Ocean Winds, a joint venture of EDP Renewables and ENGIE specializing in offshore wind energy production, and the Spanish group DISA, a renewable electricity producer in the Canary Islands, are developing offshore wind farms in the islands Canary Islands.

Their floating wind technology projects will help achieve the objectives set in the Spanish law on climate change and energy transition of doubling the share of renewable energies in final energy consumption to 42% by 2030. The rate of the islands Canary Islands is currently only 4%. , according to information from the Canary Islands Energy Yearbook 2019. In the Canaries, the depth of the water far from the coast makes it necessary to use floating wind technology.

The manufacture, installation and maintenance of offshore wind farms are expected to generate up to 3,700 direct and indirect jobs in strategic sectors such as shipyards, auxiliary workshops, ports and various other service industries.

Ocean Winds and DISA will contribute to a gradual reduction in the use of fossil fuels in the production of electricity in the Canary Islands. Offshore wind energy from jointly promoted projects would double the current share of renewables and reduce the cost of generating electricity on the islands.

Ocean Winds recently developed Windfloat Atlantic, located 20 km off Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It is the world’s first floating semi-submersible wind farm, commissioned last year. The company has a total of 1.5 GW under construction and 4 GW in advanced development.