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Greeks forge floating alliance

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 28/02/2020 4C Offshore
A collaboration between the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR), Chalkis Shipyards S.A. and other institutions has been formed for floating offshore wind development. The “WIndfloat.gr – Innovative Design of Floating Wind Plants for the Greek Seas” project seeks to exploit the wind potential of the Greek seas.

Specifically, the project concerns the development of offshore wind farms across a 6-mile zone on the Aegean. The research focuses on the optimal design of floating wind turbines and wind parks adapted to the conditions of the Greek Seas in an interdisciplinary framework with the introduction of a number of innovations.

With deep waters and strong winds, developers are looking to tap into offshore wind resources using floating offshore wind projects. A number of offshore wind developers including innogy, Ideol, Principle Power and Equinor have confirmed their interest in developing floating offshore wind projects off the Greek coast.

Back in January, the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) published the revised National Climate and Energy Plan (NCEP), increasing its 2030 renewable energy target from 31% to 35%. Although onshore wind is expected to account for the majority of Greece’s 2030 wind energy target provision, offshore is expected to exploited utilising both floating and fixed solutions.


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