It plans to build the 522MW Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián Elcano (522MW) Offshoreoff Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Europe Click to see full details project off the coast of Spain and the 1440MW Creoula Creoula (1440MW) Offshoreoff Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Europe Click to see full details project off neighbouring Portugal through its IberBlue Wind joint venture.
The joint venture is completed by Spanish engineering company Proes Consultores and Spanish renewables developer FF New Energy Ventures, and has already unveiled several large-scale offshore wind farms off the coast of Spain and Portugal.
IberBlue hopes to reduce development costs by building the two new wind farms off the coast of Spain and Portugal at the same time.
It claimed that simultaneous development of the two projects – which are named after two historic training ships in the Spanish and Portuguese navies – could create synergies and economies of scale, bringing down costs.
The two wind farms would feature approximately 109 turbines, indicating an average power rating of about 18GW – which is in line with models unveiled by the likes of Chinese OEMs MingYang and CSSC Haizhuang, and planned by GE Renewable Energy.
The 522MW Juan Sebastián Elcano project is slated to feature 29 turbines. It is due to be built in a 117km2 area 20-35km from the coast between As Mariñas and A Guarda in north-west Spain. The planned site is within areas recently identified as suitable for offshore wind development by the Spanish government.
Meanwhile, the 1,440MW Creoula project would feature 80 turbines. It is planned for a 413km2 area 20-40km from Viana do Castelo in north-west Portugal. The planned site is within areas recently identified as suitable for offshore wind development by the Portuguese government. Viana do Castelo already hosts Ocean Winds’ WindFloat Atlantic demonstration project.
