Turbine installation has been successfully completed at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Iberdrola, a world leading clean energy company, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, the UAE’S clean energy powerhouse. When fully operational, Baltic Eagle will supply around 475,000 households with renewable energy while reducing carbon … Continue reading Iberdrola completes the installation of the wind turbines for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm together with Masdar
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Galán confirms Iberdrola’s commitment to the UK at the International Investment Summit with Starmer
Iberdrola is consolidating its position as one of the major companies in the United Kingdom, and its Executive Chairman Ignacio Galán, in the context of the new British government’s first international investment summit, met with the country’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and other members of the Government to present the electricity company’s new roadmap in the … Continue reading Galán confirms Iberdrola’s commitment to the UK at the International Investment Summit with Starmer
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Electricity distributed by Iberdrola reaches all-time highs
Iberdrola’s distributed electricity has reached an all-time high, registering 177,943 GWh in the first nine months, an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period last year. The good performance in electricity distribution was driven by the recovery of electricity demand in all the markets where the company is present. To respond to this increase … Continue reading Electricity distributed by Iberdrola reaches all-time highs
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Iberdrola, the largest electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest worldwide, has announced plans to more than double its UK investment plans
Through its ScottishPower business, Iberdrola has invested £30 billion in the UK over the last 15 years driven by the country’s clear and stable policies and its predictable regulatory frameworks. On top of this, after the Electricity North West (ENW) integration announced this summer, the UK has already become the Group’s largest investment destination to … Continue reading Iberdrola, the largest electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest worldwide, has announced plans to more than double its UK investment plans
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Green light for Iberdrola’s new reversible pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Alcántara (Spain)
The project for the construction of the new Alcántara II reversible hydroelectric pumping station, located in Alcántara (Extremadura, in southwest Spain), has obtained a favourable Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), according to a resolution of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. As a result, the project has a favourable EIS and a permit … Continue reading Green light for Iberdrola’s new reversible pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Alcántara (Spain)
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Avangrid shareholders approve Iberdrola’s takeover of the company
During their Annual General Meeting,Avangrid shareholders approved Iberdrola’s acquisition of 18.4% of Avangrid’s share capital through a merger operation. The transaction received overwhelming support from the company’s shareholders: The acquisition, which began in March, will result in Avangrid being delisted from trading on the US stock exchange. The operation will see the company chaired by Ignacio Galán … Continue reading Avangrid shareholders approve Iberdrola’s takeover of the company
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Iberdrola restores more than 1,000 hectares of wetlands at the Whitelee wind farm in the United Kingdom
ScottishPower Renewables has completed one of the most ambitious peatland restoration projects ever consented to a developer in the UK. The £1.4 million project marks a significant milestone in valuable habitat conservation and climate change mitigation at Whitelee Windfarm, bringing SPRs investment in peatland restoration to £4m to date. Degraded peatlands release harmful greenhouse gases … Continue reading Iberdrola restores more than 1,000 hectares of wetlands at the Whitelee wind farm in the United Kingdom
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MarramWind floating offshore windfarm helps solve WW1 maritime mystery
Data gathered by sonar scans carried out by the Fugro Galaxy during geophysical and environmental surveys for the proposed MarramWind floating offshore windfarm has identified the likely resting place of the SS Tobol, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917. The shipwreck believed to be that of Tobol was among several discovered … Continue reading MarramWind floating offshore windfarm helps solve WW1 maritime mystery
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Iberdrola strengthens its leadership in offshore wind power with the inauguration of Saint Brieuc, France
This morning (Thursday 19th September) in Brittany, Iberdrola inaugurated the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, the second largest in the country, with 496-megawatt (MW) of capacity and an annual production of nearly 2,000 gigawatt hours (GWh). This will make it possible to provide secure, indigenous, and emission-free energy to close to 1 million people. … Continue reading Iberdrola strengthens its leadership in offshore wind power with the inauguration of Saint Brieuc, France
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Photovoltaic energy: from the sun to the panels
Renewable energies offer a wide range of benefits for society, industry and, mainly, for the environment, since they use natural resources such as wind or solar radiation as raw materials, the latter being an abundant and inexhaustible source of energy. We can affirm this by thinking about the large amounts of electromagnetic radiation that reach … Continue reading Photovoltaic energy: from the sun to the panels
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Iberdrola installs modules for the Camino Solar photovoltaic solar power plant (California)
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has begun installing the first of about 105,000 solar modules at its Camino Solar project in California. With a capacity of 44 MWac (57 MWdc), Camino Solar is expected to generate the same amount of energy consumed by about 14,000 … Continue reading Iberdrola installs modules for the Camino Solar photovoltaic solar power plant (California)
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Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts In Offshore Wind Solicitation
New England Wind 1 to Provide 791 Megawatts of Clean, Reliable Offshore Wind Power to Massachusetts by 2029, Advancing Critical State Climate Targets. Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has been awarded 791 Megawatts (MW) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the multi-state … Continue reading Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts In Offshore Wind Solicitation
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Iberdrola secures 791 MW of offshore wind power in the United States
Iberdrola has announced that its US subsidiary, Avangrid, has been awarded a contract to build a large-scale offshore wind farm in the State of Massachusetts. This new facility, called ‘New England Wind 1’, will have a capacity of 791 megawatts (MW) and will supply energy to more than 400,000 homes, becoming a key project for … Continue reading Iberdrola secures 791 MW of offshore wind power in the United States
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Iberdrola begins construction of a photovoltaic plant and a battery in Australia
Iberdrola Australia has announced that construction works are now underway at Broadsound Solar and Battery, the company’s first project in Queensland. The 376 MW Broadsound Solar Farm and 180MW (2hr) co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), located at Clarke Creek, about 2 hours north-west from Rockhampton, will generate enough electricity to power 145,000 homes. The … Continue reading Iberdrola begins construction of a photovoltaic plant and a battery in Australia
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UK awards 5.3 GW of new offshore wind and 990 MW of new onshore wind
The UK has announced the results of its latest auction for new wind farms (AR6). 6.3 GW of new wind capacity won Contracts for Difference (CfDs). 5.3 GW were offshore wind, including 400 MW of floating wind. 990 MW were onshore wind. This is good, not least after the UK didn’t get any offshore wind … Continue reading UK awards 5.3 GW of new offshore wind and 990 MW of new onshore wind
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Iberdrola awarded two offshore wind energy contracts in the United Kingdom for more than 1,000 MW
The contracts for East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three will supply more than 1,000 MW of clean, green electricity, enough to power the equivalent of more than one million homes. Iberdrola, through its UK subsidiary Scottish Power, has been awarded two contracts in the government’s sixth round of contracts for difference auctions, which will … Continue reading Iberdrola awarded two offshore wind energy contracts in the United Kingdom for more than 1,000 MW
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Iberdrola to install 700 MW of photovoltaic and hybridisation projects in Spain
The total investment amount for the five photovoltaic and hybridisation projects that Iberdrola is developing in the provinces of Huelva, Valencia, Valladolid and Toledo is 380 million euros.Last July, Iberdrola obtained authorisation for the construction of 700 MW of five photovoltaic and hybridisation projects in the provinces of Huelva, Valencia, Valladolid and Toledo. The total … Continue reading Iberdrola to install 700 MW of photovoltaic and hybridisation projects in Spain
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Iberdrola confirms access to the electrical grid of Ekienea, the largest photovoltaic plant in the Basque Country
The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, met today in Bilbao with the company’s management team and the Executive Committee in their traditional first meeting after the summer, coinciding with the celebration of the Aste Nagusia. During this event, it was announced that the Ekienea project, the largest solar farm in the Basque Country with a … Continue reading Iberdrola confirms access to the electrical grid of Ekienea, the largest photovoltaic plant in the Basque Country
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Statkraft to purchase energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, today announced the signing of a short-term Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Pennsylvania. This marks the second such deal between the two … Continue reading Statkraft to purchase energy from Avangrid’s 35 MW Casselman wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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Iberdrola exceeds 9,000 MW of wind power and photovoltaic in the United States
Through its wind and photovoltaic (PV) facilities, the company supplies sustainable energy to more than 2.3 million American families, a population close to the entire population living in rural areas of Spain.In total, with more than 75 solar and wind projects in 22 states, it is one of the three largest companies in the country … Continue reading Iberdrola exceeds 9,000 MW of wind power and photovoltaic in the United States
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