IDOM is developing the FEED engineering for the PlemCat project, a research and testing platform for marine energy

IDOM presented the FEED engineering work carried out as part of PlemCat, a project that received a favorable Environmental Impact Statement. Implementation of the project remains subject to applicable authorizations, conditions, and technical, environmental, administrative, budgetary, and operational requirements.

PlemCat is a research and testing infrastructure project led by IREC and supported by the Government of Catalonia. It focuses on floating offshore wind technologies and other marine energy sources under real-world conditions in the Mediterranean.

IDOM developed the FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) for the infrastructure as part of the project. This phase allows for the definition of the infrastructure’s main technical characteristics and the preparation of the necessary documentation for future contracting processes.

IDOM’s scope of work includes the floating platform, mooring systems, offshore and onshore interconnection cables, the electrical substation, and the main associated systems.

The project involves a 66-kV floating platform with a diameter of approximately 14 meters and a displacement of 470 metric tons. The platform is designed to serve as an open-ocean laboratory for validating floating offshore wind and marine energy technologies. The platform will incorporate aerial and underwater sensors to collect environmental data and information about the interaction between these technologies and the marine environment.

Located in the Gulf of Roses, PlemCat will contribute to developing and validating marine energy technologies under real-world conditions, as well as strengthening the research and testing capabilities in the Mediterranean.

IDOM contributes its expertise in marine engineering, electrical systems, and energy infrastructure to the project through this work.

PlemCat receives funding from the RENMARINAS DEMOS program under the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, which is funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU programme.

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