Established 20 years ago in France, RES has forged a leading position in the development, construction and operation of renewable energy projects, specializing in onshore and offshore wind, solar and recently storage. With a team of 200 people throughout the country, RES is responsible for 38 wind farms and 5 solar power plants in France, representing 800MW of installed capacity

1st developer of solar ground projects in Normandy

Real actor of the energy transition in the heart of the territories and present since its beginnings in Normandy, RES is to date the first developer of solar ground projects in the region with nearly 30MWc of licenses granted including 15MWc being connected in the department of the Eure. As such, RES is a member of the NORMANDIE ENERGIES association and actively participates in symposia, job fairs and working groups organized in the region.

New Earth 1, currently being connected, is the largest photovoltaic plant in Normandy to date, installed on CNPP lands in the Eure. It consists of 127,800 photovoltaic panels on 18 hectares, representing an installed capacity of 15.7 MWp.

A 16-hectare extension, Terres Neuves 2, was awarded a building permit and was named laureate at the latest solar energy tender of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (Comité de Régulation de l'Energie). This project will have a capacity of 13.3 MWp, equivalent to the consumption of 3,000 homes per year, with a planned start-up in the summer of 2020.

RES is pursuing its exploration of new solar projects in Normandy with a focus on degraded land (industrial wastelands, old quarries, old landfills, abandoned roads) but also on urbanization areas, industrial zones and industrial zones.

Development of wind energy in coherence with the landscape and the environment

After the Cotentin wind farm, in Sortosville in Beaumont in La Manche, RES has just completed the construction of the Bricqueville wind farm in Calvados and inaugurated this project on April 25th. Composed of four Vestas V100 wind turbines, it will produce around 18.5 GWh of green energy each year, equivalent to the consumption of nearly 4,000 homes and thus avoid annual emissions of more than 9,000 tonnes of CO2.

It has been designed with a constant concern for environmental integration. The small number of wind turbines (4) and their relatively small size (130m) fit in with the context of semi-open spaces bordered by hedges. In fact, here it is the nearby landscape that breathes the major development guidelines. By faithfully respecting this principle, the resulting project fits respectfully into its environment.

Opening of an operations center in Rouen

With the arrival of these new parks in the portfolio of the Asset Management team, RES has decided to open a new operating center in Rouen, to complete a territorial network with its centers already established in Béziers and Dijon. This new center will also meet the RES development ambitions in this region and asset management teams will also be involved in wind farms in the Hauts de France region.

Preparation for the next call for tenders for offshore wind

RES is actively contributing, together with the federative associations, to the development of the strategic document for the East Channel North Sea facade, and is preparing for participation in the next offshore wind energy tender (AO4) in the English Channel.

RES creates links with the actors of university research and training. For example, France Kirchstetter, offshore project manager, is involved in the Mechanical Master of the University of Caen Normandy presenting an Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy

This dynamic of development in Normandy is also continuing in many regions in France and RES has opened 25 positions at the national level to support this growth.