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Mustang Project
Mustang Project
The Mustang Project is located entirely within Texas State Waters (the 'Submerged Lands') off Nueces County in the Gulf of Mexico.
The original lease site for the Mustang Project was granted by the Texas General Land Office in July 2009 and additional acreage was added to the site in August 2010 to increase the overall area to 26,210 acres.
The lease sites abut the offshore boundary of Texas State Waters, 3 Marine Leagues (10.3 statute miles) from land. Water depths across the sites range from 55 to 75 feet (17 to 23 metres).
The nearest large city is Corpus Christi at 25 miles (40km) distance.
The Mustang Project is located in an area where the wind speeds at the potential hub height of the turbines under consideration, is in the order of 9 to 9.5 metres/second on an average basis. The site has the potential to accommodate approximately 200 multi-megawatt offshore wind turbines. Baryonyx is considering the use of currently available 5 or 6MW machines for the project, resulting in a potential installed capacity in the order of 1.2GW of power.
Given the continuing development of offshore turbine technology, it is anticipated that larger scale turbines may be commercially available at the time of construction. Baryonyx will ensure that any Permit application and approval will allow us to take advantage of the widest range of available turbines.
Baryonyx is investigating a variety of different options, in addition to traditional Power Purchase Agreements, for use of the power generated. These include the use of existing transmission networks to provide power to the Data Centres Baryonyx is currently planning. The use of the power as part of a vertically integrated business model has significant benefits to both the Data Centres and other concepts under consideration.
