Lisarb Energy has launched an offshore wind entity in partnership with Prosperity Energy and a consortium of global ports, fabricators, manufacturers and consultants.
Lisarb Offshore brings a “unique combination of experience” in renewables financing and project delivery to a qualified pipeline of offshore opportunities across Europe and South America.
The company has a particular focus on new floating wind licence areas, such as the UK Celtic Sea, North Sea and off the coast of Brazil.
Lisarb Offshore said it has a “qualified a pipeline” of opportunities.
In Brazil these include a 2GW offshore wind farm, a 2GW solar farm, an additional 19GW of seabed lease rights and associated PPAs (electricity and hydrogen).
In the UK Celtic Sea it is targeting 1500MW as part of the 2023 leasing round, with the first 300MW phase starting development from 2023.
In the UK North Sea the developer is targeting three 100MW projects in the INTOG programme, with the leasing round opening in summer 2022.
MacDonald-Murray added: “While fixed-bottom offshore wind infrastructure will continue to dominate in many territories, floating offshore wind is unleashing a raft of new opportunities and I am confident that we have the right strategy, team and technology to be successful across both markets.”
The partnership is founded on Lisarb’s 4.6GW portfolio of more than 80 solar and onshore wind projects across Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula; underpinned by a blue-chip investor base and secure, long-term power purchase agreements with global brands.
Prosperity Energy adds a management team with “deep experience in delivering prestigious offshore wind, solar, tidal and hydrogen projects”, including competitive leasing rounds, supply chain development, installation and operation.
Together, Lisarb Offshore’s multi-disciplinary team has worked on more than 30 offshore wind farms totalling over 20GW.
The team’s expertise spans all phases of a project’s lifecycle; from site selection, through development, construction and operation, as well as hands-on experience acquiring/divesting offshore wind projects, preparing successful competitive lease bids, and securing long term PPAs.
Jamie MacDonald-Murray, chairman of Lisarb Energy, said: “Lisarb Offshore’s partnership model provides a delivery-oriented blueprint to support renewable energy development while better managing cost and risk.
“We can apply this blueprint to emerging fixed and floating offshore markets to nurture indigenous supply chains, deliver revenue for regional economies, and meet the net zero agenda – locally and globally.”