First wind farm in Spain to apply BIM technology gets green light

Preliminary construction work has already begun (Photo: Iberdrola)

Biocantaber, a developer in which Iberdrola España has a stake, obtained the building permit to start construction.

The El Escudo wind farm is set to have a capacity of 101 MW and will produce renewable energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 95,300 homes.

Iberdrola says that it is estimated that this will prevent the emission of 45,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Preliminary construction work has already begun, with Prior Administrative Authorisation (AAP), in accordance with regulations. Work on the wind farm will begin with the internal access roads, as well as the foundations for the future power line and the levelling of the land on which the substation that will collect the renewable energy produced by the wind will be built.

Moreover, it will be the first farm in Spain to utilise Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, allowing for detailed control of the construction work as well as the implementation of measures to minimise its impact.

The digital model is being developed by the Cantabrian company INGECID, linked to the Santander School of Civil Engineering.