Sustainability Magazine May 2026 | Page 38

MARINE ENERGY
TOP 10 – RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

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MARINE ENERGY

INSTALLED CAPACITY: 490 MW COMPANY IN FOCUS: EDF FOUNDED: 1946
paper, marine energy generation, namely wave and tidal power, sounds like a good idea. It’ s consistent, predictable and unaffected by outside influences. Despite being long sought after, very few projects have successfully made it into the water.
EDF, one of Europe’ s leading electric utility companies and energy providers, owns and operates the 240 MW tidal power plant at La Rance in Brittany, the world’ s second-largest.
Carine de Boissezon Chief Impact Officer EDF 38 May 2026
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The construction of La Rance tidal power plant