{"id":887,"date":"2020-07-21T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bimep.com\/bimep-area\/caracteristicas-tecnicas\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:48:28","slug":"technical-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bimep.com\/en\/bimep-area\/technical-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About the BiMEP site<\/h2>\n

BiMEP is an infrastructure for testing prototypes of ocean energy collectors and auxiliary equipment on the open sea. It is located off the coast at Armintza. <\/p>\n

Operating since June 2015, BiMEP provides technology developers a site with suitable wave and wind resources for testing the technical and economic viability of different concept designs, offering security before advancing to the full-scale commercial phase. <\/p>\n

Discover our wave, wind, and current prediction platform.<\/p>\n

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Technical Characteristics<\/h2>\n

The Cantabrian Sea offers exceptional conditions for testing the effectiveness of new mechanisms and technologies for harnessing wind and wave energy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Four 13.2 kV\/5MW subsea cables fitted with optic fibre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Onshore substation fitted with 25 MVA 13.2\/132 kV transformers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Resource measurement using an oceanographic buoy and floating Lidar system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dry mate subsea connectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Possibility of feeding in low voltage power (690 V).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Area restricted to the shipping with perimeter beacons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Topographical characteristics<\/h2>\n

Depths at the test site range from 50 to 90 metres. The sea bed is mostly sandy with rocky areas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Resource measurement<\/h2>\n

Historical data from the metocean buoy installed in the area since 2008 are available for downloading using the Download tool.<\/p>\n