- This is the second monopile contract between the companies, following East Anglia THREE, adding to a strategic partnership worth over €1 billion in orders.
- The components were built at the manufacturers’ new facilities at the Navantia Seanergies shipyard in Fene (A Coruña).
Iberdrola has received the latest monopiles for its Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Following those built for East Anglia THREE, the components, manufactured by Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables, represent the second monopile contract for the Navantia – Windar alliance for Iberdrola and are in addition to those previously executed in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the United States, the result of a strategic collaboration that exceeds 1 billion euros in orders over the last ten years, demonstrating the energy company’s confidence in Spanish companies.
These foundations were manufactured at the monopile factory that both companies jointly operate at the Navantia Seanergies shipyard in Fene (A Coruña). Each piece measures up to 84 metres in length, 10 metres in diameter and weighs up to 2,100 tonnes, and their production has created 300 jobs.
The order is part of the framework agreement reached by the companies in the summer of 2021 for the manufacture and supply of XXL monopile foundations. The alliance reinforced Iberdrola’s leading role in the local industry and provided stability and certainty to the Navantia-Windar consortium to build a factory for this type of component, the most in demand in the fixed offshore foundation sector, on the grounds of the Navantia Seanergies shipyard in Fene.
The work carried out at this factory has involved an investment of €36 million to adapt a warehouse that allows for the bending of thick sheet metal up to 12 metres in diameter, new painting booths and storage areas for finished products, as well as the incorporation of the latest technology necessary for manufacturing.
The Windanker offshore wind farm is located in German waters and forms part of the hub that Iberdrola is building in the Baltic Sea, which will have a total installed capacity of more than 1,100 MW and a combined investment of €3.5 billion. The Wikinger wind farm (350 MW), already in operation, and the Baltic Eagle wind farm (476 MW), which was also recently commissioned, are also part of this hub.
When Windanker comes online in 2026, it will have a capacity of 315 MW. Thanks to Iberdrola’s pioneering commitment to offshore wind power and its experience in the Baltic Sea, Windanker’s efficiency has been maximised, making it viable. The farm will feature new-generation turbines with a unit capacity of approximately 15 MW.
“At Navantia, we would like to express our gratitude to Iberdrola for once again placing its trust in Navantia Seanergies, as well as in our partner Windar. Last December, Navantia celebrated a decade of offshore wind power since its first contract with Iberdrola. Since then, we have supplied Iberdrola with foundations and offshore substations for its wind farms, which has helped to strengthen the development of the national supply chain,” said Ricardo Domínguez, president of Navantia.
For Orlando Alonso, Executive President of Windar Renovables, “Windar Renovables values this order from Iberdrola as proof of the high quality of our products, the reliability of our processes and our collaboration with Navantia Seanergies for more than nine years. In this regard, we work every day to position this strategic business alliance and our company at the forefront of new renewable energy developments in the European market and internationally.”
“This delivery is yet another example of Iberdrola’s commitment to the Spanish industrial fabric. We have been promoting offshore wind power generation around the world for more than 10 years and we always try to develop all our projects, in addition to working with local industry, with Spanish companies and with long-term agreements, which provides stability, international visibility and certainty for our suppliers, generating sustained activity and jobs,” says Álvaro Martínez, Iberdrola’s director of offshore wind power.
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