Fourteen regions of the Atlantic Arc, six of which are Spanish, have signed a political statement to support the development of offshore wind energy. (‘offshore’) Within the framework of the Wind Euro Conference. This was during the Atlantic Arc Commission conference in the Basque Country entitled ‘Renewable marine energies in the Atlantic: paving the way for EU leadership’.
The signatory regions of the agreement propose six recommendations as a message to national governments and the European Union (EU). the need for greater energy autonomy for our countries and the EU’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050”. These recommendations are:
1. Confirm The geopolitical and strategic importance of offshore renewable energy development in the Atlantic.
2. Empowerment Efficient multi-level energy management to engage industrial value chains to support new offshore renewable energy parks.
3. Support the industry’s request to simplify the permit procedure to achieve international targets in a timely manner.
4. Make it easy Access to finance for offshore renewable energy projects in the first phase of development
5. Respect marine ecosystem and diversity, and adequate support for citizens’ assemblies at local level to promote social acceptance of renewable marine energy (EMR) projects.
6. Promote We believe there is a greater ambition to collaborate on renewable energies in the high seas at the Atlantic level and that this ambition should be embodied in a future Atlantic macro region.
experimental parks
At the request of the Government of Asturias, several proposals were included, which were accepted by the rest of the signatories, including the following. Considering the role of offshore wind power as ‘key’ in regions undergoing deep energy transitions has a strong impact on the security of electricity supply.
Asturias also received support promoting Atlantic cooperation and sharing data between existing testing infrastructures and scientific organizations to gain a better understanding of the marine environment; and facilitate the installation of experimental parksnot only to validate marine renewable energy technologies, but also to monitor marine ecosystems.
The Declaration was signed by Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia, the Basque Country and Navarra (Spain), in addition to Asturias; Alentejo, Lisbon, Northern Territories and Tagus Valley (Portugal); Brittany, New Aquitaine and Loire (France); North and West Regional Assembly (Ireland) and Wales (England).
Offshore wind energy is energy produced by grouping windmills or wind turbines floating in the sea. Its great advantage is being over the sea provides a more stable wind speed due to the absence of barriers.
Offshore or ‘offshore’ wind power is produced in much the same way as onshore: by using wind turbines that use the power of the wind to generate electricity.
In the middle of the waters, the wind finds no obstacles in its path and is more regular. This makes offshore wind energy is more efficient than onshorebecause the wind is stronger and exerts more pressure when it hits the blades of the windmills.
inexhaustible energy
According to its proponents, because offshore wind energy is not stable and floats on platforms, more environmentally friendly. Allegedly, this is a renewable, inexhaustible and non-polluting energy.
According to the latest report of the European wind energy association WindEurope, entitled ‘Offshore Wind in Europe: Key Trends and Statistics 2018’, published in February 2019, European wind farms have an average depth of 27.1 meters and an average distance of 27.1 meters. 33 km from the beach.
The UK is the country with the largest installed capacity in Europe, with a combined 44% of all offshore wind installations (in MW). These are followed by Germany (34%), Denmark (7%), Belgium (6.4%) and the Netherlands (6%).
one in spain Offshore wind farm 30 kilometers off the coast of A Coruña. SEO/BirdLife has requested the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Control not to process the project. It can affect three declared marine areas of Special Protection Areas for Birds (ZEPA): Costa da Morte, Costa de Ferrolterra-Valdoviño and Punta de Candelaria-Ría de Ortigueira-Estaca de Bares.
The Company, on its behalf, has not initiated any procedure for obtaining licenses or permits, and The SEO/BirdLife statement regarding a potential bird impact is “not supported by rigorous and objective reports or assessments in the area”.
The Parque Nordés development team also stated that this is happening. Open to carrying out pilot projects prior to installation of the wind farm to comprehensively assess any impact as long as ground conditions allow.
Web about Wind Euro 2022 Conference: https://windeurope.org/annual2022/conference/