Eni-led GreenIT and Dane CIP add gigascale to swelling Italian floating wind pipeline
Plan for three new projects grows partners' asset base off southern European country to 3GW, as regional 'chasing pack' gathers momentum in offshore race
Eni-led GreenIT and Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have plans to develop three floating wind farms off Italy, taking the partnership’s project pipeline off the southern European country to 3GW and adding momentum to the burgeoning regional play.
Production from the trio, being built in the Tyrrenian Sea to the west of the city of Rome, when added to the existing 1GW GreenIT-CIP has in-development further out in the Mediterranan , would represent yearly production of 7TWh, supply for 2.5m households, once all arrays are in operation, currently slated as “between 2028-2031”.
“The partnership strengthens its commitment to the Italian offshore wind floating industry with [these] three new projects located off the coasts of Latium and Sardinia. The three wind farms make the consortium one of the largest developers in the sector in Italy,” said the pair in a statement.
“This new agreement represents an additional strategic step and a firm commitment to strengthening the industry in Italy, providing a significant contribution towards a low carbon future as well as encouraging the development of the local supply chain.”
One of GreenIT-CIP’s new deepwater projects is being built off the coast of Civitavecchia, with a planned capacity of up to 540MW; the two others, off the coast of Olbia, would have a combined 1.5GMW output.
GreenIT – part-owned by Eni’s Plenitude unit – and CIP have developed these latest wind farms via a joint working team with Copenhagen Offshore Partners, NiceTechnology and 7 Seas, the latter two Italy-based companies.
Green Giraffe advised 7 Seas and NiceTechnology on their partnership with CIP, Plenitude, and CDP Equity.