The companies BlueFloat Energy and Capital Energy have published a statement this Friday indicating that they plan to jointly invest more than 120 million euros in a offshore wind farm in Granadillathe first in Spain in port waters, which will have a capacity of 50 megawatts.
An offshore wind farm in Passion fruit which will supply the bulk of that energy to the Port Authority of Tenerife and its concessionaires, indicate Capital Energy, a Spanish energy company born two decades ago, and BlueFloat Energy, also a Spanish company that develops offshore wind projects on a global scale with a local focus.
They indicate that this marine park will have five turbines with a unit capacity of 10 megawatts, whose installation will use a solution of fixed foundations by gravity built in concrete, based on the use of Elisa technology developed by the Esteyco engineering company.
The offshore wind farm in Granadilla, in the comments reception phase
The project has initiated, before the Port Authority of Tenerife, the procedure for the administrative concession of the sheet of water in the port area, and has completed the competition process, so that it is in the phase of receiving comments, which will be analyzed in detail, it is stated in the statement.
BlueFloat Energy and Capital Energy say that, in parallel, they have held presentation sessions to local agents with the aim of providing it with maximum transparency and integration with the territory.
The next step for the offshore wind farm in Granadilla will be to begin its characterization through environmental campaigns and the corresponding environmental impact study.
This initiative, say Capital Energy and BlueFloat Energy, will have a significant tractor effect on the industrial fabric of the Canary Islands and plans to generate a considerable volume of qualified local employment from its inception.
The foundations will be built in the port of Granadilla, where the assembly of the turbines will also take place, positioning it as an industrial hub for the manufacture of these components, thanks to its strategic location to supply the demand in the national and international market. companies say.
In addition, they add, the project has a strong R&D component, especially for using a new fixed foundation design.
For Pablo Alcón Valero, Head of Offshore at Capital Energy, “Granadilla is part of our firm commitment to offshore wind and commitment to the Canary archipelago, where we have been working with the supply chain for months”.
Javier Monfort, Country Manager of BlueFloat Energy, has pointed out that “the Granadilla offshore wind farm project is an unbeatable opportunity to introduce offshore wind energy in port areas, taking advantage of the unique and singular value of these infrastructures, being a tractor project for the preparation and development of the supply chain in Spain, which we hope to develop successfully together with our partners at Capital Energy, a leader in land-based developments in solar photovoltaic and wind technology”.
