In the Black Sea in Bulgaria, 16 European companies have launched the Black sea FLoating Offshore Wind (BLOW) project, which will build a floating wind turbine.
The wind farm will have a capacity of 5 MW and will be connected to the Petroceltic gas platform, reports Offshore Wind.
It is noted that the cost of the project will reach €21 million, of which €15 million is a grant from the EU. The wind turbine should be commissioned by December 31, 2027.
The material said that the wind farm will be developed by the French company Eolink by 2025. And it will be built by the Romanian offshore company GSP offshore at the shipyard in Constanta (Romania).
The authors noted that the wind turbine will have the appearance of a pyramid on 4 thin shoulders, which will make the structure lighter. This design will also provide better load distribution, reducing installation and maintenance costs. It will be mounted on a floating foundation and equipped with a larger rotor to generate more power in light wind conditions.
"The aim of this particular project is to demonstrate the competitiveness of floating offshore wind turbines in low wind areas using a large diameter rotor," said CEO and founder of Eolink Marc Guyot.
It is noted that Eolink is already implementing a similar project in France.
The article emphasized that the BLOW project is aimed at accelerating the energy transition in the region, promoting the acceptance by society and the development of cross-border policy.
"The World Bank's 2021 report shows that there is huge technical potential in Southeast Europe, with a staggering 166 GW of floating marine energy in the Black Sea alone, five times the electricity consumption of Bulgaria and Romania. With this project, we hope to accelerate the development of offshore energy in a region where fixed-bottom offshore wind farms are already being implemented in Romania," said Alain Morri, Eolink's Chief Commercial Officer.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that Denmark will build two new energy islands in the North and Baltic Seas, which will be able to provide wind energy, and in the future, green hydrogen, several countries. This project will create a completely new type of energy system.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, the UK government can cancel the ban on the construction of onshore wind power plants, which has been in effect since 2012.
