Offshore wind power

The national offshore wind farm development program is in danger of sinking in the deep waters off Crete, as archaeologists consider that wind turbines may be deleterious to the landscape of archaeological sites.

Greece can play very important role for the energy security of the Southeast Mediterranean, according to Geoffrey Pyatt, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy and former US Ambassador to Greece.

The Energy Ministry is shifting from the shrinking and relocation of offshore wind farms to the definitive exclusion and transfer to a later stage of development, in order to prevent the relevant development program from becoming a field of conflict, leading to major delays.

The European elections have led the offshore wind farm development program to an informal freeze.

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast on April 2 that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state's former coal-fired generating station.

Avangrid's New England Wind is the United States' eighth large offshore wind project to be greenlit and is tied for the largest ever approved, but will probably be smaller.

The offshore block 'Crete 2b,' which has been included in the national offshore wind farm development planning, is being moved westward and further offshore and limited to 400 megawatts of the originally planned 600 MW.

Greece has moved toward "clean" energy at a fast clip and its progress to achieving it should not be hampered. However, it seems that haste has resulted in decisions where the cost will outweigh the benefits.

A typical example of this is the plan to create offshore wind farms in areas of high tourism interest. What this will lead to is one activity undermining the other. 

The state's proposal to place offshore wind farms off Crete has united the island's hoteliers in support of the preservation of the natural and manmade landscape.

The National Offshore Wind Farm Development Plan is facing fresh obstacles, in addition to those initially imposed by geopolitical factors, such as the non-extension of territorial waters beyond six miles in the Eastern Aegean and the military operations of the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff.

The picturesque city of Varna is experiencing a clash between its tourism sector and proposed plans for offshore wind farms, sparking controversy and opposition within the local community. The draft bill outlining the construction of these wind farms recently passed its first reading in the National Assembly, triggering dissent among various stakeholders.