A new offshore wind power plant is arriving in Ceará and will gain one of the largest wind turbines in the world
The installation project for the first offshore wind power plant in Ceará is under analysis at Ibama, in Brasília. The offshore wind power plant that will be located on the coast of Caucaia, in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza in Ceará, will produce 600 MW and will use metal towers 150 meters high above sea level and wind turbines with power between 13 MW and 15 MW, depending on the manufacturer.
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The North American GE, the Danish Vestas, the German Siemens and the Chinese Mingyang will be the manufacturers from which investors will be able to choose.
Offshore wind energy project in Ceará will have one of the largest wind turbines in the world
The project for an offshore wind power plant was created by the company BI Participações e Investimentos (BIPI) and was already known by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Gonçalves.
the chairman of BEEP is Michele Rafa and its representative in Ceará is the engineer Lúcio Bonfim who, according to him, is currently being developed the executive project of the undertaking.
The Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan (PDE), prepared by the Energy Research Company (EPE) already mentions the possibility of the state hosting the first offshore wind power plant.
Bonfim also says that the installation costs of the Caucaia offshore wind power plant will be much lower than those recorded in European projects, this is due to the fact that in Europe there are strong gusts of wind, which requires more advanced technology and more cara for the implantation of the towers at the bottom of the sea and of the wind turbines 150 meters above the waterline.
“Moreover, the depth of the sea, in the regions of Europe where offshore wind farms are installed, varies from 80 to 150 meters; here on the coast of the state, this depth varies from 10 to 17 meters, which greatly reduces the cost of installing towers and wind turbines”, explained Lúcio Bonfim.
Transport of generated energy
The transport of the transported energy will be through an LP to be implemented by the developers, who will also install a substation that will connect it with Chesf's Pecém II substation.
It was also clarified, by Lúcio, that “each of the wind turbines will have its underwater transmission line, connecting to our substation close to the beach”. He revealed that the legislation that deals with the regulation of wind projects makes no difference between “offshore” or “onshore” ventures.
