The Windplus consortium has sailed the second of the three-turbines platform that forms the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind project located 20 kilometers (12.43 miles) off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal.
The structure will be placed exactly 50 meters apart from the other columns. All of the floating platforms consist of one MHI Vestas turbine that is anchored with chains to the seabed at a depth of 100 meters (328.1 ft). The three structures form the first semi-submersible floating wind farm in the world.
The wind farm is owned by the Windplus consortium composed of EDP Renovaveis (54.4%), France’s Engie SA (25%), Repsol (19.4%), and Principle Power Inc. (1.2%).
The three wind turbines are expected to generate enough energy consumed by 60,000 homes over the course of a year once operational.
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December 23, 2019
EUR2.2bn 1.7 GW hydroelectric portfolio acquired in Portugal
ENGIE, together with its consortium partners Crédit Agricole Assurances and Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has won a competitive process conducted by EDP for the acquisiti...
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December 18, 2019
EIB invest EUR45m for the three EDPR wind farms
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it has provided EUR45 million (US$50.9 million) to Eólica da Linha, S.A, wholly owned by EDP Renováveis, S.A (EDPR), to build three...
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November 15, 2019
Mirova closes Eurofideme 4 Fund with EUR875m
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November 13, 2019
Finerge buys 123 MW of wind projects in Arganil and Montalegre
Finerge has purchased two Portuguese wind farms from Brookfield Renewable Partners. Located in Arganil and Montalegre, the assets have a combined operating capacity of 123 megawatts. Separately, the...
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November 08, 2019
AW Energy deploys and commissions WaveRoller wave energy converter off the coast of Peniche
AW-Energy’s WaveRoller, a commercially-ready offshore wave power generation device has been deployed and is being commissioned 820 metres offshore from Peniche, a seaside municipality in Portuga...
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