{"id":796,"date":"2020-06-12T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:28:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T07:28:10","slug":"saitec-secures-offshore-site-in-bimep-demosath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/en\/saitec-secures-offshore-site-in-bimep-demosath\/","title":{"rendered":"Saitec secures offshore site in BiMEP to install the first grid-connected floating wind turbine in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saitec Offshore Technologies<\/strong> and the open sea test site Biscay Marine Energy Platform<\/strong> (BiMEP) have signed today a contract to install DemoSATH<\/a> project off the Basque Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Project will test the very first floating wind foundation connected to the Spanish grid using SATH Technology<\/strong> and it’s being carried out with the collaboration of RWE Renewables<\/a>. Marine operations are planned by the end of 2021. Once connected to the grid, DemoSATH is expected to supply electricity to almost 2,000 homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a 2MW wind turbine<\/strong>, the structure, which will be approximately 30 metres wide and approximately 67 meters long, will be assembled in the port of Bilbao<\/strong>. From there, it will be towed to its anchorage point in BiMEP, 2 miles off the coast<\/strong> where the sea is about 85 metres deep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BiMEP is a public company established in 2011 for the development, construction, operation, maintenance and management of an open sea testing centre. Owned by Basque Energy Agency, EVE (75%) and Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and The Demographic Challenge through the Institute for Diversification and Energy Savings, IDAE (25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Javier Zarraonandia, BiMEP President and Javier Urgoiti, Saitec CEO, today at the signing in BiMEP offices in Armintza (Biscay)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Luis Gonz\u00e1lez-Pinto, Chief Operations Officer of Saitec Offshore Technologies has said: \u201cThis real-scale demonstrator<\/strong> is a massive step for us. A major milestone that could be considered as one of the most challenging gates to go through in order to achieve commercialization<\/strong>. As if this was not enough, we have the chance to develop this project in our homeland using BiMEP testing area. Basque Country has a very active industry on the offshore wind sector, and we think that this project could become the spearhead for Basque floating wind sector<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luis Gonz\u00e1lez-Pinto during DemoSATH project explanation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

David Carrascosa, Chief Technical Officer of Saitec Offshore Technologies, has declared: \u201cDemoSATH Project will not only focus on technological validation, it will also prove the local content potential <\/strong>of SATH\u2019s manufacturing as a result of the combination of both civil construction and offshore supply chains<\/strong>. We estimate that at least 70% of the contracting budget will be awarded to local industry<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Main aim is to analyse its behavior<\/strong> under real operational and extreme conditions, collect data and gain real-life knowledge<\/strong> from the construction, operation and maintenance of the unit. The pilot project will last 3 and a half years: 18 months for the planning and construction of the plant, followed by a two-year operating phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ultimate objective is to gather experience<\/strong> to implement improvements and optimizations to future commercial projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pioneer solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The need for full decarbonisation of the Economy <\/strong>and the impressive progress of renewable energies <\/strong>have gained in recent years have led to a promising future<\/strong> for floating wind energy. It has a clear role in the transition that our society has been demanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering that most of the coastal areas in the world have depths greater than 60 meters<\/strong>, floating offshore wind is the best instrument to take advantage of the full potential of the wind to generate clean energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SATH Technology<\/a><\/strong> (Swinging Around Twin Hull) is based on a twin hull made of modularly prefabricated and subsequently braced concrete elements. The float can align itself around a single point of mooring according to the wind and wave direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technology stands out as the 9th installed worldwide, the 5th European, and the 3rd tested using concrete around the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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