La energía eólica marina es clave para reducir las emisiones de carbono

Impulsar la capacidad de energía renovable es posible "si abrazamos nuestro potencial eólico marino"

Development of offshore wind energy over the next decade would enable Ireland embrace an electric future and decarbonise its heat, transport and industry, according to SSE Ireland managing director Stephen Wheeler.

Ireland had a real opportunity to make a change in delivering renewable capacity at the scale needed to meet its carbon reduction targets, “if we embrace our offshore wind potential”, he told the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) spring conference.

“In the short term, projects along the east coast can contribute to our 2030 targets while the west coast presents a longer-term ambition to export excess offshore wind once Ireland has met its own needs,” he added. The latter option would be challenging but floating technology could be successfully deployed there.

He said five projects were in planning or ready to go in the Irish Sea, which could provide 4 GW of power by 2025. But a pipeline of projects would be required. SSE has 7 GW in various stages of development, while its most recent project, the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland, is due to begin operation this year.

“Our seabed is one of the largest in Europe; more than 10 times the size of our land mass – we need to develop our offshore resources to support Ireland’s economy and to decouple economic growth and emissions,” added Mr Wheeler.

Technology was making the low-carbon transition more affordable and achievable, he said. By 2025, turbines with a capacity of up to 15 MW, and the size of London’s Shard, would be available.

 

Fuente: Irish Times


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