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Spanish Developer Proposes Three Floating Wind Farms in Portugal Capital Energy, a renewable energy project developer based in Spain, has submitted applications for environmental assessments for three floating offshore wind farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 2 GW. Named Parque Eólico Offshore Barlavento, Parque Eólico Offshore Carvela and Parque Eólico Offshore Âncora, the first two are proposed to have 40 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 600 MW each, while the Âncora floating wind farm would have a capacity of 765 MW and 51 wind turbines. All three floating wind projects are planned to use wind turbines with a nominal capacity of 15 MW per unit. In June this year, Capital Energy announced the company signed a collaboration agreement with the French offshore hydrogen developer Lhyfe, under which the two companies agreed to work together to create hydrogen production sites at some of the offshore wind farm sites currently being developed by Capital Energy in Spain and Portugal. The Spanish energy company said it already had a development pipeline of more than 7.5 GW in both countries. Last year, Capital Energy also signed an agreement with Shell to analyse the joint development of projects in the offshore wind energy sector in Spain and Portugal. Detailing on the collaboration with Shell in May 2022, Capital Energy said the two companies would explore opportunities in line with their interest in these countries, especially in the field of floating offshore wind power. Capital Energy is also developing a project together with BlueFloat Energy, which involves a 50 MW fixed-bottom offshore wind farm next to the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife. The Granadilla offshore wind farm will supply most of the clean energy to the port and its concessionaires. In Portugal, the government is working towards the launch of the country’s first offshore wind tender later this year, when 3.5 GW are expected to be offered across three sites. My View - 3 new floating wind farms would be a great asset to the country. Portugal’s energy policies set a clear pathway towards 2050 carbon neutrality, and working with Capital Energy to deploy these 2 GW of wind energy is a great step towards these goals. Exciting times! Original post by: offshoreWIND.biz Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eTzfXv88 #windenergy #windenergie #offshorewind #offshorewindenergy #floatingwind #floatingoffshorewind
Passionate about offshore & floating wind. Expert in breaking in to new offshore wind markets, rolling out new product/service offerings, building new teams for projects or long-term.
1y3 new floating wind farms would be a great asset to the country. Portugal’s energy policies set a clear pathway towards 2050 carbon neutrality, and working with Capital Energy to deploy these 2 GW of wind energy is a great step towards these goals. Exciting times!