LISBON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Portugal expects to launch its first offshore wind power auction by the last quarter of this year, aiming to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday. As a pre-condition to the auction, the government will this week launch a public hearing […]
Portugal will offer 10 GW of capacity through the country’s first offshore wind auction expected to take place in 2023, according to Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro. Read more in Offshorewind.biz (22/09/2022) Photo: WindFloat Atlantic, Portugal
Building a future. EnerOcean S.L.‘s floatingwind W2Power prototype has been successfully installed in Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) test site showcasing its capabilities for multi-use purposes.
TWIND final project event was held on the 10th of November in Lisbon, Portugal entitled “Offshore Wind in Iberia: Innovation & Perspectives”. All presentations will be uploaded on WavEC’s website. On the 09th November, partners gathered to discuss the final steps of the project. We will announce these final outcomes on TWIND’s website very soon.
October 28, 2022 X1 Wind’s floating platform has been successfully installed at the PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands. As summer trade-winds abated, a suitable weather window allowed X1 Wind and partners from the EU-backed PivotBuoy Project to complete the installation process, connecting the fully-functional floating wind prototype to the mooring system and dynamic […]
News release from WavEC Offshore Renewables, R&D consultancy dedicated to marine renewable energy and offshore aquaculture www.wavec.org Release date: October 27, 2022 Iberia to strengthen case as world leading hub for floating offshore wind at Lisbon Conference Iberia will strengthen its case as a world-leading hub for floating offshore wind as energy sector heavyweights descend […]
LISBON, March 16 (Reuters) – Portugal plans to hold its first auction for floating offshore farms this summer, which it hopes will be able to produce between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2026, Environment and Energy Transition minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters. As part of a global shift away from carbon-emitting […]
“Energia debaixo e água. A história de um cabo submarino” é o título do vídeo que conta toda a história do projeto de instalação do cabo submarino concluído recentemente pela REN no âmbito do projeto de ligação em (Muito) Alta Tensão de Centrais Offshore à rede elétrica para receção de energias renováveis marinhas produzidas ao […]
WindEurope called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025. Europe’s wind industry actively commits to re-use, recycle, or recover 100% of decommissioned blades. Picture: WindEurope More information on WindEurope website
Work Programmes for 2021-2022 available The final text of the next European Research Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, has been adopted by the European Commission. Over the course of the next two years, Horizon Europe will distribute a total of €14.7 billion in funding to research projects across Europe through fellowships, training, and exchanges, with the […]
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon H2020 Coordination and support action programme under grant agreement No 857631