Iberdrola signed one of the largest contracts in its history, worth 1.3 billion pounds (approximately 1.5 billion euros), for construction 95 Windmills From Siemens Gamesa for wind farm Coastal East Anglia has three, the second largest in the world. The company’s CEO, Ignacio Callan, made the announcement during his speech today. Aurora Forum at Oxford University. Subsequently, Callan was welcomed to Downing Street by the British Prime Minister. Rishi SunakHe had an opportunity to discuss with him the current situation in the energy sector and the company’s commitment to the country.
95 turbines, 14.7 MW each, have a renewable capacity of 1,400 MW, enough to supply 1.3 million UK households.
“The scale and ambition of this project is further evidence of Iberdrola’s commitment to global decarbonisation and energy security through major renewable infrastructure projects such as the East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm.“, said Ignacio Colon, Executive Chairman of Iberdrola.
“It clearly demonstrates our commitment and determination to transition to a clean, efficient and self-sufficient energy model capable of responding to today’s key challenges.“, Callan reiterated.
O segundo maior parque eólico do mundo
East Anglia is built on the south of the three North Seas 69 km from Great Yarmouth. The project will create more than 2,300 jobs during the two years of construction and more than 100 jobs over the life of the wind farm along with operations and maintenance.
The Spanish subsidiary has already signed contracts worth nearly £70m with British companies for East Anglia Three and the company is expected to invest approx. 2.3 billion euros (£2 billion) in the UK to support the construction and operation of East Anglia throughout the life of the project.
Compromisso com a eólica 'offshore'
East Anglia will combine three six wind farms Coastal Iberdrola is already in operation or under construction. The group has already started functioning Dutton Sand West (195 MW) in the Irish Sea; Wikinger (350 MW) in German waters of the Baltic Sea; and East Anglia ONE.
The company currently has three other major facilities Coastal Under construction. In France, it is moving forward with the installation of its first large wind farm Coastal In the country, the Saint-BrigueIt is almost capable 500 MW and an investment of 2.5 billion EuroIt will generate enough clean energy to power the electricity consumption of 835,000 people by 2023.
In the United States, Iberdrola is building the country’s first commercial-scale wind farm, Vineyard Wind 1 (806 MW), off the coast of Massachusetts, with an investment of approximately €2.5 billion. This facility will meet high energy requirements 400,000 houses And avoid more than 1.6 million tons of CO2 emissions per year.
In Germany, the group began building its second major wind initiative Coastal In the country, after the Vikings. oh 476 MW wind farmDubbed the Baltic Eagle, it could meet the demand for 475,000 homes and virtually avoid supply. One million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere each year. The company also plans to develop a third offshore project in the area: Windankar (300 MW). The three renewable installations will together form the largest wind farm Coastal The Baltic Sea has a total installed capacity of 1,100 MW and a combined investment of around 3.5 billion euros.
