EU invests in preparatory studies for offshore wind farm in the Northern Adriatic Sea

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Following the publication of the 2022 CEF Energy call for preparatory studies for cross-border renewable energy (CB RES) projects, opened for applications from 20 September 2022 to 10 January 2023, one project has been selected requesting EUR 252.500 of EU funding.

The CEF Energy support will co-fund the preparatory studies that will help to assess the feasibility of a potential offshore wind farm of a capacity of approx. 300 MW in the Northern Adriatic coastal zone near Croatia and Italy. That would mean around 2,200 km2 of sea area that should be available for the planned deployment between the cities of Pula (Croatia) and Ravenna (Italy). The company that will carry out the studies is INA (Industrija nafte d.d.), an oil and gas company registered in Croatia. INA... ... More: Official Press Release EU Commission

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