Bohr Energie and Poweend are launching the first French wind power project entirely designed for collective self-consumption

‍When two visions meet

Poweend pursues a clear objective: to offer French SMEs, SMBs, and local authorities green and sovereign electricity at a competitive and stable price.

To do this, Poweend installs 1 MW wind turbines, less than 50 meters high at the nacelle – the height of a water tower – directly in business parks, so that nearby companies can consume the electricity produced on-site. It's the local electricity loop. Everything hinges on the choice of machines large enough to be efficient, small enough to be accepted. Born from several years of R&D and manufactured in Hauts-de-France, its wind turbine EOLE5 shortens deployment times and simplifies landscape and regulatory integration.

But producing local energy is not enough, it's also necessary to know how to make the most of it. This is where Bohr Energie. Founded in 2022 in Toulouse, the company supports independent renewable energy producers in optimizing the value of their production, with a core belief: technology must empower those who create the energy of tomorrow. As an aggregator approved by the energy exchange and RTE, Bohr Energie has built a native control infrastructure, not inherited from old models, to offer transparency, performance, and tailored support to each producer.

Together, the two companies share strong convictions:

• producing local energy rooted in the regions,
• optimizing its value outside of traditional or subsidized mechanisms,
• and demonstrate that another energy model is possible, starting today.

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The relevance of collective self-consumption in the current context 

Given the volatility of energy prices and decarbonization targets, businesses and local authorities are seeking local, decarbonized, and stable-priced electricity supply solutions.

Collective self-consumption (CSC) allows for local consumption of electricity produced within a 2 to 20 km radius, but requires advanced technical and regulatory expertise.

Until now, RES projects in CSC were primarily photovoltaic, with existing wind farms reaching the end of public support mechanisms being a more marginal contributor.

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Saint-Python: A paradigm shift in wind energy design

The Saint-Python project is a first in France: an EOLE5 1 MW wind turbine, with an annual production of approximately 2 GWh, designed from the outset for collective self-consumption, with optimized sizing, location, and economic model. Machine testing is nearing completion, and the creation of the collective self-consumption loop is planned for the second half of 2026.

"At Saint-Python, we are proving that a different approach to wind energy is possible: more discreet machines, manufactured in France, that will directly power future businesses in the area. This is the direct electricity supply, designed from the outset for collective self-consumption. With Bohr Energie, we hold one of the essential building blocks for leveraging this production. This is a first in France, and it's exactly what we want to build: local energy, for local use."

Gabriel VERDONCK - Director of Expansion & Commercialization at POWEEND

“The Saint-Python project serves as a benchmark for supporting the development of collective self-consumption solutions tailored to business parks. This initial achievement demonstrates the model's viability and paves the way for new, similar projects in French industrial areas.”

Julien HAURE - Co-founder and CEO of Bohr Energie

Two complementary areas of expertise to develop this project

As part of the project's deployment in Saint-Python, Bohr Energie provides:

• Advanced expertise in self-consumption collective and aggregation
• Optimal electricity valorization on the energy market
• Innovative management and monitoring tools for financial performance
• Balance management production/consumption in real time

As an aggregator approved by the energy exchange and RTE, Bohr Energie has been supporting renewable energy producers in valorizing their production since 2022. Bohr Energie's services are an essential building block, enabling Poweend to offer a turnkey solution: from local production to optimized consumption, with a single point of contact for business parks.

For its part, Poweend provides:

• Medium-sized wind turbines (less than 50 m at the nacelle), designed for installation in business parks
• Manufacturing rooted in Hauts-de-France, at the Prouvy and Carvin sites
• Mastery of the entire value chain : project development, wind turbine design and production, installation, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning
• A model with no investment or management required from the client : nothing to think about, nothing to invest

Standing approximately 50 meters high at the nacelle, the height of a water tower, Poweend wind turbines are installed in small numbers within business parks or in their immediate vicinity. Thanks to their size, they fall under a simplified and fast regulatory regime (building permit and remote declaration for ICPE).