On 28 and 29 April, Bretagne Ocean Power will be attending the 8th edition of the Marine Energy Wales Conference (MEWC) in Llandudno, Wales. Six Breton stakeholders will be making the trip to meet project leaders, developers and supply chain companies gathered for this unmissable marine energy event in the Celtic Sea. Are you attending MEWC 2026? Come and meet us at the BrestPort-Bretagne Ocean Power stand!
A cooperation that is already very much a reality!
The relationship between Brittany and Wales in the field of offshore renewable energy is strong and thriving. Last March, the Welsh Government chose Brittany to celebrate St David’s Day in France, in the presence of Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of the Brittany Region, and Scarlett Butler, Head of the Welsh Government’s Office in France — an opportunity to highlight the concrete progress of our cooperation:
– The MoU signed between Marine Energy Wales and Bretagne Ocean Power;
– The global alliance of ports for floating wind agreed last November between the Port of Brest and Associated British Ports (ABP), of which the Port of Port Talbot in Wales is a member.
MEWC 2026 is the natural next step in this momentum.
A rapidly growing market
The Celtic Sea now boasts a particularly robust pipeline of projects:
– Floating wind: two 1.5 GW farms awarded to Equinor and EDF Power Solutions, and an AR7 decision approving the EREBUS pilot project (100 MW) whilst securing feed-in tariffs — a decisive signal for the entire supply chain.
– Tidal energy: the first pilot projects awarded in Morlais Bay, with a potential of 240 MW.
On the French side, momentum is just as strong: the government has just launched a major tender for 10 GW, 50% of which is from floating wind. For Brittany specifically, this represents an expansion of 500 MW of floating wind power in southern Brittany and the 1.2 GW BNO floating wind project — with strong government support for port infrastructure.
For the developers of these projects, on both sides of the Channel, Brittany is a natural partner. Our region boasts a comprehensive industrial ecosystem: over 200 companies specialising in marine energy. Positioned across the entire value chain – metal and shipbuilding, maritime operations, engineering consultancies, marine science and technology, and more – and across all technologies, they already supply project developers in France and internationally. Find them in our directory of Breton MRE stakeholders.
And at the heart of this ecosystem: the Port of Brest’s ORE terminal.
The Port of Brest: your meeting point at MEWC — and your hub for floating wind power
Our stand at MEWC will be decked out in the colours of BrestPort: come and find us there to chat, arrange a meeting, or simply discover what Brittany has to offer.
The Port of Brest’s ORE terminal is now one of the Atlantic coast’s major assets for floating wind power: situated at the heart of a 6 GW market, it boasts 40 hectares of industrial land connected to the sea, a dedicated 400-metre quay for heavy cargo, a berthing depth of 12 metres across a width of 100 metres, and unrestricted draught access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its long-term investment programme InFlow tailors its infrastructure to the specific needs of floating wind project developers — a guarantee that you will have the right facilities when you need them.
Who else can you find in our delegation?
Actimar: carries out meteorological and oceanographic studies, provides operational oceanography services, and has recognised expertise in the deployment and utilisation of oceanographic radars.
AFC (Armoricaine de Fonderie le Châtelet: a cast iron foundry based in Redon, which has already supplied the cast iron protective half-shells for the future Yeu-Noirmoutier wind farm. Read more about this industrial history in the MRE sector in the dedicated article.
Quiet-Oceans: specialises in the modelling, monitoring and mitigation of underwater noise, with a track record in offshore wind farms in France (Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Brieuc), Taiwan and Italy (Rimini).
Ifremer: is a public research organisation with unique infrastructure for marine energy: test basins, experimental platforms, and an offshore test site at Sainte-Anne-du-Portzic dedicated to floating wind and wave energy, operated in partnership with the OPEN-C Foundation. For more information, see our dedicated article.
France Energies Marines: is the energy transition institute dedicated to offshore wind power, with four complementary R&D programmes: site characterisation, system design and monitoring, farm optimisation and environmental integration.
Save the date for MEWC: Philippe Thieffry to speak at the plenary session
On Tuesday 28 April at 4.30 pm, Philippe Thieffry, Head of Bretagne Ocean Power, will speak as an expert during the session on international opportunities for Welsh businesses: where are the key international markets, what lessons can be learnt from existing exporters, and what concrete steps can be taken to secure contracts beyond Wales. An opportunity to showcase Brittany’s position in marine energy, and the potential of Brittany and France for the manufacturers in attendance!
Let’s meet up in Llandudno!
Will you be at MEWC 2026? Get in touch now to arrange a meeting with members of our delegation on site.
An initiative carried out in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network 
