Splash247:France has launched tenders for two bottom-fixed offshore wind farms that will have a total capacity of 2.5 GW.The first wind farm will be 35 km off Oléron island in the Atlantic with a capacity of about 1 GW, while the second project will take place 38 km off the coast of Normandy and have a capacity of about 1.5 GW.The first French offshore wind farm, located in St Nazaire, recently started producing electricity.The French government has committed to building 18 GW of offshore wind by 2035 and 40 GW by 2050 – spread across 50 wind farms.France plans to organise auctions for a minimum of 2 GW of new offshore wind capacity each year starting in 2025."