FRENCH PAVILION - Ambassade de France

COnSeil RéGiOnal De PiCaRDie
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Lucas TOuSSAINT
Wind energy activities coordinator
Prt: + 33 (0)6 89 50 08 69
ltoussaint@cr-picardiefr
© Marc VeRin / région picardie
© irwin leUllieR / région picardie
The objective of the Grenelle 2 law is to increase the percentage
of renewable energies to 23% by the year 2020. As the number
one region in installed capacity, Picardie has made great
strides towards this transition with nearly 1000 MW installed to
date and has commited to reach 2800 MW by 2020, not counting
the 6000 MW offshore that have been projected for 2020, much
of which directly concerns the region.
Picardie has strong assets and industrial expertise (mechanics,
hydraulics, metalurgy, electronics; composites, etc.), and the
Region is also committed to strengthening the competitiveness
of its companies by supporting industrial diversification projects
and consolidating its top suppliers. Furthermore, the Region
promotes the emergence of collaborative projects that bring
sector companies, technology transfer centres and research
centres together to create future wind power technologies.
Finally, the Region offers training to prepare for employment in
the area, including a project to create training in maintenance.
At the heart of the Paris-London-Brussels triangle, and at the
crossroads of major European exchanges, Picardie has all the
assets to make a sustainable contribution to the development
of the wind power sector.
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