Simply Blue Group has formed an Iberian floating wind venture with Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures.
In Spain IberBlue Wind will focus its operations in Andalusia and Galicia, while in Portugal it will focus on the central and northern parts of the country
The company aims to develop around 2GW of floating offshore wind farms.
The company presented its strategic plans for the market on 19 September in Madrid.
IberBlue Wind has the capacity to take on all phases of floating offshore wind farm development.
Simply Blue Group is a global developer of floating offshore wind farms with projects in Ireland, UK, US, Poland, and Sweden and has a pipeline of 10GW of projects under development.
As part of its growth strategy, the company is now expanding into the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
Proes Consultores is an engineering and architecture division of the Amper Group, with broad experience in the marine and coastal engineering sectors.
Proes Consultores offers engineering, industrial and technological services and has participated in the design of Kincardine, a floating wind project in Scotland.
Amper Group also counts amongst its subsidiaries Nervión Offshore, a player in the construction and assembly of offshore wind farms.
FF New Energy Ventures undertakes development, construction, and operation of solar photovoltaic and renewable energy plants in Spain, which has incorporated offshore wind energy into its portfolio.
It is developing solar PV, wind and BESS projects in Spain and Portugal, having so far created a portfolio of 2GW between the two countries, with more than 500MW having secured connection rights.
IberBlue Wind will participate in the public auctions for offshore sites off Spain and Portugal and will undertake the early development and design of the projects in advance of the construction and commissioning of wind turbines.
To this end, its aim is to develop around 2GW of floating offshore wind capacity off the Iberian Peninsula, comprising wind farms each of 500MW or more.