The Future of Energy is Floating

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Iberblue Wind

Iberian leadership in floating wind energy

The ancient Greeks pointed out the water and the air as the two fundamental elements that explained the world. IberBlue Wind combines both forces of nature with the most advanced technology to explore new forms of efficient energy generation that contributes to a blue future and sustainable development for the people and our planet.

IberBlue Wind is a joint venture specialized in the design, development and management of floating offshore wind farms that will operate in the Iberian market. Made up of the Irish company Simply Blue Group, a leader in the early-stage development of floating offshore wind, Spanish companies Proes Consultores, the engineering division of the Grupo Amper, and FF New Energy Venture (FF NEV), developer of renewable projects.

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Image credit: Courtesy of Principle Power: Dock90

Our objective is to position Spain and Portugal as leaders in this field of renewables. This strategic partnership promotes, builds, and puts into operation floating wind turbines that maximize the greater intensity of the wind in deeper seas to generate clean and efficient electricity from this renewable source.

Our Commitment

The IberBlue Commitment

The value proposition of IberBlue Wind is based on a model innovative business, respectful with the environment and committed to the development of the local communities in which it is implanted.

Leaning on a spirit entrepreneur, the joint venture bets on offshore wind energy as one of the main levers to advance in the urgent energy transition that the planet demands.

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Image credit: Courtesy of Principle Power: Dock90
Economic Opportunity

Economic Opportunity

The construction of each floating wind project developed by IberBlue Wind will involve a significant global investment and the creation of jobs, of which about 30% will be covered by local professionals.

The estimated construction period of the wind farms designed by IberBlue Wind is approximately eight years and will have a useful life of between 25 and 30 years.

Within the Iberian market, IberBlue Wind will focus its ambition in promoting floating wind energy and thus diversify the economic model of the region and maximize potential in this type of renewable energy.

Offshore

Floating Offshore Wind

IberBlue Wind recognizes the potential for Spain and Portugal to become the world-leading market in floating offshore wind energy. The Iberian market has key factors such as outstanding wind resources, a long history in coastal engineering, and excellence in public works. The sum of all these factors can push the Iberian Peninsula to take the lead in the offshore wind sector.

Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge in Spain is working on legislation to facilitate the energy transition while promoting the proceedings to attract investors. The Ministry has also approved the roadmap for the development of offshore wind & sea energy, setting out the goal to reach between 1 to 3 GW of power by 2030.

Additionally, in Spain, the Maritime Spatial Plans (POEM) were approved by the Government past February 2023, those plans define the suitable areas for floating offshore wind, all IberBlue projects are located inside these areas.

In the same way, Portugal has set energy objectives of 2 GW for 2030, in accordance with the proposed review of the National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC 2030).

Additionally, Spain has around 8,000km2 of potential areas off its coast that can potentially be used to host floating wind farms. Therefore, IberBlue Wind hopes for Spain to be more ambitious and consider increasing the power to 25 GW, which could, in turn, provide electricity to 2.5million homes.

Spain’s
objectives
for 2030:
1-3GW
Portugal's
objectives for the following years:
6-8GW
IBW’s
objectives:
Multi-gigawatts

(hundreds of thousands of homes)
Potential maritime area for floating offshore wind
8,000km2
Projects

Our Projects

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Creoula
Floating Wind
Portugal
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Juan Sebastian Elcano
Floating Wind
Spain
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La Pinta
Floating Wind
Spain
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Nao Victoria
Floating Wind
Spain
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Botafogo
Floating Wind
Portugal
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JV Partnership

Simply Blue Group

An early-stage developer of floating offshore wind.

Simply Blue Group is one of the leading early-stage blue economy developers. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Simply Blue Group employs over 100 people with unique experience in offshore wind energy. Floating offshore wind power is now a dominant segment in Simply Blue Group’s portfolio, with an impressive pipeline of more than 10 GW in floating offshore wind projects around the world.

The company has also set its sights on the development of wave energy technology, low-impact aquaculture and has recently entered the e-fuel market.

www.simplybluegroup.com

Proes Consultores (Grupo Amper)

Coastal engineering for pioneering projects.

Proes is the consultancy division specializing in engineering and architecture of Grupo Amper, a technological conglomerate that offers engineering, industrial and technological services, with extensive international experience in the development, execution and construction of floating offshore wind farms, being responsible for the construction of 90% of those that are currently active.

With headquarters in Madrid and delegations in Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru) and La Paz (Bolivia), Proes Consultores has extensive knowledge in coastal engineering, renewable energies and environmental impact and has participated in pioneering projects in the Northern Europe.

www.grupoamper.com/en/proes/

FF New Ventures

Reinforce their portfolio with floating wind power.

Leader in the development, construction and operation of solar photovoltaics plants, FF NEV has extensive experience in promoting renewable energies in Spain and Portugal and has incorporated floating offshore wind energy into its portfolio.

The company has focused on floating wind power to complement its commitment to solar power and promote the combination of both renewable energies. Its expertise in promoting renewable energies allows it to provide the consortium with a global vision while reinforcing the company’s contribution to the energy transition in Spain and Portugal.

www.ffsventures.com
Team

The IberBlue Wind Team

Dorleta Marina
Dorleta Marina

Portfolio Director

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Dorleta Marina
Dorleta Marina

Portfolio Director

Dorleta, MSC Industrial Engineer, specialized in Fluid Mechanics and Rotary Machines at University of the Basque Country, 2011 and at the École Centrale Supérieure d’Arts et Mètiers – ParisTech, 2011, has over 10 years of international experience in offshore renewable energy and is one of the pioneers of offshore renewables in the North of Spain. Dorleta is Country Manager Spain and Portugal at Simply Blue Group. Previously she was project manager at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform, BiMEP a pioneering test facility for wave energy and floating wind devices. She also worked as a research engineer at Pure Marine Gen, Belfast (Developer of Wave Technology), 2011, and at the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), 2014, as a project technician attached to the Department of Renewable Energy and Investment Promotion.

Enrique de Faragó
Enrique de Faragó

Alternate Director of IBW

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Enrique de Faragó
Enrique de Faragó

Alternate Director of IBW

More than 25 years’experience on marine engineering and offshore renewables.

Co-founder of themaritime and coastal area in PROES (2002).

Director of OffshoreWind in PROES.

Member of the PIANC WG153 “Renewal energy and efficiency in Ports”

MSc & BSc in CivilEngineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain

Álvaro Cristobal
Álvaro Cristobal

Technical Director

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Álvaro Cristobal
Álvaro Cristobal

Technical Director

Álvaro has a MSC Civil Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA by IESE Business School, he has an extensive experience of 20 years in the management, development, engineering, and construction of complex EPC & turnkey industrial projects, especially in the field of renewable energy. Prior to this, Álvaro spent eleven years in Inneo Torres, where he was technical & operations director and then general manager. In this company, he was responsible for all international on-shore wind projects, managed the R&D department and participated in the development and certification of new floating and foundation solutions for the off-shore wind industry.

Joseba Juaristi
Joseba Juaristi

Development Associate

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Joseba Juaristi
Joseba Juaristi

Development Associate

Joseba is Development Associate in IberBlue Wind. He is MEng Civil Engineer by the University of Cantabria. He has been involved in the offshore renewables since he was in college where he developed his final year project on the feasibility study of jackets at big depths within the offshore department at the IH Cantabria. Joseba carried on his career at Saitec Offshore Technologies where he specialized in structural calculation of offshore concrete platforms. Joseba has extensive knowledge of structural engineering in the offshore sector, both fixed and floating.

Ángela Palao
Ángela Palao

Permitting Manager

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Ángela Palao
Ángela Palao

Permitting Manager

Ángela is the Permitting Manager of IberBlue Wind. Ángela is a marine scientist with MSC in Coastal Management. She has 18 years of experience in the development of coastal management projects, including environmental proceedings and occupation licenses required for the project to be executed. She works for PROES since the beginning of her career, working at the environmental engineering area for 9 years and at the maritime infrastructure department for the last 9. She has been involved in the offshore renewable projects developed at this company, analyzing the expected effects of this kind of structures over the coastal dynamics.

Julio Vera
Julio Vera

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager

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Julio Vera
Julio Vera

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager

Julio is the responsible for the Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager, taking care of all institutional relations needed during the development process of the projects. Julio, BSc Industrial Engineer specialized in Industrial Electronic at Universidad de Cádiz, and MSC Industrial Engineer, at University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid), Julio has a wide and international experience in renewable energy working in the sector since 2006 with different technologies: PV, CSP, Wind On Shore and Off Shore, since then have been working for EPC/O&M contractors, engineering/consultancy, M&A and Asset Management firms with experience in Europe, LATAM, North America, Africa, Middle East and Japan. Prior to Iberblue Wind Julio developed his career at Iberdrola, Isolux, Vector Cuatro and Grant Thornton.

Tiago Morais
Tiago Morais

Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager

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Tiago Morais
Tiago Morais

Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager

Tiago Morais is the Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager at IberBlue Wind He has worked for more than 17 years on projects related to the sea. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in power systems and renewable energies from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He has experience in managing and developing innovation and research projects. He has coordinated and participated in a significant number of projects with partners from the industry and scientific field at both national and European levels, in the IMTA aquaculture sector, underwater robotics, oil and gas industry, offshore wind and marine renewable energies. His work has been published over the years in several national and international strategic documents and scientific journals with high impact value.

Arcadi Romero Marín
Arcadi Romero Marín

Project Manager

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Arcadi Romero Marín
Arcadi Romero Marín

Project Manager

Arcadi has a MSc in Industrial Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a Master in Renewable Energies by the University of Barcelona. He has a broad knowledge through several technical disciplines and project functions obtained during his career as Maintenance, Product and Project Manager.  He has over15 years of experience in Wind Energy working in General Electric (formerly Alstom Wind), being the last 10 years in Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering, leading design teams as a Product and Project Manager. Most of this time he was managing Tower and Foundation team, but also for three years he was leading initiatives to reduce LCoE by reducing wind turbine cost. He participated, among others, in some iconic projects like the first US Offshore Wind Farm and the first turbine reaching 12MW.

Manuel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro

Associate Portugal Development Manager

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Manuel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro

Associate Portugal Development Manager

Manuel is a Development Associate in IberBlue Wind, working mainly in the Portuguese projects of the consortium. MSC in Energy and Environment Engineering by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, he has more than two years of experience in the development of greenfield solar PV plants as Project Manager, with roles ranging from land rights acquisition, permitting and licensing, and managing all processes necessary to achieve the RTB status. He has two years’ experience in the green hydrogen sector, having worked as Business Developer, with activities ranging from client advisory, conception of proposals and quotations, technical-commercial, and National and European funding applications.

Board of IberBlue Wind

Vicente López-Íbor Mayor
Vicente López-Íbor Mayor

President of IberBlue Wind and President of FF New Energy Venture

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Vicente López-Íbor Mayor
Vicente López-Íbor Mayor

President of IberBlue Wind and President of FF New Energy Venture

• Doctor of Law, founding partner of Spanish energy law firm, Estudio Juridico Internacional Lopez-Ibor Abogados

• Co-Founder and former Chairman of Lightsource Renewable Energy, and Co-Founder and Chairman of Ampere Energy.

• Former Commissioner of Spain’s National Energy Commission, former Special Advisor of the European Energy Commissioner

• >30 years of experience in European renewable development with a focus in Spain & Portugal

Hugh Kelly
Hugh Kelly

IberBlue Wind Board Member and Co-Founder and CEO of Simply Blue Group

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Hugh Kelly
Hugh Kelly

IberBlue Wind Board Member and Co-Founder and CEO of Simply Blue Group

An experienced entrepreneur, CEO and non-executive director with a track record in helping businesses across a diverse range of industries, grow and scale, nationally and internationally. Hugh has over 30 years’ experience of founding, investing in and scaling businesses internationally across EU, ME, Asia and Oceania, in manufacturing, distribution, and services.

His experience has been instrumental in developing Simply Blue Group’s globally recognised brand, talent, and project pipeline, and in establishing joint ventures with some of the world’s leading energy sector companies. He provides the strategic leadership and direction to create and uphold a culture that is focused on delivery.

Pedro Casado
Pedro Casado

IberBlue Wind and Proes Consultores Board Member

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Pedro Casado
Pedro Casado

IberBlue Wind and Proes Consultores Board Member

• Director of Corporate Business Development and M&A of AMPER Group

• His experience covers different positions of responsibility in the area of investment management both in large industrial companies and in the Private Equity sector. He is a member of various boards of directors, in technology and engineering companies.

• He has a Master's in Economics with an MBA from the IE

Ignacio Sanchidrian
Ignacio Sanchidrian

IberBlue Wind Board Member and General Manager of Proes Consultores

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Ignacio Sanchidrian
Ignacio Sanchidrian

IberBlue Wind Board Member and General Manager of Proes Consultores

  • Ignacio is the Managing Director of PROES Consultores, holds a Master degree in Civil Engineering with an Executive MBA from IE.
  • He has more than 30 years of experience in planning, study, design and construction of ports and onshore and offshore maritime terminals around the world
Manuel Fernández de Castro Diaz
Manuel Fernández de Castro Diaz

IberBlue Wind Board Member and CEO of FF New Energy Venture

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Manuel Fernández de Castro Diaz
Manuel Fernández de Castro Diaz

IberBlue Wind Board Member and CEO of FF New Energy Venture

  • Founding partner and CEO of FF New Ventures, Spanish leading company in the development, construction and operation of solar photovoltaic plants with a vocation to act as IPP (Independent Power Producer).
  • More than 15 years of experience in different roles in renewables energies. He was responsible for the development of projects and tenders participation in countries such as Spain, Portugal, India and Latam, being involved in the origination of more than 1GW.
  • Graduated in Mechanical Engineering and MBA by IE

IberBlue Wind Team

Dorleta Marina
Dorleta Marina

Portfolio Director

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Dorleta Marina
Dorleta Marina

Portfolio Director

Dorleta, MSC Industrial Engineer, specialized in Fluid Mechanics and Rotary Machines at University of the Basque Country, 2011 and at the École Centrale Supérieure d’Arts et Mètiers – ParisTech, 2011, has over 10 years of international experience in offshore renewable energy and is one of the pioneers of offshore renewables in the North of Spain. Dorleta is Country Manager Spain and Portugal at Simply Blue Group. Previously she was project manager at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform, BiMEP a pioneering test facility for wave energy and floating wind devices. She also worked as a research engineer at Pure Marine Gen, Belfast (Developer of Wave Technology), 2011, and at the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), 2014, as a project technician attached to the Department of Renewable Energy and Investment Promotion.

Enrique de Faragó
Enrique de Faragó

Alternate Director of IBW

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Enrique de Faragó
Enrique de Faragó

Alternate Director of IBW

More than 25 years’experience on marine engineering and offshore renewables.

Co-founder of themaritime and coastal area in PROES (2002).

Director of OffshoreWind in PROES.

Member of the PIANC WG153 “Renewal energy and efficiency in Ports”

MSc & BSc in CivilEngineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain

Álvaro Cristobal
Álvaro Cristobal

Technical Director

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Álvaro Cristobal
Álvaro Cristobal

Technical Director

Álvaro has a MSC Civil Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA by IESE Business School, he has an extensive experience of 20 years in the management, development, engineering, and construction of complex EPC & turnkey industrial projects, especially in the field of renewable energy. Prior to this, Álvaro spent eleven years in Inneo Torres, where he was technical & operations director and then general manager. In this company, he was responsible for all international on-shore wind projects, managed the R&D department and participated in the development and certification of new floating and foundation solutions for the off-shore wind industry.

Joseba Juaristi
Joseba Juaristi

Development Associate

Read Bio
Joseba Juaristi
Joseba Juaristi

Development Associate

Joseba is Development Associate in IberBlue Wind. He is MEng Civil Engineer by the University of Cantabria. He has been involved in the offshore renewables since he was in college where he developed his final year project on the feasibility study of jackets at big depths within the offshore department at the IH Cantabria. Joseba carried on his career at Saitec Offshore Technologies where he specialized in structural calculation of offshore concrete platforms. Joseba has extensive knowledge of structural engineering in the offshore sector, both fixed and floating.

Ángela Palao
Ángela Palao

Permitting Manager

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Ángela Palao
Ángela Palao

Permitting Manager

Ángela is the Permitting Manager of IberBlue Wind. Ángela is a marine scientist with MSC in Coastal Management. She has 18 years of experience in the development of coastal management projects, including environmental proceedings and occupation licenses required for the project to be executed. She works for PROES since the beginning of her career, working at the environmental engineering area for 9 years and at the maritime infrastructure department for the last 9. She has been involved in the offshore renewable projects developed at this company, analyzing the expected effects of this kind of structures over the coastal dynamics.

Julio Vera
Julio Vera

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager

Read Bio
Julio Vera
Julio Vera

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager

Julio is the responsible for the Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager, taking care of all institutional relations needed during the development process of the projects. Julio, BSc Industrial Engineer specialized in Industrial Electronic at Universidad de Cádiz, and MSC Industrial Engineer, at University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid), Julio has a wide and international experience in renewable energy working in the sector since 2006 with different technologies: PV, CSP, Wind On Shore and Off Shore, since then have been working for EPC/O&M contractors, engineering/consultancy, M&A and Asset Management firms with experience in Europe, LATAM, North America, Africa, Middle East and Japan. Prior to Iberblue Wind Julio developed his career at Iberdrola, Isolux, Vector Cuatro and Grant Thornton.

Tiago Morais
Tiago Morais

Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager

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Tiago Morais
Tiago Morais

Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager

Tiago Morais is the Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager at IberBlue Wind He has worked for more than 17 years on projects related to the sea. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in power systems and renewable energies from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He has experience in managing and developing innovation and research projects. He has coordinated and participated in a significant number of projects with partners from the industry and scientific field at both national and European levels, in the IMTA aquaculture sector, underwater robotics, oil and gas industry, offshore wind and marine renewable energies. His work has been published over the years in several national and international strategic documents and scientific journals with high impact value.

Arcadi Romero Marín
Arcadi Romero Marín

Project Manager

Read Bio
Arcadi Romero Marín
Arcadi Romero Marín

Project Manager

Arcadi has a MSc in Industrial Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a Master in Renewable Energies by the University of Barcelona. He has a broad knowledge through several technical disciplines and project functions obtained during his career as Maintenance, Product and Project Manager.  He has over15 years of experience in Wind Energy working in General Electric (formerly Alstom Wind), being the last 10 years in Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering, leading design teams as a Product and Project Manager. Most of this time he was managing Tower and Foundation team, but also for three years he was leading initiatives to reduce LCoE by reducing wind turbine cost. He participated, among others, in some iconic projects like the first US Offshore Wind Farm and the first turbine reaching 12MW.

Manuel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro

Associate Portugal Development Manager

Read Bio
Manuel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro

Associate Portugal Development Manager

Manuel is a Development Associate in IberBlue Wind, working mainly in the Portuguese projects of the consortium. MSC in Energy and Environment Engineering by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, he has more than two years of experience in the development of greenfield solar PV plants as Project Manager, with roles ranging from land rights acquisition, permitting and licensing, and managing all processes necessary to achieve the RTB status. He has two years’ experience in the green hydrogen sector, having worked as Business Developer, with activities ranging from client advisory, conception of proposals and quotations, technical-commercial, and National and European funding applications.

News

Latest News & Press

IberBlue Wind approaches younger students to promote offshore wind
IberBlue Wind approaches younger students to promote offshore wind
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IberBlue Wind and Portuguese research centre MARE sign collaboration agreement
IberBlue Wind and Portuguese research centre MARE sign collaboration agreement
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IberBlue Wind and ISQ partner to promote offshore wind in Portugal
IberBlue Wind and ISQ partner to promote offshore wind in Portugal
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IberBlue Wind holds a meeting with local stakeholders in Figueira da Foz
IberBlue Wind holds a meeting with local stakeholders in Figueira da Foz
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IberBlue Wind Conference: Meeting with stakeholders in Viana do Castelo (Portugal) Creoula project
IberBlue Wind Conference: Meeting with stakeholders in Viana do Castelo (Portugal) Creoula project
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IberBlue Wind announces second floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Andalusia
IberBlue Wind announces second floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Andalusia
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IberBlue Wind Announces the first cross-border offshore wind project on the Spanish-Portuguese border
IberBlue Wind Announces the first cross-border offshore wind project on the Spanish-Portuguese border
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IberBlue Wind Launches in Spain and Portugal with the Objective of Promoting Iberian Leadership in Floating Offshore Wind
IberBlue Wind Launches in Spain and Portugal with the Objective of Promoting Iberian Leadership in Floating Offshore Wind
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IberBlue Wind Develops its First Floating Offshore Wind Project with 990 MW of Capacity
IberBlue Wind Develops its First Floating Offshore Wind Project with 990 MW of Capacity
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