iberdrola ‘Operation of the offshore wind power plant has started’Vineyard Wind I‘, the first large-scale project of this technology in the United States 806 megawatt (MW) capacityas reported this Thursday by the company he heads. Ignacio Sanchez Galan.
Specifically, the facility has already started providing green energy. massachusettsWhich country will supply wind electricity to more than 400,000 homeswell More than half of a city like Boston or the entire island of Mallorcahighlighted the company.
Project, which We expect five turbines to operate at full capacity in the first half of the yearhad Investment of $3,000 million (more than 2,700 million euros at the current exchange rate) It is guaranteed through contracts with the state’s three main electric companies.
The construction of the park started in 2021 and It will be fully operational this year and more than 1.6 million tons of CO2 emissions will be prevented annually.This is equivalent to removing 325,000 vehicles from the roads.
Each turbine transition parts manufactured by Asturian company Windar RenovablesIt will provide energy to more than 6,000 homes and businesses.
The nominal capacity of these units, consisting of a tower, three wings and an engine section, is 13 megawatts (MW).making it the largest turbine in the Western world“, as Iberdrola emphasized, adding that this turbine could power a home in Massachusetts for an entire day with a single rotation.
“We are delivering the first clean offshore wind energy to the Massachusetts grid. We are at a defining moment for climate action in the United States and a dawn for the nation’s offshore wind industry. By taking action as the capacity of this historic project is determined, we continue to support all of our partners who make this success possible “We will,” he emphasized. Pedro AzagraCEO Avangrid, Iberdrola’s US subsidiary.
Avangrid and the project’s co-owner, Danish investment group Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced last October that ‘Vineyard Wind 1’ had closed a financial capital package worth $1.2 billion (approximately 1,135 million euros); This was the first time. It is the first of its kind for commercial-scale offshore wind energy with three banks based in the United States.
The Spanish company Windar Renovables was responsible for the production of 62 foundations of the wind turbines. Contract for a close amount 100 million eurosIt has led to the creation of approximately 400 jobs at its facilities in Asturias.
For his part, Italian Prysmian Group was responsible for the commissioning of the subsea cable system connecting the offshore wind farm to the United States continental power grid.. More than one in total 134 kilometers of electrical cable high voltage alternating current.
American company south wirewas responsible for himself Design, production and installation of more than 51 kilometers of terrestrial high voltage cables.
In July 2023, the installation of the marine substation that will serve the entire Vineyard Wind I project was completed, and it is the first substation of this type built by Iberdrola in the United States and the sixth in the world. 5,000 tonnes, making it the largest facility the company has built in its history.
Iberdola guarantees compliance with plan by 2025
In the portfolio renewable Offshore wind energy at Iberdrola is one of the company’s largest investmentsIt now has an offshore wind portfolio of over 30 gigawatts (GW), with new growth platforms in Poland, Sweden, Ireland, the United States, Brazil, the Philippines and Japan.
In this way, the company is guaranteed to comply with its plan by 2025, when it will reach 3,100 MW in operation.
Among the company’s most notable projects are ‘Vineyard Wind I’, as well as the ‘East Anglia Hub’ complex, which includes three projects with a total installed capacity of 2,900 MW in the UK, Saint-Brieuc in France, or its three parks in the Baltic waters: Wikinger, Baltic Eagle and Windanker.