Iberdrola Renewables has been selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build and operate a 208MW wind farm in the US. The project called, Amazon Wind Farm US East, will be built in Perquimans and Pasquotank counties. It is expected to start operation in December 2016. Upon completion, the wind farm is estimated to … Continue reading Iberdrola to build Amazon’s 208 MW wind farm in US
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North Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
Fields in rural North Carolina are becoming an alternative energy hub as investors break ground on the South’s first big wind farm. Political and business leaders will mark the start of construction on the industrial-scale wind power project near Elizabeth City on Tuesday. The $600 million effort is being built by Iberdrola Renewables, which is … Continue reading North Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
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Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to build something the South has never seen: a commercial-scale wind energy farm. The $600 million project by Spanish developer Iberdrola Renewables LLC will put 102 wind turbines on 22,000 acres near the coastal community of Elizabeth City, with plans to add … Continue reading Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
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Iberdrola Renewables Files Potential Wind Power Agreement with Green Mountain Power
Iberdrola Renewables today announced the filing of a potential 25-year contract to supply Vermont’s largest utility, Green Mountain Power (GMP), with wind energy from the permitted Deerfield Wind Farm. GMP would purchase 30 megawatts (MW) from the wind farm, under the contract submitted today to the Vermont Public Service Board for review. The … Continue reading Iberdrola Renewables Files Potential Wind Power Agreement with Green Mountain Power
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Iberdrola and Tri-State G & T Sign Wind Energy Agreement
Iberdrola Renewables today announced a 25-year contract to supply Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) – a wholesale electric power supplier owned by 44 electric cooperatives and public power districts across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming – with renewable energy from the planned Twin Buttes II Wind Project. Tri-State will purchase the … Continue reading Iberdrola and Tri-State G & T Sign Wind Energy Agreement
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Siemens supplying wind turbines to $3 Billion U.K. offshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables selected Siemens AG to deliver wind turbines for a U.K. offshore wind farm in a deal that may be worth almost half the 2 billion-pound ($3.1 billion) cost of the wind power project. The utility chose Siemens as its preferred supplier to deliver as many as 102 of its 7-megawatt systems to the … Continue reading Siemens supplying wind turbines to $3 Billion U.K. offshore wind farm
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Wind power in Scotland: Gamesa wind turbines for wind farm
Gamesa has entered into an agreement with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary, for the supply of 239 MW at the Kilgallioch wind farm being developed in southern Scotland. The company will also provide the facility’s O&M services under a five-year agreement. Gamesa will handle the supply, transportation, installation and commissioning of 94 of its … Continue reading Wind power in Scotland: Gamesa wind turbines for wind farm
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Equinix Advances Sustainability Program with Wind Energy from Iberdrola
Iberdrola Renewables today announced a long-term agreement to supply several U.S.-based Equinix data centers with clean, renewable energy from Iberdrola Renewables’ fleet of wind farms. Equinix met more than 30% of its global electricity requirements in 2014 through renewable energy purchases and is continually evaluating the energy efficiency of its data centers in order to … Continue reading Equinix Advances Sustainability Program with Wind Energy from Iberdrola
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Iberdrola Chairman Joins Global CEOs Urging Ambitious Agreement at Paris Climate Summit
Iberdrola USA’s parent company, Iberdrola, announced today its chairman, Ignacio Galan, along with the CEOs of 42 other companies has signed an open letter to world leaders urging them to reach an ambitious agreement at December’s Paris Climate Summit.Joining forces under the auspices of the World Economic Forum, the signatories, which operate in 150 countries … Continue reading Iberdrola Chairman Joins Global CEOs Urging Ambitious Agreement at Paris Climate Summit
Continue readingIberdrola to acquire UIL Holdings Corp for $3 bn
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA is acquiring UIL Holdings Corp to create a new listed power and gas company and expand in the US, where it hoped to offset declining profits at home, Reuters reported. The deal is $3.1 billion in equity value, and with assumption of UIL’s debt, the total deal value $4.6 billion. Iberdrola, … Continue reading Iberdrola to acquire UIL Holdings Corp for $3 bn
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First Offshore Wind Farm By a Spanish Company
IBERDROLA has achieved another international milestone. Last October 2014 it became the first Spanish company to commission an offshore wind farm: West of Duddon Sands (WoDS). Developed by IBERDROLA via its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables and in a consortium with Danish firm Dong Energy, this wind farm required a €2 billion investment and was inaugurated … Continue reading First Offshore Wind Farm By a Spanish Company
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Maine Governor LePage and Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan Discuss Recent Investments and Maine’s Energy Future
Investments in Maine’s energy infrastructure and plans for Maine’s energy future were the topic of discussion today when Governor Paul LePage met with Ignacio Galan, chairman of Iberdrola, Central Maine Power Company’s (CMP) corporate parent. Also attending the meeting were Bob Kump, chief corporate officer of Iberdrola USA and Sara Burns, president and CEO of … Continue reading Maine Governor LePage and Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan Discuss Recent Investments and Maine’s Energy Future
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Iberdrola and BMW launch corporate electric car sharing service
Iberdrola and BMW have launched the first corporate electric car sharing service in Spain, based on the i3 model by the German manufacturer. This 100% electric vehicle will be used at the electric utility’s centres in Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona and Valencia. Alphabet, the contract hire , fleet management and corporate mobility company belonging to … Continue reading Iberdrola and BMW launch corporate electric car sharing service
Continue readingIberdrola Chairman puts Scotland at centre of renewables strategy
Ignacio Galán, the chairman and chief executive officer of Iberdrola, today outlined a strategy for further multi-billion pound investments in renewables in the UK, with a strong focus on Scotland, in a lecture at the University of Strathclyde. Mr Galán was delivering the fourth James Blyth lecture at the university, in which he gave a … Continue reading Iberdrola Chairman puts Scotland at centre of renewables strategy
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Acciona, Iberdrola and Gamesa will play a key role in the growth of Mexico’s wind power
Figures from the Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE) claim that, in late 2014, the nation’s overall installed capacity from wind facilities reached 2551 MW. At the present moment there are 31 operational wind farms in the country, and this capacity is expected to increase to 9500 MW by 2018. AMDEE chairman José Adrián Escofet … Continue reading Acciona, Iberdrola and Gamesa will play a key role in the growth of Mexico’s wind power
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Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order from Força Eólica do Brasil (FEB), a consortium made up of Iberdrola and Neoenergia, for the supply of 42 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines (84 MW) at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. Gamesa will supply, … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte
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Iberdrola to supply renewable energy to entire network of BBVA offices and buildings in Spain
IBERDROLA to supply electricity to total of 3,091 offices and 71 buildings belonging to financial institution IBERDROLA is to meet all BBVA’s electricity needs in Spain in the years 2015 and 2016, amounting to 240 GWh per year By signing this contract, BBVA will be avoiding some 180,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year, a … Continue reading Iberdrola to supply renewable energy to entire network of BBVA offices and buildings in Spain
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Spanish companies plan to invest in wind power projects in Mexico
Iberdrola, Gamesa and Acciona planned to invest nearly $14 billion in Mexico’s energy industry between 2015 and 2018. The government of Mexico has unveiled a strategy to lure $14bn of fresh private investment into the country’s wind energy sector in the next three years. Energy Secretary Joaquín Coldwell said ongoing reform of Mexico’s energy market … Continue reading Spanish companies plan to invest in wind power projects in Mexico
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Iberdrola, EDP Renewables and Emera Maine Advance Northern Maine Wind Energy
Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, EDP Renewables (EDPR), and Emera Maine, a subsidiary of Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA), announced today they have reached agreements that will enable clean energy from a new wind power project in northern Maine to reach southern Maine and New England. The agreements advance the first of … Continue reading Iberdrola, EDP Renewables and Emera Maine Advance Northern Maine Wind Energy
Continue readingNavantia to support 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany witt Areva’s wind turbines
Iberdrola has awarded €160m contract to Navantia to complete the work for the 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany at the facilities in Puerto Real (Cádiz) and Fene (A Coruña). Under the contract, Navantias shipyard in Fene will develop 29 jacket foundations, worth €90m, for the same number of wind turbines at … Continue reading Navantia to support 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany witt Areva’s wind turbines
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