Marine energies: the momentum is building. Report no.4, Summary of results

Commissioning of the first French parks, particularly the one in Saint-Nazaire, is driving development in the sector. Recruitment has largely resumed, with the sector now accounting for 3,000 jobs and investment is soaring, particularly among project developers. We are only at the start of the first of the seven French parks already allocated, and exports continue to play an important role in driving growth. To strengthen the sector, scheduled commercial parks will need to be accelerated and procedures simplified, while ensuring that the targets set by the recently published Multiannual Energy Programme (MEP) are met. France is catching up with the main European leaders, but still needs to step up the pace and raise its ambitions. In the context of a global health crisis leading to a sharp economic slowdown, the marine energy sector is demonstrating its ability to provide timely and competitive support for the green and blue economy in the future, a source of diversification and job creation for companies in many sectors. The data in this report demonstrate how reactive the sector can be when it gets support and visibility. All the French regions, especially on the coast, are benefiting from this energy, which they also contribute to, for example by investing massively in port infrastructures. More than ever, marine energy represents an opportunity for France