Natural Science Forum / Physics / General Physics / July 2007

Spain approves installation of offshore wind farms

AFP
Friday, July 20, 2007

Madrid (AFP) - The government of Spain on Friday approved
legislation that will allow offshore wind parks to be set
up along the nation's vast coastline in an effort to boost
the use of renewable energy sources.

"This law will allow the installation for the first time of
electricity generators in the ocean," the economy ministry
said in a statement.

Spain, a leading producer of land-based wind energy, has
some 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles) of coastline which draw
millions of sunseekers each year, helping to make it the
world's second most visited nation after France.

While more expensive than land-based wind farms, offshore
wind parks can take advantage of stronger, steadier coastal
breezes.

But critics fear offshore wind parks will blot the
landscape and hurt fishing.

To allay these concerns the government said offshore wind
farm projects will need clearance from the environment
ministry.

The government will also identify the best places where the
parks, which will be required to have a minimum size of at
least 50 megawatts, can be set up and interested firms will
then be allowed to reserve the area.

Spain, which along with Germany and Denmark, is among the
three biggest producers of wind power in the 27-nation
European Union, plans to triple the amount of energy it
derives from renewable sources by 2020.

The Netherlands opened its first major offshore wind farm
earlier this year and several similar projects are in the
works for Britain, Germany and the United States.

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