The offshore wind farm New England Wind 1 It will be built in the United States by Avangrid, the North American subsidiary of Iberdrola. The company has won a 791 MW contract for this new wind facility which, upon its commissioning, will provide clean, emission-free energy to 400,000 homes.
This capacity is equivalent to a population greater than the sum of the inhabitants of Malaga and Bilbao jointly. Similarly, the new park will reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the elimination 300,000 thermal cars removed from the roads each yearwhich will help advance the country’s climate goals.
Employment and infrastructure
The Iberdrola wind farm project will create more than 4,400 jobs and will bring $3 billion to the regionincluding a new port in Salem, Massachusetts, and a new offshore wind manufacturing facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
If a power purchase agreement is signed and approved, The project can start construction in 2025 and will reach full commercial operation in 2029.
New step for Iberdrola
This new step allows the company to continue its determined commitment to the development of offshore wind energy projects worldwidecontributing to the energy transition and independence from fossil fuels in order to achieve decarbonization.
New England Park 1 bordera Vineyard Wind 1, the country’s first large-scale offshore wind project, currently under construction Iberdrola 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard.
Likewise, Vineyard Wind will produce electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in the state of Massachusettscreating 3,600 jobs and saving consumers $1.4 billion over the first 20 years of operation and reducing carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year.
Boost for offshore wind power
Earlier this week, the company, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower, was discovered won two contracts in the sixth round of auctions for difference by the Administration, including its East Anglia Two offshore wind farm. Together, the two contracts will provide more than 1,000 MW of clean energy to more than a million homes.
Twenty years ago, Iberdrola was a pioneer in the field of eonshore wind energy and now it’s the same in offshore wind. This technology represents one of the company’s biggest growth drivers.
Energy offshore
Concretely, at the end of the first half of this year, The company had 2,300 MW of offshore installedIn 2025 it will reach 3,000 MW, and in 2026 it will reach 4,800 MW thanks to significant investments across the world.
Among the company’s most notable projects, in addition to Vienyard Wind I in the United States, are: East Anglia OneEast Anglia Two and East Anglia Three in the UK, Saint Brieuc in France and its three parks in the Baltic waters: Wikinger, Baltic Eagle and Windanker.
Expansion in Australia
Recently, the company Iberdrola began construction work on Broadsound Solar and Battery, its first project in Queensland (Australia).
The photovoltaic plant will have 376 MW, while the battery energy storage system (BESS) will have 180 MW, together will produce enough clean, emission-free energy to power 145,000 homeswhich means a population similar to that of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
