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WIND AHOY!
Offshore wind farm map approved by government
SPAIN'S government has given the green light to a series of offshore wind farms after approving the first-ever Maritime Space Management Plan (POEM).
The plan maps out the coexistence of the farms with activities such as fishing in addition to protecting the environment.
It is in effect a maritime equivalent of land-based planning restrictions.
Under the first POEM map, farms can be set up in 19 sections covering 5,000 km2 of territorial waters.
It means installations will be restricted to just 0.46% of the sea, with the POEM reviewed every six years.
Barring one facility in the Canary Islands, Spain has so far not gone down the offshore farm route as it chose to sort
