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Spain announces Offshore Wind Roadmap
Official Press Release WindEurope:
Spanish offshore wind reaches key milestone
Spain is a European leader in wind energy. But it is yet to enter into commercial offshore wind development. The Spanish Government now closed the consultation for Spain’s first Offshore Wind Roadmap, a key milestone on the way towards Spain’s first commercial offshore wind farms.
With the consultation for its Offshore Wind Roadmap, the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is doubling down on its offshore wind ambitions. The draft Roadmap proposes a target of up to 3 GW of offshore wind in Spain by 2030. To make this a reality, it earmarks at least €200 m for research and development in offshore wind technologies. Spain now has 27 GW of wind energy capacity. That’s the second most in Europe, right after... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope