Although there is a lot of talk about projects floating wind energy, the truth is that there is still nothing going on in Spain… until now. The first turbine, a preview of many turbines to come, is already in operation off the coast of Euskadi. This pilot project, called DemoSATHIt managed to provide clean energy by successfully connecting its 2 MW turbine to the electricity grid. To get an idea of the potential, this single turbine It produces energy equivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 2,000 Spanish homes.
The DemoSATH wind generator was installed off the Basque coast (about two kilometers offshore) in August, thanks to a joint effort by three companies: Spain’s Saitec Offshore Technologies, Germany’s RWE Offshore Wind and Japan’s Kansai Electric Power. This floating technology Fifth European project with more than 1 MW turbines installed offshoreand is the third company to use a concrete structure in its development.
The building located in front of the district Amintza (Lemóniz, Bizkaia) has a rotor with a diameter of 96 metersThis makes it particularly efficient at capturing offshore wind energy.
Thanks to this project Floating offshore wind technology introduced for the first time in the Spanish energy mix As a new source of renewable energy production.
Two-year follow-up
Over the next two years, this pioneering initiative in Spain will focus on collecting data on the operation of the generator, In order to evaluate its efficiency in terms of installation of new samples.
«The start of energy production from DemoSATH marks the culmination of the project. We are proud of the work done and Becoming a pioneer in Spain in providing renewable energy with floating wind turbines. This will be our testing ground to gain knowledge based on real-world experience and apply it to future larger-scale projects,” said David Carrascosa, director of operations at Saitec Offshore Technologies.
Sven Utermöhlen, CEO of RWE Offshore Wind, said: “For RWE, this is also another milestone on the growth path. Unlock the huge potential of floating wind energy globally, especially in countries with deeper coastal waters such as the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Norway and of course Spain.
Utermöhlen, “the unique concrete-based platform and its single point binding design» About the DemoSATH floating wind turbine «further expand our knowledge of innovative floating wind concepts.»
Guarantees of biodiversity
They were founded in DemoSATH special tools for bird and bat detectionas well as systems for monitoring the biodiversity of marine ecosystems (such as communities of crustaceans, other invertebrates, fish and marine mammals) in the local environment.
These monitoring activities will provide information on the behavior of groups and species around the floating offshore turbine and allow decisions to be made to improve the protection of the turbine. Actually, Impact of wind generators causes concern among fishermen, environmentalists.
Reference article: https://saitec-offshore.com/en/demosath-starts-energy-generation-in-spain/
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