Offshore wind alliance targets projects in Iberian peninsula

Offshore staff

MADRID, Spain — IberBlue Wind has started operations in Spain and Portugal, targeting development of floating offshore wind farm projects.

Its three backers are:

• Simply Blue Group, a developer of floating offshore wind farms in Ireland, the UK, US, Poland and Sweden, with 10 GW of projects under development;
• Proes Consultores, the engineering and architecture division of the Amper Group that provides engineering, industrial and technological services (Proes has participated in the design of the Kincardine floating wind project offshore Scotland); and
• FF New Energy Ventures, which develops, builds and operates solar photovoltaic and renewable energy plants in Spain and Portugal.

IberBlue Wind will participate in public auctions for offshore sites off Spain and Portugal and will offer to perform early development and design of projects in advance of the construction and commissioning of wind turbines.

It aims to develop about 2 GW of floating offshore wind capacity off the Iberian Peninsula, comprising wind farms each of 500 MW or more.

Its initial focus in Spain will be on Andalusia in the south, promoting offshore wind energy as a new economic driver for the region; and Galicia in the northwest, one of the regions with the best conditions for offshore wind.

Off Portugal, the alliance will target opportunities in the central and northern regions, which again offer a strong wind energy resource.

09.19.2022