1. National MSP in the Mediterranean Sea: Spain (and Portugal)
SEANERGY 2020 project
Ana Estanqueiro
LNEG, Portugal
Supported by

2. Spain - Policy and Legal framework -
2020 Offshore renewable targets: 750 MW from wind energy and 100 MW from wave energy;
Currently (end 2010) there was no MSP being developed;
However, legislation and planning strategy already in place for offshore renewables:
Royal Decree 22/1988 (Coasts law): regulates the uses on the territorial sea;
Royal Decree 1028/2007: regulatory framework for licensing offshore renewables;
National Plan for Renewable Energies : sets the targets and establishes tariffs;
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for offshore wind farms, evaluation of sustainable areas for deployment of offshore wind farms (see Figure 1);

3. Spain: Policy and Legal framework -
Figure 1. Defined areas for offshore wind deployment;

4. Spain - Permitting and Licensing -
RD 1028/2007 establishes the administrative procedure;
Valid for all offshore renewables;
Authority responsible for licensing is the Department for Energy Policy and Mining (DGPEM);
Grid Connection requirements:
Law 54/1997 is the main electrical sector law;
RD 1955/2000 names REE as the grid operator and regulates the transport, distribution, trade and supply activities as well as grid connection authorization;

5. Spain - Data and information management -
Although no MSP is in place in Spain (as in Ireland) the previous development of a SEA seems to create the necessary conditions to proceed with the deployment of marine energies:
Environmental and social-economic data was used for the offshore SEA study;
Data quality may be an issue in some of the datasets;
Most of the data is detained by the Spanish Central Administration;
Not all the data sources are available in GIS format;

6. Spain Stakeholders, Conflict Management and Regional Cooperation
Stakeholders consultation:
DGPEM is the liaison with other governmental bodies;
Sector conflict management:
A pre-qualification of a requested area is made by DGPEM:
Which ensures (does it?) that no conflicts exist with fisheries, shipping and environmental entities;
An EIA study is required at the licensing process;
Regional Cooperation:
Spain is a signatory state of several international conventions for offshore;

7. SEANERGY 2020 project National MSP in the Mediterranean Sea: Portugal
Ana Estanqueiro
LNEG, Portugal
Supported by

8. Portugal - Policy and legal framework -
2020 Offshore renewable targets:
250 MW from wave energy;
75 MW from wind energy;
Portuguese MSP - the POEM plan:
Development started in 2008 ( PT Governmental dispatch nº 32277/2008) had a 5-year planned duration and is currently on the final stages of development;
The PT MSP addressed all identified uses on the Portuguese EEZ.
Areas identified for offshore renewables:
LNEG contributed with the identification of high potential areas for sustainable offshore wind farms deployment (Figure 1);
A wave/offshore energy test area has already been defined and legislated;

9. Portugal - Policy and legal framework -
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Figure 1 – Defined areas for offshore wind farm deployment. (A) Fixed-foundation technology, (B) floating technology.

10. Portugal: Permitting and licensing
Requires permits from several Ministries;
Government is evaluating the creation of an unique office for licensing maritime projects;
Regulatory framework:
None defined for offshore wind;
Wave energy is regulated by law nº 225/2007 that also establishes the tariffs;
Technical framework:
REN (PT TSO) is the responsible body to design the network reinforcement and to manage and the development of new sub-stations;
There is specific plans or legislation covering grid connection requirements, however REN development plans include 500 MW of offshore wind;

11. Portugal - Stakeholders and Conflict Management -
Stakeholders involved:
Public institutions, private companies, sectioral associations as well as the Portuguese scientific community had an active participation during the data gathering process;
Private institutions of maritime transportation, national security, energy and environment, fisheries and tourism were also involved in POEM through the participation on thematic workshops;
Conflict Management:
The involvement from the beginning of the several stakeholders has guaranteed a wide acceptance (did it?);
3 principles are in place to manage possible conflicts: sustainable development, precautionary approach and eco-systemic approach;

12. Portugal - Data and Information management -
Data sources on the basis of POEM:
Marine resources;
Geological data;
Navigation corridors;
Military data;
Underwater cables;
Protected marine areas;
Biodiversity and fisheries;
Archaeology;
Tourism;
Availability of data:
Data is organized in a GIS environment;
Currently is only available to the stakeholders involved in POEM;

13. Portugal Regional cooperation and MSP implementation -
As a signatory state of several international conventions: OSPAR, Bern and Bonn conventions; Portugal has obligations that have impact on the maritime spatial planning;
No direct cooperation with neighboring countries is foreseen in POEM;
Current status of implementation:
The public consultation has closed recently (22nd of February 2011) and its conclusions are being analyzed by the authorities;