Mistral | MISTRAL | Fondation OPEN-C
MISTRAL | Fondation OPEN-C

Lead Organisation | Fondation OPEN-C |
Country | France |
Type | Floating Wind / Other (Offshore PV and floating H2) |
Website | https://www.fondation-open-c.org/ |
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Type of Testing Floating Wind / Other (Offshore PV and floating H2) Year Established 2018 Temperate/Tropical Temperate Commercial/Array/Full scale/Scale Full Scale Development Status Under construction Overview
The MISTRAL test site is dedicated to the test of floating offshore wind prototypes located 6 km off the coast, in the Gulf of Fos close to Marseille. Due to its location, developers will be able to benefit from the existing facilities and industry capabilities of the Fos-Marseille harbour area to support the different stages going from manufacture to decommissioning. This test site is intended to test prototypes in real conditions and improve the efficiency of floating wind turbines energy prototypes and/or equipment associated (floater, meteorological or grid instruments,…). -
Number of Berths 2 Water Depth 55 to 70 m Min Water Depth (m) 55m Max Water Depth (m) 70m Avg Water Depth (m) Annual mean significant wave height 4.4m Maximum recorded wave height Mean (averaged current speed) Maximum current speed Maximum tidal range Mean wind speed 7 m/s Max wind speed Seabed type Sand and mud Total test area (km2) 1.6 km2 Distance to land 6 km Grid connected Not yet (~ 2025) Grid connection capacity 10-17 MW Rated export capacity and connection 10MW - 17MW Proximity to nearest harbour (km) 10 km -
Demonstration Projects
R&D Projects
Infrastructure
Under constructionEquipment available to support site deployments
- Environmental monitoring buoy and wave buoy
Services of test programmes offered on site
- Power performance assessment
- Components testing
- Environmental monitoring
- Permitting