Spain's largest offshore wind farm will have 1 GW of total installed capacity.

Tramuntana, Spain’s largest offshore wind farm, will be located off the coast of Catalonia and will be equipped with up to 65 15 MW turbines

Spain is about to breathe fresh air into its offshore wind sector, which is not as important as in other countries due to the greater depths along its coastline. According to various specialized media, Bluefloat Energy and Sener have taken a giant step by submitting the documentation for its environmental assessment. Pending this approval, the farm is expected to prevent the emission of up to 21 million tons of CO2 each year when it comes into operation around 2026.

Tramuntana, the name given to the project for the construction of Spain’s largest offshore wind farm, will be an offshore farm with a total installed capacity of close to 1,000 MW and an estimated annual production of around 4,000 GW. To this end, the offshore field will be equipped with 65 15 MW turbines arranged in a circular pattern of 5 turbines per geometric figure. All of this would be located about 10 kilometers from the coast.

According to media such as “La Vanguardia”, Parc Tramuntana would be developed in two phases:

1. A first phase in which a total of 500 W would be installed (capable of covering 45% of the current demand of a province like Girona).
2. A second phase, with another 500 MW, would allow the vast majority of the region’s energy supply (90%) to be covered with next-generation green energy.

This news sheds even more light on the Spanish renewable energy landscape, which, despite the moment of instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is experiencing a boom supported by government policies at both the national and European Union levels.