Equinor plans to install 4 GW of offshore wind in Brazil
Brazil: Equinor will install 4 GW of offshore wind energy in Rio and Espírito Santo.
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Brazil: Equinor will install 4 GW of offshore wind energy in Rio and Espírito Santo.
According to the project, the wind power plants will be installed about 20 km off the coast, at depths of between 15 – 35 m. There will be a total of 320 wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 12 MW.
Each wind farm will have an offshore substation for the conversion and flow of energy towards the coast. On land, another substation is connected to the interconnected transmission network.
Aracatu I and Aracatu II offshore wind farms will be 2 GW each, with the possibility of expansion to 2.33 GW. These will be Equinor’s first two offshore wind projects in Brazil. The company has opted for the solution in several countries in Europe, Asia and the US.
It is part of the company’s strategy to reduce CO2 emissions set at 8 kg per barrel of oil equivalent produced by the company, originally focused on the production of natural gas and oil in offshore fields.
Last year, Equinor and SSE were awarded the tender for the Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the North Sea region, until then the largest offshore wind farm in the world, which will have an installed capacity of 3.6 GW of energy. The project will require investments of $11.8 B (£9 B) between 2020 and 2026.
Also last year, Equinor and Orsted won the New York State tender for the construction of Empire Wind and Sunrise offshore wind farms, respectively. The projects will require investments of more than $3 B and, according to the local government, they should generate more than 1,600 direct jobs.
Source: Evwind