway, the only active park in France has been operating. However, the enthusiasm does not overflow in the area. “Is the game worth it? » asks Bernard Dubuc, who is walking his puppy Ussie on the large beach of La Baule. A few strides away, Anne Coquelin regrets “the landscape was wasted, we can no longer let our gaze wander”


On the Guérande bank, the only active park in France has been operating for a year. While a major public debate is underway and the F


Chloé and Thomas, pink bonnet and black bonnet, are embraced above the raging sea, on the granite cliffs at Batz-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique).

Right in front of them, around ten kilometers away and clearly visible, are the 80 wind turbines of the Saint-Nazaire park.

“We mainly looked at the waves,” explains the 20-year-old lover.

But I don't find them disturbing.

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» Chloé agrees: “It’s difficult to be against it.

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However, the enthusiasm does not overflow in the area.

Throughout the Croisic peninsula and in the bay of Pouliguen, the sarcasm illustrates a somewhat bitter resignation.

“Is the game worth it?

» asks Bernard Dubuc, who is walking his puppy Ussie on the large beach of La Baule.

A few strides away, while the pea puree blocks the entire view anyway, Anne Coquelin regrets “the landscape was wasted, we can no longer let our gaze wander”.

In front of the Croisic fish market, three retirees describe them as “fans that we can’t get used to”.

And even a “real stupidity”, when a technical failure paralyzed the entire offshore field for a good part of December.

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Source: leparis

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