Work Starts on Brazil’s First Offshore Wind Project, Pilot Expected to Come Online in 3 Years

(offshoreWIND.biz) Brazil’s SENAI Institute of Innovation in Renewable Energy (ISI-ER) and SENAI’s Rio Grande do Norte branch, SENAI-RN, expect to receive the installation permit for their pilot project, the country’s first offshore wind project to be granted a preliminary licence, within 12 to 18 months and to have it operational within 36 months.

Following the award of the preliminary licence by the Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) on 24 June, SENAI ISI-ER and SENAI-RN told offshoreWIND.biz that work will now commence on detailed design and gathering Joint Industry Project (JIP) partners and that these activities will run in parallel with the work on obtaining the installation licence.

Public Call for Project Partners to Launch in August

This August, the developer will launch a public call inviting investors and partners who want to join the 24.5 MW, two-turbine pilot project.

SENAI-RN will now begin the fundraising phase and the setup of the JIP for the first stage of the project, which includes the development of the basic and executive engineering design, along with a detailed timeline and budget.

“This phase should take up to 18 months, during which we also expect to secure the installation license, as we will submit the plan with the conditions required under the preliminary license. So, these steps will progress in parallel”, said Rodrigo Mello, Director of SENAI-RN and SENAI ISI-ER.

The construction, assembly, and commissioning of the pilot offshore wind farm will be carried out in the second phase of the project, and will also take around 18 months.

While it usually takes less time in a commercial setting, the pilot project will involve developing and analysing solutions throughout each stage of the process to provide data to the industry as part of its research and development (R&D) activities, according to SENAI.

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