Iberdrola and Masdar have announced that all turbines have been installed at their 476MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany.
When fully operational, the site will supply around 475,000 households with renewable energy while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 800,000 tonnes per year.
The 50 turbines, each with a unit capacity of 9.53MW, were supplied by Vestas and installed by the shipping company Fred Olsen Windcarrier.
Baltic Eagle is the second of Iberdrola’s three major wind farm projects in Germany, along with Wikinger (350MW, in operation) and Windanker (315MW, in planning).
Collectively, these offshore arrays form Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub.
Baltic Eagle is Masdar’s first project with Iberdrola, its first in Germany and resulted in the company’s largest ever euro-denominated financing.
Iberdrola executive chairman Ignacio Galán said: “The completion of turbine installation at the Baltic Eagle wind farm is an important milestone in what is a record year for Iberdrola’s offshore wind activity.
“With this project, Iberdrola is on track to have nearly 5000MW of offshore capacity globally by the end of 2026.
“Once fully operational, Baltic Eagle, the second offshore wind farm in our Baltic Hub, will make a considerable contribution to Germany’s energy transition, providing homegrown clean energy to almost half a million homes, whilst reducing emissions.
“This landmark milestone has been reached thanks to the strong partnership forged with Masdar, who share our vision of harnessing offshore wind energy to accelerate green energy security in Europe.
“It has also been made possible by the expertise and tireless commitment of the teams on site.”
Masdar chairman Sultan Al Jaber added: “The installation of the fiftieth and final turbine of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm marks an exciting milestone.
“With the project progressing according to schedule, Baltic Eagle is set to power 475,000 German households with clean, renewable energy.
“This achievement also strengthens Masdar’s partnership with Iberdrola, driving significant expansion in our offshore wind portfolio and advancing the global energy transition.
“Our collaboration, underscored by the €15bn agreement signed at COP28 in the UAE, reaffirms our joint commitment to helping to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030.”
By 2026, Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub will have a total capacity of more than 1.1GW and trigger investments of around €3.7bn, the developer said.
The Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm is an important building block in the integrated growth strategy that Iberdrola is pursuing in the core German market.
In the field of sustainable energy solutions, the company said it strives to work with key players in the German economy to support them in achieving their climate goals with market-based solutions.