The off-shore wind test area is located in the Port of Arinaga, close to the area where the commercial development of the off-shore wind energy in Gran Canaria will take place.
This area will allow the off-shore wind prototypes to be taken from a TRL - 5 (functional verification and scale prototypes) to a TRL - 7 (demonstrator in real operating conditions).
The main characteristics of this test area are the following:
Surface area: 1.176 m2 . Distance from the coast: 270m. Depth: 17-18 m. The platform is equipped with electrical connection points in medium voltage, equipment for measuring the renewable resource and metoceanic conditions, and the necessary bathymetric surveys have been carried out to facilitate rapid testing of marine solutions.
2 MW submarine cable in medium voltage (20 kV) equipped with fiber optics that connects the test area with the dock. Traditional weather station or SODAR, thus allowing the validation of the site as well as the dimensioning of the platform and the verification of the performance of the evaluated solution. Connection buoys to facilitate the attachment of prototypes ( plug & play ). Bird detection system installed in the harbour that determines the presence of birds in real time in the vicinity of the platform. Bathymetric survey of the area. Auxiliary infrastructures.
Equipment & configuration
