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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every new project can raise questions, curiosity and concerns.<\/p><p>This page provides a structured analysis of, and response to, the main questions concerning the Med Wind offshore wind farm project.<\/p><p>To support understanding and provide complete information, the page includes concise answers as well as additional details on the more technical aspects, supported by scientific studies for which sources are provided.<\/p><p>Med Wind represents a unique opportunity for Sicily and Italy to contribute to the energy transition, strengthen independence from third countries, create new jobs and, at the same time, protect the marine environment, while ensuring navigation safety and respect for biodiversity.<\/p><p>If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #00a7d8;\" href=\"mailto:info@renexia.it\">info@renexia.it<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f79453d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f79453d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1013d1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1013d1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:600,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Will the Med Wind wind farm be visible from the Sicilian coast and the Egadi Islands? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74c0400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db42c65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6db42c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa0b2ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fa0b2ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79606e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79606e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The turbines will be practically invisible to the naked eye.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6862ddc1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6862ddc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wind farm will be located more than <strong>47 km<\/strong> from the Egadi Islands. At this distance, due to the Earth\u2019s curvature and atmospheric factors, the turbines will be practically imperceptible. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d35befd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d35befd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Distance of the wind farm: <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1ed5cd elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"5c1ed5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"> From the Sicilian coast<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">&gt; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"80\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Km<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5e7b09 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1a5e7b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">From Marettimo<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"47\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Km<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af3ac30 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1af3ac30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">From Favignana<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Km<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299c429f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"299c429f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-856x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-856x1024.webp 856w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-251x300.webp 251w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-768x918.webp 768w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-1285x1536.webp 1285w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotoinserimento-X-Med-Wind-Faro-di-Marettimo_V2-scaled-1-1-1713x2048.webp 1713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a46039 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a46039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003061;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003061; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/visuali\/\">View all visibility projections for the wind farm<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a79c37b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a79c37b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b98978c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b98978c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed18a4 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"2ed18a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"49092772\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-490927721\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-490927721\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-490927721\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-490927722\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-490927722\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-490927722\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690 e-n-tab-title-490927721\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-490927721\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-51ad54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51ad54b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd2b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd2b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La valutazione di impatto paesaggistico si basa su analisi rigorose che tengono conto di fattori fisici ineludibili. A distanze superiori ai 40 km, la visibilit\u00e0 di oggetti complessi come le turbine eoliche \u00e8 drasticamente ridotta.  The Earth\u2019s curvature naturally hides the base and a large part of the structure, while marine haze <\/span>reduces contrast and sharpness to the point that the object becomes indistinguishable from the background.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The photomontages and analyses contained in the Environmental Impact Assessment confirm that the turbines will not be visible from any observation point along the coast. The percentage indicated by the theoretical intervisibility map refers to the potential visibility of the wind farm. However, this map does not take into account all the factors that help reduce the visual impact, such as the Earth\u2019s curvature, haze, the human eye, and so on.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study applies a standard and transparent methodology, based on Potential Visibility and Theoretical Perception of the Facility, which demonstrates, precisely through physical calculations, that the wind farm will either not be visible or will have an extremely low level of perceptibility.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #003061;\"><strong>Visual Impact Study by RINA:<\/strong><\/span><ul><li>From the \u201cMarettimo \u2013 Lighthouse\u201d viewpoint, at a distance of 49 km, perceptibility is possible only under conditions of \u201cexceptional visibility\u201d, and the Theoretical Perception of the Facility is classified as \u201cVery Low\u201d.<\/li><li>From the \u201cFavignana-Monte\u201d viewpoint, at a distance of 72.5 km, the visibility of the nearest blade under exceptional conditions has a Theoretical Perception of the Facility classified as \u201cVery Low\u2013Nil\u201d.<\/li><li>From the island of Levanzo, the Theoretical Perception of the Facility is classified as \u201cNil\u201d.<\/li><li>From the Marsala viewpoint, at a distance of 83 km, perception is \u201cNil\u201d and the impact is \u201cNegligible\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>International studies:<\/strong> The visibility of offshore wind turbines is already considered very limited beyond 30\u201340 km. The maximum documented distance under perfect conditions is approximately 58 km. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2690 e-n-tab-title-490927722\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-490927722\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-63bf488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63bf488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058e061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058e061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">1 <em>Environmental Impact Assessment and Visual Impact Study prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.<br\/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 2. Will the offshore wind farm have an impact on migratory bird routes and avifauna? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffc50d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ffc50d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa5a5ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fa5a5ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6881b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e6881b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b4628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52b4628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main migratory flows occur at a great distance from the wind farm. In addition, the adoption of advanced mitigation measures, together with the wide corridors between the turbines, will allow safe passage. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e228e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6e228e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The impacts on avifauna have been assessed as not significant. The wind farm is located far from the main coastal migratory routes, and the project area was found to be little used by sensitive species. The large distance between turbines and the adoption of advanced mitigation measures reduce collision risk and the barrier effect to minimal levels.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284eacf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"284eacf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7066ca08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7066ca08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2d9bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d2d9bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1459\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-157862\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room.webp 2500w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room-1024x598.webp 1024w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room-768x448.webp 768w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room-1536x896.webp 1536w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Control-Room-2048x1195.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31afdb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31afdb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHUTDOWN ON DEMAND\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e47d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e47d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temporary shutdown of the blades in the event of large flocks being detected by radar.<br\/>Continuous monitoring of avifauna using cameras.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d3bf2e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d3bf2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4ed4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4c4ed4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">Distance from the coast<br \/>outside the main migratory corridors<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">&gt; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"80\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Km<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a6594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"52a6594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">            <span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">CORRIDORS BETWEEN THE TURBINES<br \/>guaranteeing ample space for transit<br \/><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">&gt; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Km<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561e35d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"561e35d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">RISK<br \/>of collision<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"0.25\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">  %<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672751a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"672751a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">TURBINE AVOIDANCE RATE<br \/>with a very low collision risk<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"99\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">  %<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6ef08d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a6ef08d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70446261 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70446261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef79a6 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"cef79a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"217020838\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2170208381\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2170208381\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2170208381\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2170208382\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2170208382\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2170208382\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691 e-n-tab-title-2170208381\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2170208381\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-bbe6b55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbe6b55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4ad7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be4ad7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe avifauna study, structured across several survey campaigns carried out with the scientific support of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, a globally recognised research institution, combined direct observations, satellite tracking and literature analysis, following ISPRA guidelines for the monitoring of avifauna and bats. This approach made it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the migratory dynamics affecting the area, with particular attention to migratory flows and to species that may be potentially more susceptible to interactions with offshore wind farms. The results showed that the main migratory flows, such as those crossing the Strait of Messina, occur at a great distance from the wind farm site.  \n\nThe barrier effect is mitigated by the very layout of the wind farm: the turbines are spaced approximately 2 km apart from one another, leaving wide corridors for birds to pass through. Studies on other offshore wind farms show that birds tend to alter their route to avoid structures, and the sparse layout of Med Wind minimises the required deviation. \n\nCollision risk was calculated using scientific models, such as the Band model, which, taking into account birds\u2019 avoidance behaviour, with an avoidance rate of 98\u201399%, estimate extremely low mortality. In addition, the project includes active mitigation measures such as the \u201cshutdown on demand\u201d system, meaning the temporary shutdown of the blades in the event of large flocks passing through. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2691 e-n-tab-title-2170208382\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2170208382\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-576b4a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"576b4a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac089fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac089fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">2<\/span> <em>Habitat Regulations Assessment \u2013 Appropriate Assessment.<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">3 <\/span><em>Habitat Regulations Assessment \u2013 Screening \u2013 Level 1.<br\/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 3. Could noise and construction works for the Med Wind project harm cetaceans and marine fauna? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4075995a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4075995a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7483e1b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7483e1b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327f360c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"327f360c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37beb60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37beb60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOperational noise is continuous, low-frequency and comparable to natural marine background noise, well below damage thresholds.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30293dfb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30293dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NOAA, the National <em>Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em>, and BOEM, the <em>Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,<\/em> confirm that there is no scientific evidence linking offshore wind farms to strandings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbfdcbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bbfdcbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c429982 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c429982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Impatto-sui-cetacei_03-1-1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-157711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Impatto-sui-cetacei_03-1-1-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Impatto-sui-cetacei_03-1-1-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Impatto-sui-cetacei_03-1-1-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Impatto-sui-cetacei_03-1-1-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d14461 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d14461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cetacean monitoring activities are carried out by Jonian Dolphin Conservation for Renexia.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a79952 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a79952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003061;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003061; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/renexia.it\/mappa-avvistamenti-jonian-dolphin-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the study carried out by Jonian Dolphin Conservation in Taranto<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a7179 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16a7179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee6e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee6e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduced operational noise:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc0deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cc0deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlow and rapidly attenuated down to natural background levels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b2e1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99b2e1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771b47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771b47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific studies:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a4b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tno evidence of critical impacts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825d82a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"825d82a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4f236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf4f236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuous monitoring:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4aba16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4aba16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tacoustic monitoring and specialized observers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3d5d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd3d5d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6e5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a6e5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-sensitive areas:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f0a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f0a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twind farm location outside the main marine sanctuaries and critical habitats\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10aece02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10aece02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300a4112 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"300a4112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afac0a9 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"afac0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"184205481\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1842054811\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1842054811\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1842054811\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1842054812\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1842054812\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1842054812\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692 e-n-tab-title-1842054811\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1842054811\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-d3ead1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3ead1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95c9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e95c9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the operational phase, the noise produced by the turbines is continuous and low-frequency, comparable to marine background noise or the transit of a small number of vessels, and well below damage thresholds for marine fauna.<\/p><p>The surveys carried out, including visual and acoustic monitoring, confirmed only an occasional presence of cetaceans, including dolphins and pilot whales, and the absence of areas of strategic importance for their survival. International scientific bodies such as NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and BOEM, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, confirm that there is no evidence linking offshore wind farms to stranding events, <strong>and that the main anthropogenic threats to cetaceans remain collisions with vessels and fishing nets.<\/strong> <\/p><p>The acoustic modelling carried out using a conservative approach demonstrates that the sound sources associated with the different phases of the project, including anchor installation, turbine positioning, cable laying and turbine operation, generate only continuous low-frequency noise, without impulsive components, and are fully masked by the ambient noise already present in the Sicilian Channel, which is dominated by international maritime traffic with average levels between 120 and 140 dB re 1 \u03bcPa. The project includes an Environmental Monitoring Plan that provides for the presence of specialised Marine Mammal Observers during construction works and continuous acoustic monitoring during the operational phase to verify compliance with limits.  <strong>For loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, for example, the analysis estimated that construction activities will cause negligible disturbance and that, during operation, turtles will not suffer consequences, as they will be able to swim freely between the structures.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2692 e-n-tab-title-1842054812\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1842054812\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4d6af92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d6af92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbcb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbcb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">4 <em>NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \u2013 Studies on the impacts of offshore wind on marine mammals.<br\/><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">5<\/span> <em>BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management \u2013 Environmental assessments for offshore wind farms.<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">6<\/span> <em>Environmental Monitoring Project \u2013 PMA.<br\/><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">7<\/span> Predictive Modelling Study of Underwater Noise.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">8 Environmental Impact Assessment.<br\/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 4. Will the structures damage marine biodiversity? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fee7ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33fee7ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c461aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37c461aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a9b33e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a9b33e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f922178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f922178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The area will become a protected zone where habitats can regenerate.<br\/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a5a80f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a5a80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The surveys revealed seabeds damaged by decades of illegal bottom trawling. The project area was reduced in order to avoid sensitive areas. The exclusion of fishing will create a fish repopulation area.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe658e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cfe658e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1195394864?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479&dnt=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"solchi per sito MW_5mbps\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e4767 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3e4767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ROV images show deep furrows on the seabed caused by decades of illegal bottom trawling.<br \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ee4731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ee4731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3779dd18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3779dd18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2478899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2478899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AREA REDUCTION<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43aa44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43aa44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For habitat protection<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afc8b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1afc8b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2,500 km\u00b2 \u2192 approx. 1,000 km\u00b2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8c5977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a8c5977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2151d0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2151d0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOW-IMPACT TECHNOLOGY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b1332d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b1332d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seabed footprint<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f0c483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10f0c483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minimal and reversible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4289686c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4289686c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360a4486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"360a4486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POSITIVE EFFECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3cd959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c3cd959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stop to bottom trawling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364c43fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"364c43fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">for habitat regeneration\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453d30e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"453d30e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a16fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a16fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REEF EFFECT:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f4f3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20f4f3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demonstrated increase in biodiversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4b2355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4b2355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> and fish abundance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435752f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"435752f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b226dcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b226dcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3022d771 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3022d771\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b983440 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"b983440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"194524224\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1945242241\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1945242241\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1945242241\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1945242242\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1945242242\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1945242242\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693 e-n-tab-title-1945242241\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1945242241\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-2daa668 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2daa668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c761d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c761d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The environmental surveys, carried out using advanced technologies such as ROVs, Remotely Operated Vehicles, multibeam echo sounders and direct sampling, revealed a seabed damaged by decades of illegal bottom trawling, with the destruction of vulnerable biocoenoses such as coral gardens and sponge aggregations.<br\/><strong>In addition, the environmental campaigns documented the widespread presence of anthropogenic waste on the seabed, including abandoned nets, plastics and metal residues.<\/strong> Thanks precisely to this mapping, the project was modified to avoid sensitive areas.<br\/> <\/p><p>The physical footprint of the facility on the seabed is minimal and limited to anchoring points that do not require cementing. The exclusion of bottom trawling from the area will create a \u201cno-entry zone\u201d that will function as a fish repopulation area. This phenomenon, known as the \u201creef effect\u201d, or artificial reef effect, is well documented in other offshore wind farms around the world.  <\/p><p>The submerged structures, including anchors and cables, will become a substrate for the settlement of benthic organisms such as mussels, anemones, polychaetes and sponges, increasing local biodiversity and creating a secondary habitat with high biological density. Studies in the North Sea have documented an increase in the abundance of fish species such as cod and wrasse around turbines.<br\/> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2693 e-n-tab-title-1945242242\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1945242242\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f027bb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f027bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f510146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f510146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">9 Environmental Impact Assessment prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.<br\/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 5. Will fishers lose fishing areas? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5993aa7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5993aa7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a649ed5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a649ed5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741f5330 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"741f5330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125c6a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125c6a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe impact is limited and accompanied by shared measures to support and enhance the sector.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0baa3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0baa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project area is located more than 80 km from the coast and was also identified on the basis of existing usage patterns. A permanent technical working group with the fisheries sector is active in order to define shared solutions. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fafbf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32fafbf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7951d5e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7951d5e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed6509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed6509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ECONOMIC COMPENSATION\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2939b374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2939b374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Direct compensation and support for fleet modernization.<br\/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b39425 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22b39425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ef8d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ef8d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPILLOVER EFFECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c8c8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c8c8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ban creates a marine reserve that increases biomass in surrounding areas.<br\/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd3b8d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bd3b8d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29952538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29952538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLASTIC COLLECTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d16db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d16db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvolvement of fishermen in paid activities to collect and recover plastic at sea.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a7f178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a7f178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55704ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55704ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190aab80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"190aab80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional retraining and employment in activities supporting the wind farm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149e92d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"149e92d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a39b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a39b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5857bfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5857bfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A dedicated share of resources is allocated to supporting local communities, including the fishing sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670cb927 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"670cb927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1804b5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1804b5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AGREEMENTS WITH REPRESENTATIVES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d990939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d990939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agreements with trade unions to support the sector in a structured manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c837d23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c837d23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a805a86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a805a86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d32d3 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"71d32d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"119354067\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1193540671\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1193540671\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1193540671\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1193540672\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1193540672\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1193540672\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694 e-n-tab-title-1193540671\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1193540671\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-17903b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17903b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9aa521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9aa521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wind farm area is located more than 80 km from the coast, in a zone used only to a limited extent by Sicilian fishing fleets, which operate mainly in more coastal waters and at shallower depths. For potentially affected fishers, dialogue and compensation measures were activated from the outset. <\/p><p>Renexia has launched a technical working group with the fisheries sector, defining agreements that include:<\/p><ul><li>Economic compensation for loss of access to the area.<\/li><li>Support for fleet modernisation, such as contributions for new engines or activity diversification.<\/li><li>Investments in port infrastructure, including the electrification of quays to provide green energy to moored boats.<\/li><li>The involvement of fishers in paid activities to clean plastic from the sea.<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition, the fishing ban within the wind farm will create a fish repopulation area, or reserve effect. The increase in fish biomass within the protected area will generate a \u201cspillover\u201d effect, enriching neighbouring fishing areas with fish and bringing benefits to yields in the medium to long term. Studies in the North Sea have found that around turbines the abundance of certain fish species, such as cod and wrasse, has increased thanks to the artificial reef effect and the cessation of fishing.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2694 e-n-tab-title-1193540672\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1193540672\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-86a55bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86a55bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f73733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f73733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">10 <\/span><em>Socio-Economic Impact Study prepared by Deloitte for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.<br\/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 6. Will the wind farm block maritime routes? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0abdb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d0abdb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bc7928 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69bc7928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4ae3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc4ae3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801a287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"801a287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project does not interfere with the main routes and complies with international standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b000e9b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b000e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wind farm will be located far from the main commercial and tourist routes, which pass south of the project area. AIS, <em>Automatic Identification System<\/em>, analysis confirms low traffic density in the area. Each turbine will have lights and markers compliant with IMO, <em>International Maritime Organization<\/em>, standards in order to ensure the highest level of safety.  <\/p><p>After the wind farm enters operation, maritime traffic will be redistributed along different corridors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2593de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c2593de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41279ad7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41279ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1456b940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1456b940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cfcab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23cfcab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">from the main commercial<br \/>and tourist routes\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49622813 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49622813\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755fbc41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755fbc41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARINE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbbfb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dbbfb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">low shipping<br \/>density area \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3b9905 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3b9905\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1276362d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1276362d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPLIANCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f8293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f3f8293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WITH IMO SAFETY STANDARDS <br \/>light signals, radar, and publication on nautical charts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328688ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"328688ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40881216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40881216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BUFFER ZONE:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eab97d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eab97d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">physical separatio<br \/>from shipping lanes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2209f330 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2209f330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4392aeb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4392aeb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROVEN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164ce046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"164ce046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> safe coexistence of wind farms<br \/>with heavy traffic in Northern Europe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdbb968 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bdbb968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa65146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fa65146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec42e6e e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"ec42e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"247737966\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2477379661\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2477379661\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2477379661\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2477379662\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2477379662\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2477379662\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695 e-n-tab-title-2477379661\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2477379661\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-2cde05b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cde05b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85dc11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85dc11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe offshore wind farm will be located in open sea, far from the coastal routes used by ferries and from the main international transit routes, which pass south of the project area. Analysis of AIS data, the Automatic Identification System used for vessel identification, confirmed that traffic density in the area is relatively low and limited to a few fishing vessels and occasional vessels in transit. \n\nThe entire facility will be marked on official nautical charts. Each turbine will be equipped with navigation lights and radar markers compliant with International Maritime Organization standards. A safety buffer zone will also be established around the perimeter of the wind farm. These measures, already extensively tested in seas with much more intense traffic such as the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, ensure that vessels maintain a safe distance, preventing any risk.<br\/>   \n\nThe risk of vessel-turbine collision has been assessed as extremely low. During construction, notices to mariners, NAVTEX, will be issued to provide advance information and coordinate navigation. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2695 e-n-tab-title-2477379662\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2477379662\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f8d987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eaf593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">11 <\/span><em>Navigation Risk Study prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.<br\/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 7. Will the turbines release microplastics and toxic substances? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46edb2e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46edb2e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7dab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ee7dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a08c277 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a08c277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3312b660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3312b660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern blades are made of composite materials designed to withstand the marine environment for decades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf0507d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf0507d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erosion is a known but minimal phenomenon, countered by high-tech protective coatings, known as Leading Edge Protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ab921b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68ab921b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467af880 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"467af880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777f2b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777f2b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BISPHENOL A (BPA)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9e872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9e872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is chemically bound within the structure of the hardened resin.\nIt is not volatile and does not dissolve in water.<br\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e272352 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e272352\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4561ed69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4561ed69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEP COATINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3902a4e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3902a4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecific protection for the leading edge that\ndrastically reduces erosion from rain and salt spray.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761ab00d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"761ab00d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235d37ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235d37ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUTURE RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b30edca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b30edca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment of fully recyclable and biodegradable blades (Zebra project).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8357a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a8357a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5b5852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6d5b5852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">TOTAL IMPACT<br \/>Compared to marine microplastics<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"0.01\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">  %<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e9a2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e9a2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacc182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aacc182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a9cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a9cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Dutch study estimates the contribution of wind power at 0.0005% of total microplastics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cb665 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8cb665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc57395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc57395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPARISON:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43b54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43b54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A single wash of synthetic clothes can release tens of grams of microfibers, an amount comparable to that released by a single blade in a year. Tire wear disperses millions of tons of plastic particles globally every year. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5425f5b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5425f5b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6726124 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6726124\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01c018 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f01c018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"251772952\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2517729521\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2517729521\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2517729521\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2517729522\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2517729522\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2517729522\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696 e-n-tab-title-2517729521\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2517729521\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-12798bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12798bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7b047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7b047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWind turbine blades are coated with highly resistant protective coatings.\n\nA Dutch study estimated that offshore wind energy worldwide contributes just 0.0005% of total microplastic emissions.\n\nAgainst this, the Med Wind facility alone will avoid the emission into the atmosphere of more than 2.7 million tonnes of CO\u2082 every year.\n\nIn addition, modern coatings are formulated to be durable and free from toxic substances such as Bisphenol A, BPA, which is present only in residual traces. The project provides for the use of advanced coatings, including high-resistance polyurethane coatings, and a maintenance programme to repair any erosion, preventing continuous releases.  <strong>Looking ahead, research is developing even more durable blade materials and even biodegradable resins to minimise the dispersion of microparticles.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2696 e-n-tab-title-2517729522\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2517729522\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-8bfd8db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bfd8db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7228970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7228970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">12  <\/span><em>Caboni, M. et al. (2025). \u201cMicroplastic emissions from wind turbine blades\u201d. Wind Energy Science, WES, 10, 1123\u20131138.  <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">13  <\/span><em>Mishnaevsky Jr., L. (2024). &#8220;Environmental aspects of wind turbine blade coatings&#8221;. Energies, 17(24), 6260.  <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">14  <\/span><em>Bedulina, D. et al. (2024). (2024). \u201cMicroplastic release from offshore wind infrastructure\u201d. Science of the Total Environment. <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">15  <\/span><em>Hildebrandt, L. et al. (2024). \u201cAssessment of microplastic emissions from wind energy systems\u201d. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">16 <em>Dutch government-commissioned study on contributions to microplastics, estimating a 0.0005% contribution for wind energy.<br\/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 8. Will the facility bring economic benefits only to a foreign company? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3857799b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3857799b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7373c9f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7373c9f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a85408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53a85408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2080c359 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2080c359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the contrary: Renexia, a 100% Italian company, has assessed that the project will create thousands of jobs and local economic activity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a952a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782a952a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Med Wind will generate significant direct and indirect economic impact for Sicily and Italy. The construction and maintenance of the wind farm will require <strong>specialised local labour<\/strong>, port services and advanced logistics.<br\/> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dbcff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3dbcff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b01555b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b01555b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6906217b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6906217b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534e79e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"534e79e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">INVESTMENT<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"9.5\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> B \u20ac<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccfbbd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ccfbbd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70be2cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"70be2cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT<br \/>For 6 years (construction)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3500\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba1427a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ba1427a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4238c230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4238c230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOCAL IMPACTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdf6c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bdf6c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Involvement of the Port of Augusta;<br \/>agreements for local training and employment;\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647bd42b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"647bd42b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c217c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"93c217c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">PERMANENT JOBS<br \/>For 25 years<br \/>(maintenance)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"550\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22d7b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7476862a elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7476862a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">REGIONAL GDP <br \/>Estimated increase<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">  %<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bcb9f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12bcb9f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196eb348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"196eb348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\"><span style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center\">LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND: <br \/>for sustainable development initiatives.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"180\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Mln \u20ac<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1675220a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1675220a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd45210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fd45210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbd717 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"4cbd717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"80467735\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-804677351\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-804677351\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-804677351\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Explanation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-804677352\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-804677352\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-804677352\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697 e-n-tab-title-804677351\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-804677351\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-5314111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5314111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1cf71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1cf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The estimated total investment amounts to approximately \u20ac9.5 billion, of which \u20ac7 billion in Italy and approximately \u20ac3.2 billion in Sicily. These investments will enable the creation of jobs requiring highly specialised labour. In addition, a continuous workforce presence will be required throughout the facility\u2019s life cycle, approximately 30 years. Indeed, over these 30 years, approximately \u20ac8 billion of investments have been planned, of which \u20ac7.6 billion will be in Italy, including \u20ac2.5 billion in Sicily.   <\/p><p>Agreements have been signed with the Sicilian Region and trade unions, including CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL, to maximise the employment of local labour through dedicated training programmes aimed at creating new skills in the offshore wind sector, such as underwater technicians and offshore maintenance operators.<\/p><p>A foundation with an endowment of \u20ac180 million has been planned to finance sustainable development initiatives in the territory, benefiting local communities through economic reconversion, sustainable tourism and the enhancement of coastal communities.<\/p><p>The energy produced, almost 9 TWh per year, equivalent to the needs of 3.4 million households and to 3% of Italian electricity consumption, will be fed into the national grid, contributing to the country\u2019s overall energy security and to stabilising bill costs, with an indirect benefit for all citizens and businesses, including those in Sicily. The project will avoid the emission of approximately 2.7 million tonnes of CO\u2082 every year. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2697 e-n-tab-title-804677352\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-804677352\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6166245 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6166245\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c1215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c1215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">17<\/span> <em>LUISS University and Deloitte \u2013 Socio-economic study on the Med Wind project.<\/em><br\/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 9. Are floating turbines safe in the event of a storm? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5c04ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f5c04ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78e86e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f78e86e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f894b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20f894b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2857ae40 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2857ae40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. They are designed to withstand extreme marine conditions for more than 25 years. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6263a4b9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6263a4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Floating turbines are designed according to rigorous international standards, such as DNV and IEC, and tested under extreme conditions. The technology is already successfully operating in Scotland, Japan, France, China, Spain, Portugal and Norway, with proven results. The anchoring systems are sized to withstand waves of up to 20 metres and winds above 200 km\/h.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae32450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ae32450\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672d0337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"672d0337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-1_daSX-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-1_daSX-1-1.webp 500w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-1_daSX-1-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-1_daSX-1-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c835459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c835459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certification<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41178feb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41178feb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb83ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb83ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-2-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-2-1-1.webp 500w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-2-1-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-2-1-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303a3f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"303a3f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Globally validated technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51be2f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51be2f45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484daf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484daf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-3-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-3-1-1.webp 500w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-3-1-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/medwind.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Q9_ICONA-3-1-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b46ab9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b46ab9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24\/7 Monitoring\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"10\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 10. Why install a wind farm specifically in Sicily? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447c8680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"447c8680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692cc93e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"692cc93e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca9e408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca9e408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6918bd7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6918bd7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is a technical and strategic choice dictated by the abundance of the wind resource, which is unique in the Mediterranean.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7344b54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7344b54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Sicilian Channel has the most constant and productive wind in the Mediterranean. Elsewhere, the facility would produce half as much energy at the same cost. Sicily is a candidate to become Europe\u2019s energy hub.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a0ffbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18a0ffbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b11606 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32b11606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1405d7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1405d7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNIQUE WIND RESOURCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7256f749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7256f749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Constant and productive wind, impossible to replicate elsewhere in Italy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fa1639 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15fa1639\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b22fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54b22fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FLOATING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca069e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca069e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIdeal technology for deep seabeds, such as those far from the coast.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a73225e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a73225e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e921746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e921746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENERGY HUB<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26980c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26980c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrategic project for national decarbonization goals (PNIEC).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1469111d elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1469111d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Households served<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Mln<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd1b293 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4bd1b293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Of the national electricity demand<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">  %<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9c5a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6d9c5a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Estimated annual production<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"9\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> TWh<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd3e6b e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"cdd3e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"215826027\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2158260271\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2158260271\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2158260271\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSources\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2699 e-n-tab-title-2158260271\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2158260271\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-332facc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"332facc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f774d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f774d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a7d8;\">18<\/span> <em>Socio-Economic Impact Study prepared by Deloitte for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"11\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 11. What will happen to the facility at the end of its life? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efee5b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3efee5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1dc401 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d1dc401\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45647454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45647454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60883ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60883ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete decommissioning is guaranteed and technically straightforward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02b3aa elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d02b3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike oil platforms or fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines, floating turbines are not cemented to the seabed. At the end of their life, they are simply disconnected from the anchors and towed to port for dismantling and recycling. At the end of approximately 30 years of operation, the wind farm will be fully decommissioned and most of the materials will be recycled. The marine seabed will be restored and may benefit from an ecologically richer environment, thanks to the prolonged presence of a biomarine protection area that will have supported biodiversity and ecosystem regeneration.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f5da20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37f5da20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61401ef3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61401ef3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762f4db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762f4db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SIMPLE REMOVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de5c6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de5c6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No complex underwater demolition. Unhooking and towing (Reverse Installation). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ceca92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ceca92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e13aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37e13aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FINANCIAL GUARANTEE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ed8e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ed8e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bank guarantee deposited before the start of works to cover removal costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69638a04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69638a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165a51ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"165a51ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIRCULAR ECONOMY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16542a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16542a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recovery of steel, copper, and composite materials for new production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-26910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576afee9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"576afee9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507df09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"507df09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPLETE RESTORATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6a20f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6a20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe site is returned to its original condition with no debris on the seabed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeb51b e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"9eeb51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"166638875\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Will the Med Wind wind farm be visible from the Sicilian coast and the Egadi Islands?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The turbines will be practically invisible to the naked eye.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe wind farm will be located more than 47 km from the Egadi Islands. At this distance, due to the Earth\\u2019s curvature and atmospheric factors, the turbines will be practically imperceptible. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tDistance of the wind farm: \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t From the Sicilian coast\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&gt; \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t Km\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tFrom Marettimo\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t Km\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tFrom Favignana\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t Km\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tView all visibility projections for the wind farm\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tLa valutazione di impatto paesaggistico si basa su analisi rigorose che tengono conto di fattori fisici ineludibili. A distanze superiori ai 40 km, la visibilit\\u00e0 di oggetti complessi come le turbine eoliche \\u00e8 drasticamente ridotta.  The Earth\\u2019s curvature naturally hides the base and a large part of the structure, while marine haze reduces contrast and sharpness to the point that the object becomes indistinguishable from the background.The photomontages and analyses contained in the Environmental Impact Assessment confirm that the turbines will not be visible from any observation point along the coast. The percentage indicated by the theoretical intervisibility map refers to the potential visibility of the wind farm. However, this map does not take into account all the factors that help reduce the visual impact, such as the Earth\\u2019s curvature, haze, the human eye, and so on.  The study applies a standard and transparent methodology, based on Potential Visibility and Theoretical Perception of the Facility, which demonstrates, precisely through physical calculations, that the wind farm will either not be visible or will have an extremely low level of perceptibility.Visual Impact Study by RINA:From the \\u201cMarettimo \\u2013 Lighthouse\\u201d viewpoint, at a distance of 49 km, perceptibility is possible only under conditions of \\u201cexceptional visibility\\u201d, and the Theoretical Perception of the Facility is classified as \\u201cVery Low\\u201d.From the \\u201cFavignana-Monte\\u201d viewpoint, at a distance of 72.5 km, the visibility of the nearest blade under exceptional conditions has a Theoretical Perception of the Facility classified as \\u201cVery Low\\u2013Nil\\u201d.From the island of Levanzo, the Theoretical Perception of the Facility is classified as \\u201cNil\\u201d.From the Marsala viewpoint, at a distance of 83 km, perception is \\u201cNil\\u201d and the impact is \\u201cNegligible\\u201d.International studies: The visibility of offshore wind turbines is already considered very limited beyond 30\\u201340 km. The maximum documented distance under perfect conditions is approximately 58 km. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t1 Environmental Impact Assessment and Visual Impact Study prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"2. Will the offshore wind farm have an impact on migratory bird routes and avifauna?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The main migratory flows occur at a great distance from the wind farm. In addition, the adoption of advanced mitigation measures, together with the wide corridors between the turbines, will allow safe passage. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe impacts on avifauna have been assessed as not significant. 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The large distance between turbines and the adoption of advanced mitigation measures reduce collision risk and the barrier effect to minimal levels.  \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tSHUTDOWN ON DEMAND\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tTemporary shutdown of the blades in the event of large flocks being detected by radar.Continuous monitoring of avifauna using cameras.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tDistance from the coastoutside the main migratory corridors\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&gt; \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t Km\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t            CORRIDORS BETWEEN THE TURBINESguaranteeing ample space for transit\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&gt; \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t Km\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tRISKof collision\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t  %\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tTURBINE AVOIDANCE RATEwith a very low collision risk\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t  %\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe avifauna study, structured across several survey campaigns carried out with the scientific support of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, a globally recognised research institution, combined direct observations, satellite tracking and literature analysis, following ISPRA guidelines for the monitoring of avifauna and bats. This approach made it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the migratory dynamics affecting the area, with particular attention to migratory flows and to species that may be potentially more susceptible to interactions with offshore wind farms. The results showed that the main migratory flows, such as those crossing the Strait of Messina, occur at a great distance from the wind farm site.  \\n\\nThe barrier effect is mitigated by the very layout of the wind farm: the turbines are spaced approximately 2 km apart from one another, leaving wide corridors for birds to pass through. Studies on other offshore wind farms show that birds tend to alter their route to avoid structures, and the sparse layout of Med Wind minimises the required deviation. \\n\\nCollision risk was calculated using scientific models, such as the Band model, which, taking into account birds\\u2019 avoidance behaviour, with an avoidance rate of 98\\u201399%, estimate extremely low mortality. In addition, the project includes active mitigation measures such as the \\u201cshutdown on demand\\u201d system, meaning the temporary shutdown of the blades in the event of large flocks passing through. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t2 Habitat Regulations Assessment \\u2013 Appropriate Assessment.3 Habitat Regulations Assessment \\u2013 Screening \\u2013 Level 1.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"3. Could noise and construction works for the Med Wind project harm cetaceans and marine fauna?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Operational noise is continuous, low-frequency and comparable to natural marine background noise, well below damage thresholds.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tNOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and BOEM, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, confirm that there is no scientific evidence linking offshore wind farms to strandings.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tCetacean monitoring activities are carried out by Jonian Dolphin Conservation for Renexia.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tView the study carried out by Jonian Dolphin Conservation in Taranto\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tReduced operational noise:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tlow and rapidly attenuated down to natural background levels\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tScientific studies:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tno evidence of critical impacts\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tContinuous monitoring:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tacoustic monitoring and specialized observers\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tNon-sensitive areas:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\twind farm location outside the main marine sanctuaries and critical habitats\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tDuring the operational phase, the noise produced by the turbines is continuous and low-frequency, comparable to marine background noise or the transit of a small number of vessels, and well below damage thresholds for marine fauna.The surveys carried out, including visual and acoustic monitoring, confirmed only an occasional presence of cetaceans, including dolphins and pilot whales, and the absence of areas of strategic importance for their survival. International scientific bodies such as NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and BOEM, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, confirm that there is no evidence linking offshore wind farms to stranding events, and that the main anthropogenic threats to cetaceans remain collisions with vessels and fishing nets. The acoustic modelling carried out using a conservative approach demonstrates that the sound sources associated with the different phases of the project, including anchor installation, turbine positioning, cable laying and turbine operation, generate only continuous low-frequency noise, without impulsive components, and are fully masked by the ambient noise already present in the Sicilian Channel, which is dominated by international maritime traffic with average levels between 120 and 140 dB re 1 \\u03bcPa. The project includes an Environmental Monitoring Plan that provides for the presence of specialised Marine Mammal Observers during construction works and continuous acoustic monitoring during the operational phase to verify compliance with limits.  For loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, for example, the analysis estimated that construction activities will cause negligible disturbance and that, during operation, turtles will not suffer consequences, as they will be able to swim freely between the structures.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t4 NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \\u2013 Studies on the impacts of offshore wind on marine mammals.5 BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management \\u2013 Environmental assessments for offshore wind farms.6 Environmental Monitoring Project \\u2013 PMA.7 Predictive Modelling Study of Underwater Noise.8 Environmental Impact Assessment.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"4. Will the structures damage marine biodiversity?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The area will become a protected zone where habitats can regenerate.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe surveys revealed seabeds damaged by decades of illegal bottom trawling. The project area was reduced in order to avoid sensitive areas. The exclusion of fishing will create a fish repopulation area.  \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n    \\n\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tROV images show deep furrows on the seabed caused by decades of illegal bottom trawling.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tAREA REDUCTION\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tFor habitat protection\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t2,500 km\\u00b2 \\u2192 approx. 1,000 km\\u00b2\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tLOW-IMPACT TECHNOLOGY\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tSeabed footprint\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tMinimal and reversible\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tPOSITIVE EFFECT\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tStop to bottom trawling\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tfor habitat regeneration\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tREEF EFFECT:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tDemonstrated increase in biodiversity\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t and fish abundance\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe environmental surveys, carried out using advanced technologies such as ROVs, Remotely Operated Vehicles, multibeam echo sounders and direct sampling, revealed a seabed damaged by decades of illegal bottom trawling, with the destruction of vulnerable biocoenoses such as coral gardens and sponge aggregations.In addition, the environmental campaigns documented the widespread presence of anthropogenic waste on the seabed, including abandoned nets, plastics and metal residues. Thanks precisely to this mapping, the project was modified to avoid sensitive areas. The physical footprint of the facility on the seabed is minimal and limited to anchoring points that do not require cementing. The exclusion of bottom trawling from the area will create a \\u201cno-entry zone\\u201d that will function as a fish repopulation area. This phenomenon, known as the \\u201creef effect\\u201d, or artificial reef effect, is well documented in other offshore wind farms around the world.  The submerged structures, including anchors and cables, will become a substrate for the settlement of benthic organisms such as mussels, anemones, polychaetes and sponges, increasing local biodiversity and creating a secondary habitat with high biological density. Studies in the North Sea have documented an increase in the abundance of fish species such as cod and wrasse around turbines. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t9 Environmental Impact Assessment prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"5. Will fishers lose fishing areas?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The impact is limited and accompanied by shared measures to support and enhance the sector.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe project area is located more than 80 km from the coast and was also identified on the basis of existing usage patterns. A permanent technical working group with the fisheries sector is active in order to define shared solutions. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tECONOMIC COMPENSATION\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tDirect compensation and support for fleet modernization.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tSPILLOVER EFFECT\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe ban creates a marine reserve that increases biomass in surrounding areas.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tPLASTIC COLLECTION\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tInvolvement of fishermen in paid activities to collect and recover plastic at sea.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tTRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tProfessional retraining and employment in activities supporting the wind farm.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tLOCAL COMMUNITY FUND\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tA dedicated share of resources is allocated to supporting local communities, including the fishing sector.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tAGREEMENTS WITH REPRESENTATIVES\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tAgreements with trade unions to support the sector in a structured manner.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe wind farm area is located more than 80 km from the coast, in a zone used only to a limited extent by Sicilian fishing fleets, which operate mainly in more coastal waters and at shallower depths. For potentially affected fishers, dialogue and compensation measures were activated from the outset. Renexia has launched a technical working group with the fisheries sector, defining agreements that include:Economic compensation for loss of access to the area.Support for fleet modernisation, such as contributions for new engines or activity diversification.Investments in port infrastructure, including the electrification of quays to provide green energy to moored boats.The involvement of fishers in paid activities to clean plastic from the sea.In addition, the fishing ban within the wind farm will create a fish repopulation area, or reserve effect. The increase in fish biomass within the protected area will generate a \\u201cspillover\\u201d effect, enriching neighbouring fishing areas with fish and bringing benefits to yields in the medium to long term. Studies in the North Sea have found that around turbines the abundance of certain fish species, such as cod and wrasse, has increased thanks to the artificial reef effect and the cessation of fishing.  \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t10 Socio-Economic Impact Study prepared by Deloitte for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"6. Will the wind farm block maritime routes?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The project does not interfere with the main routes and complies with international standards.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe wind farm will be located far from the main commercial and tourist routes, which pass south of the project area. AIS, Automatic Identification System, analysis confirms low traffic density in the area. Each turbine will have lights and markers compliant with IMO, International Maritime Organization, standards in order to ensure the highest level of safety.  After the wind farm enters operation, maritime traffic will be redistributed along different corridors.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tFAR\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tfrom the main commercialand tourist routes\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tMARINE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tlow shippingdensity area \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tCOMPLIANCE\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tWITH IMO SAFETY STANDARDS light signals, radar, and publication on nautical charts\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tBUFFER ZONE:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tphysical separatiofrom shipping lanes\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tPROVEN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t safe coexistence of wind farmswith heavy traffic in Northern Europe\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tThe offshore wind farm will be located in open sea, far from the coastal routes used by ferries and from the main international transit routes, which pass south of the project area. Analysis of AIS data, the Automatic Identification System used for vessel identification, confirmed that traffic density in the area is relatively low and limited to a few fishing vessels and occasional vessels in transit. \\n\\nThe entire facility will be marked on official nautical charts. Each turbine will be equipped with navigation lights and radar markers compliant with International Maritime Organization standards. A safety buffer zone will also be established around the perimeter of the wind farm. These measures, already extensively tested in seas with much more intense traffic such as the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, ensure that vessels maintain a safe distance, preventing any risk.   \\n\\nThe risk of vessel-turbine collision has been assessed as extremely low. During construction, notices to mariners, NAVTEX, will be issued to provide advance information and coordinate navigation. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t11 Navigation Risk Study prepared by RINA for the Med Wind project and filed with the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"7. Will the turbines release microplastics and toxic substances?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Modern blades are made of composite materials designed to withstand the marine environment for decades.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tErosion is a known but minimal phenomenon, countered by high-tech protective coatings, known as Leading Edge Protection.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tBISPHENOL A (BPA)\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tIt is chemically bound within the structure of the hardened resin.\\nIt is not volatile and does not dissolve in water.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tLEP COATINGS\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tSpecific protection for the leading edge that\\ndrastically reduces erosion from rain and salt spray.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tFUTURE RESEARCH\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tDevelopment of fully recyclable and biodegradable blades (Zebra project).\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\tTOTAL IMPACTCompared to marine microplastics\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t0\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t  %\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tPERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tA Dutch study estimates the contribution of wind power at 0.0005% of total microplastics.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tCOMPARISON:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tA single wash of synthetic clothes can release tens of grams of microfibers, an amount comparable to that released by a single blade in a year. Tire wear disperses millions of tons of plastic particles globally every year. \\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tTechnical Explanation\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tSources\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tWind turbine blades are coated with highly resistant protective coatings.\\n\\nA Dutch study estimated that offshore wind energy worldwide contributes just 0.0005% of total microplastic emissions.\\n\\nAgainst this, the Med Wind facility alone will avoid the emission into the atmosphere of more than 2.7 million tonnes of CO\\u2082 every year.\\n\\nIn addition, modern coatings are formulated to be durable and free from toxic substances such as Bisphenol A, BPA, which is present only in residual traces. The project provides for the use of advanced coatings, including high-resistance polyurethane coatings, and a maintenance programme to repair any erosion, preventing continuous releases.  Looking ahead, research is developing even more durable blade materials and even biodegradable resins to minimise the dispersion of microparticles.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t12  Caboni, M. et al. (2025). \\u201cMicroplastic emissions from wind turbine blades\\u201d. Wind Energy Science, WES, 10, 1123\\u20131138.  13  Mishnaevsky Jr., L. (2024). &#8220;Environmental aspects of wind turbine blade coatings&#8221;. Energies, 17(24), 6260.  14  Bedulina, D. et al. (2024). (2024). \\u201cMicroplastic release from offshore wind infrastructure\\u201d. Science of the Total Environment. 15  Hildebrandt, L. et al. (2024). \\u201cAssessment of microplastic emissions from wind energy systems\\u201d. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  16 Dutch government-commissioned study on contributions to microplastics, estimating a 0.0005% contribution for wind energy.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"8. Will the facility bring economic benefits only to a foreign company?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"On the contrary: Renexia, a 100% Italian company, has assessed that the project will create thousands of jobs and local economic activity.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tMed Wind will generate significant direct and indirect economic impact for Sicily and Italy. 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