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- All 50 wind generators have been put in on the 476 megawatts (MW) Baltic Eagle wind farm within the German Baltic Sea
- A three way partnership between Iberdrola and Masdar, Baltic Eagle is already linked to the nationwide grid
- Offshore windfarm to produce 475,000 households with renewable vitality
Turbine set up has been efficiently accomplished on the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a three way partnership between Iberdrola, a world-leading clear vitality firm, and Abu Dhabi Future Power Firm – Masdar, the UAE’s clear vitality powerhouse.
When totally operational, Baltic Eagle will provide round 475,000 households with renewable vitality whereas decreasing carbon dioxide emissions by about 800,000 tons per 12 months.
The 50 put in wind generators, every with a unit capability of 9.53 MW, had been provided by Vestas and put in by the transport firm Fred. Olsen Windcarrier.
Baltic Eagle is the second of Iberdrola’s three main wind farm tasks in Germany, together with Wikinger (350 MW, in operation) and Windanker (315 MW, in planning). Collectively, these offshore wind farms kind Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub.
Baltic Eagle is Masdar’s first undertaking with Iberdrola, its first in Germany and resulted within the firm’s largest-ever euro-denominated financing.
“The completion of turbine set up on the Baltic Eagle wind farm is a vital milestone in what’s a file 12 months for Iberdrola’s offshore wind exercise. With this undertaking, Iberdrola is on observe to have almost 5,000 MW of offshore capability globally by the tip of 2026.” mentioned Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola’s Government Chairman.
“As soon as totally operational, Baltic Eagle, the second offshore wind farm in our Baltic Hub, will make a substantial contribution to Germany’s vitality transition, offering homegrown clear vitality to nearly half one million houses while decreasing emissions.
“This landmark milestone has been reached because of the sturdy partnership solid with Masdar, who share our imaginative and prescient of harnessing offshore wind vitality to speed up inexperienced vitality safety in Europe. It has additionally been made doable by the experience and tireless dedication of the groups on web site.
HE Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Business and Superior Expertise, Chairman of Masdar, and COP28 President, mentioned: The set up of the fiftieth and ultimate turbine of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm marks an thrilling milestone. With the undertaking progressing in line with schedule, Baltic Eagle is about to energy 475,000 German households with clear, renewable vitality. This achievement additionally strengthens Masdar’s partnership with Iberdrola, driving vital growth in our offshore wind portfolio and advancing the worldwide vitality transition. Our collaboration, underscored by the €15 billion settlement signed at COP28 within the UAE, reaffirms our joint dedication to serving to to triple international renewable vitality capability by 2030.
Masdar’s Chief Government Officer, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi mentioned: Right this moment’s announcement is a vital landmark within the progress of Baltic Eagle, the undertaking that launched our partnership with Iberdrola in July final 12 months and introduced collectively two firms with lengthy histories of pioneering clear vitality. Offshore wind is an important expertise for the vitality transition, and Masdar seems to be ahead to a protracted and fruitful relationship with Iberdrola that can ship extra transformative utility-scale tasks, supporting the journey to net-zero in Europe and past.
By 2026, Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub can have a complete capability of greater than 1.1 GW and set off investments of round €3.7 billion. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm is a vital constructing block within the built-in development technique that Iberdrola is pursuing within the core German market. Within the subject of sustainable vitality options, the corporate strives to work with key gamers within the German financial system to assist them in reaching their local weather objectives with market-based options.
A key component of that is Iberdrola’s strategic partnership with Masdar. Masdar and Iberdrola signed a partnership to collectively spend money on Baltic Eagle in July 2023. At COP28, the 2 firms introduced an additional €15 billion settlement to discover the joint improvement of offshore wind and inexperienced hydrogen tasks in key markets akin to Germany, the UK, and the US.
Masdar has a long-standing dedication to advancing offshore wind tasks throughout the globe. It’s aiming for a renewable vitality portfolio capability of 100GW by 2030, supporting the goal set within the historic UAE Consensus to triple international renewables capability by the tip of this decade.
