Saint-Brieuc: An investigation opened for pollution in the wind farm – 20 Minutes

A new investigation has been opened by the prosecutor’s office in Brest (Finistère) into suspected pollution on the construction site of the Saint-Brieuc wind farm. The investigation entrusted to the maritime gendarmerie started after a report from the Côtes d’Armor fisheries committee. “We received a letter from a lawyer mandated by the fisheries committee with visual elements denouncing pollution. A preliminary investigation was opened in August,” said Camille Miansoni, Brest prosecutor, confirming information from Mediapart. In July, the fisheries committees of Côtes d’Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine had asked the stoppage of the site after being informed of “intentional spills” of “quantity of preparation used for the chemical sealing of the piles” on board the drilling vessel Aeolus. When questioned, the company in charge of the construction of the Ailes Marines park, a subsidiary of the Spanish company Iberdrola, said that it had carried out unannounced checks on the boat without noticing “unauthorized spillage or unusual event inherent in the drilling and installation of piles at sea”. Already a hydraulic leak in 2021 The Brest public prosecutor’s office had already opened an investigation after a hydraulic oil leak on the wind farm site in June 2021. “This investigation is still in progress”, specified the prosecutor. “This oil had to be analyzed to determine its characteristics,” he added. equivalent to 9% of Brittany’s electricity consumption and “will contribute to its energy autonomy”, according to Ailes Marines.