Some of the Ponant Islands, along France’s western coast, have an energy problem due to their insularity as they are not or cannot be connected to the intercontinental grid. This is the case for Ushant and Molène, which are equipped with generator sets to supply them with electricity.
Over and above the pollution generated by this high-carbon power source in particularly fragile micro-environments in need of safeguarding, this solution involves production costs around 4 times higher than in mainland France. In the case of the two above-mentioned islands, the need for electricity leads to the annual consumption of 2.3 million litres of fuel oil.
As these islands are located in areas of high hydrokinetic activity, the installation of tidal turbine infrastructures would significantly reduce the carbon dependence of their energy production.
SABELLA: tomorrow part of an upcoming selective tidal "big four"...
With perseverance and after two years of prospecting, SABELLA has finally completed a first round of funding, despite a seed capital market fairly sluggish, domestic investors skittish on maritime risk and particularly in MRE (Marine Renewable Energies), and major French industrial groups succumbing to the Anglo-Saxon sirens song and their valuation multiples, staying deaf to the prayers of support from French young innovative SMEs.
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