Consumer
Port of Sète-Frontigan
Fundings
Private equity
ADEME
Evolen
The Méga Sète Project
The Mega Sète pre-commercial demonstrator aims to develop and deploy a 1 Megawatt-peak (MWp) offshore solar farm to supply the port of Sète-Frontignan with low-carbon electricity.
Mega Sète builds on the technological advances and expertise accumulated through its first demonstrator, Sun’Sète (inaugurated in 2023), which will be replaced by Mega Sète. The project is financed by ADEME as part of the France2030 program.
Mega Sète will be installed in the Sète-Frontignan commercial port district, 2 km from the coast, on the site of the former offshore oil unloading station. Mega Sète will be the first 1 MWp offshore solar farm in France and the Mediterranean.
The project will occupy a surface area of one hectare, with an estimated annual production of over 1,300 MWh.
The electricity will be transported by a submarine cable to supply renewable energy to the infrastructures of the port of Sète-Frontignan, as part of its strategy to decarbonize its energy consumption.
Key figures
- 1 MegaWatt
- 1 hectare
- 1.5 km from the dam
A consortium supported by the Occitanie Region, bringing together leading companies and universities
Based on SolarinBlue's technology, the project will benefit from the offshore expertise of Technip Energies, the scientific support of the University of Montpellier in offshore systems electronics, and of Sorbonne Université - Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-Sur-Mer for the study of environmental impacts.
The Occitanie region actively supported the project and facilitated SolarinBlue's association with the Université de Montpellier and Sorbonne Université - Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-Sur-Mer.
