SGS Provides Marine Engineering Consultancy Services in Tidal Energy Project

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company,has recently announced its involvement in the pilot project of the Electricite de France Group (EDF). Aiming to test the technology in real-life conditions, EDF builds a tidal turbine farm to generate electricity from tidal energy. Located approximately 6km offshore north-east of Paimpol, France, the Paimpol-Bréhat Tidal Project site is on some of the most powerful tidal currents in France.
SGS Renewable Energy Services has been appointed to act as Owner’s Marine Engineer. In this role SGS is responsible for the technical assessment of the sub-sea cable specifications, procurement, and installation in the process of assisting the project owner to meet project objectives in terms of safety, costs, planning, operation and maintenance. SGS will also carry out risk management and Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) support for the project.

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