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Government adjusts offshore wind energy project and creation of new wind farm in Espírito Santo

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published 19/09/2020 às 10:54
wind energy - offshore - wind farms
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Another offshore wind energy park is under development, this time on the coast of Espírito Santo, which confirms the avalanche of companies for a place in this new frontier of renewable wind generation in the country

Votu Winds, a recently created offshore wind energy company based in Rio de Janeiro, sees the possibility of installing 480 MW of wind turbines, in three phases, totaling 1.440 MW of installed capacity.

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The company opted for a region with intense offshore wind energy activity, thanks to its port complexes, cargo handling and oil and gas exploration and production activities.

Creation of new offshore wind farms

The Votu Winds wind farms are designed for the region between the municipalities of Itapemirim, Marataízes and Presidente Kennedy, in the south of Espírito Santo, close to the border with Rio de Janeiro.

They are located between Porto do Açu, in the North of Fluminense, and Porto Central, in Espírito Santo, which can serve as a base for the construction, installation and operation of wind turbines.

48 wind turbines for the new offshore wind energy park in ES

Initially, it intends to install 48 wind turbines with a capacity of 10 MW in each wind farm. The project considered the characteristics of Siemens Gamesa's SG 10.0-193 DD wind turbines, but the company sees the possibility of gains in scale, with the installation of more powerful wind turbines.

Higher capacity wind turbines for wind farms are a trend both among developers of new projects, such as the Brazilian ones, and among operators of wind farms in more consolidated markets, such as Europe or Asia.

Neoenergia, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, for example, considers 15 MW wind turbines in the licensing of wind farms in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará, complexes with a capacity of 9 GW.

Taking as an example the Equinor, which, in turn, opted for 12 MW wind turbines for the Aracatu I and Aracatu II wind farms, in Rio de Janeiro. A total potential of 4 GW to 6,7 GW is foreseen, bearing in mind that these are still projects in the environmental licensing phase.

Valdemar Medeiros

Journalist in training, specialist in creating content with a focus on SEO actions. Writes about the Automotive Industry, Renewable Energy and Science and Technology

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