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Dangerous electricity blackout

General – Blackout

The most dangerous blackout in history, which brought down the grids of Spain and Portugal, was caused by a disconnection between Spain and France, i.e. between the Iberian Peninsula and the EU.

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Capital Energy signals interest in three offshore wind farms in Portugal

Wind Energy – Portugal

Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy has submitted requests for a preliminary environmental analysis for three floating offshore wind farms with a total power of 2 gigawatts, Portugal’s environmental agency APA said on Monday.

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IberBlue Wind to invest $4.36 bln in Portugal-Spain offshore wind

Wind Energy – Portugal/Spain

Irish-Spanish consortium IberBlue Wind plans to invest more than 4 billion euros in two wind farms off the Atlantic coasts of Portugal and Spain, it said to Reuters on Tuesday.

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Ocean Winds signs MoU with Port of Setubal

Wind Energy – Portugal

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables (EDPR), has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Setubal in Portugal to work together on preliminary steps in getting the port infrastructure ready for the upcoming offshore wind development in the country.

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Wind agreement strengthens Norway-Portugal collaboration

Wind Energy – Norway-Portugal collaboration

World leading test centre for floating wind technology METCentre in Norway has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Portuguese offshore wind key player WavEC.

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