Wind Energy – Floating Wind
The Barium Bay floating offshore wind project being developed by Galileo and Hope Group has secured an environmental impact assessment (EIA) from Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.
The project in the Adriatic Sea between the cities of Bari and Barletta, in the Apulia region in southern Italy, is the largest floating wind farm to obtain an EIA decree to date.
The EIA decree follows a green light for the project given by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Culture and will enable Barium Bay to participate in the upcoming FER 2 renewable energy auction, for which a Contract for Difference for up to 3.8 GW of offshore wind energy has been allocated.
The floating offshore wind project is located more than 45 km from the coast and will have two offshore substations with fixed-bottom foundations, thanks to favourable bathymetry.
