In a statement Wednesday, EDF said the 480-megawatt Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm would help to "support the French State's energy transition goals, which include targets to generate 32% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030."While the Saint-Nazaire project represents a significant shot in the arm for France's nascent offshore wind sector, the country has for decades been something of a powerhouse when it comes to nuclear.Its offshore industry is by contrast miniscule, with a cumulative capacity of just 2 MW in 2021, according to figures from industry body WindEurope."Offshore installations are finally set to take off as of 2022, and we expect 3.3 GW of offshore wind installations from now until 2026," WindEurope's Wind Energy in Europe report, which was published in Feb. 2022, said."Over the past 10 years, this project has contributed to the construction of the offshore wind power industry in France and has mobilized a significant number of jobs during construction and now in the operating phase," he later added."