Search: Reception Sitemap Contact Accessibility RSS feed Who are we Our skills At your service References Our 2015 offers OUR LOCATIONS DIRECT ACCESS Access map Agenda Key Achievements Current operations Contact Historical customers EILAÑ You are in: Home > News > Citizen wind power blows Béganne Citizen wind power blows Béganne © Begawatts The first participatory and citizen wind farm in France is born in Béganne (Morbihan). New, the project is supported by SAS Eilan, a subsidiary of Semaeb. On June 14, 2014, the citizen wind turbines of Béganne were inaugurated. Their commissioning is the accomplishment of a long-term project, unprecedented to date. The wind farm is operated by SAS Bégawatts, whose majority shareholders are ... more than a thousand citizen investors (65%). Alongside them, in a minority position, are also local players (17%) and SAS Eilan (18%), a Semaeb subsidiary dedicated to supporting innovative projects for renewable energies in Brittany. Located on a windy ridge overlooking the Morbihan town of Béganne, the park has four 100 m high masts, each equipped with turbines and blades 45 m long. Production is estimated at 8 megawatts, or the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 8,000 households (excluding heating), which corresponds to a dozen municipalities the size of Béganne. Participatory wind power, a first Already common in Germany or Denmark, the setting up of a wind project initiated and financed by citizens had never yet been carried out in France. Béganne's success could serve as a model and is already inspiring new initiatives. Through its subsidiary Eilan, Semaeb played an active role in the completion of the project. In particular, it welcomes two new shareholders, the Communauté de Communes du Pays de Redon and the Communes de Béganne, who thus participate in the support of the initiative and more broadly get involved in the energy transition in Brittany. © Begawatts Generate in PDF To suggest To print Top of page SEMAEB Immeuble Le Noven - 318 route de Fougères - CS 60802 - 35708 Rennes Cedex 7 Telephone: +33 (0) 2 99 12 72 00 Fax: +33 (0) 2 99 12 72 72 Download the virtual business card (.vcf) Site map | Contact | Legal notices | Credits eZ Publish - © Citéo - Inovagora