Wind turbines in the sea. opposition persists on the islands of Eu and Noirmoutier

Nantes (Loire-Atlantique)

The wild rivers of Ile d’Yeu, accessible by boat in 30 minutes from the bridge, which leads by road to the marshes and beaches of Noirmoutie. Between the two islands of the Vendée, on the horizon of 2026, this postcard environment will have 62 wind turbines 210 meters high, about ten kilometers from their shores. 496 MW for a potential capacity that is equiv “The annual consumption of electricity is about 800,000 people, which is more than the entire population of the Vendée. (700,000 inhabitants, editor’s note)»claims the Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) Aeolian Islands Consortium.

This file was launched a decade ago by the state. Work on the electrical connection to the mainland began this summer. If most of the island’s population now seems indifferent or abandoning the project, hundreds of opponents have gathered in two local collectives (Yeu wind up; Touche pas à nos îles) and an association (Nény…