Iberian leadership in floating wind energy
The ancient Greeks pointed out the water and the air as the two fundamental elements that explained the world. IberBlue Wind combines both forces of nature with the most advanced technology to explore new forms of efficient energy generation that contributes to a blue future and sustainable development for the people and our planet.
IberBlue Wind is a joint venture specialized in the design, development and management of floating offshore wind farms that will operate in the Iberian market. Made up of the Irish company Simply Blue Group, a leader in the early-stage development of floating offshore wind, Spanish companies Proes Consultores, the engineering division of the Grupo Amper, and FF New Energy Venture (FF NEV), developer of renewable projects.
Our objective is to position Spain and Portugal as leaders in this field of renewables. This strategic partnership promotes, builds, and puts into operation floating wind turbines that maximize the greater intensity of the wind in deeper seas to generate clean and efficient electricity from this renewable source.
IberBlue Wind will make it possible to analyse and study opportunities for generation of multigigawatts of offshore wind power on the peninsula, through an operational model specialized in the promotion of wind farms with an average capacity of 1 GW and with the potential to supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes.
The IberBlue Commitment
The value proposition of IberBlue Wind is based on a model innovative business, respectful with the environment and committed to the development of the local communities in which it is implanted.
Leaning on a spirit entrepreneur, the joint venture bets on offshore wind energy as one of the main levers to advance in the urgent energy transition that the planet demands.
Economic Opportunity
The construction of each floating wind project developed by IberBlue Wind will involve a significant global investment and the creation of jobs, of which about 30% will be covered by local professionals.
The estimated construction period of the wind farms designed by IberBlue Wind is approximately eight years and will have a useful life of between 25 and 30 years.
Within the Iberian market, IberBlue Wind will focus its ambition in promoting floating wind energy and thus diversify the economic model of the region and maximize potential in this type of renewable energy.
Floating Offshore Wind
IberBlue Wind recognizes the potential for Spain and Portugal to become the world-leading market in floating offshore wind energy. The Iberian market has key factors such as outstanding wind resources, a long history in coastal engineering, and excellence in public works. The sum of all these factors can push the Iberian Peninsula to take the lead in the offshore wind sector.
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge in Spain is working on legislation to facilitate the energy transition while promoting the proceedings to attract investors. The Ministry has also approved the roadmap for the development of offshore wind & sea energy, setting out the goal to reach between 1 to 3 GW of power by 2030.
Additionally, in Spain, the Maritime Spatial Plans (POEM) were approved by the Government past February 2023, those plans define the suitable areas for floating offshore wind, all IberBlue projects are located inside these areas.
Likewise, Portugal has an energy objective of 10 GW for 2030. A staggering figure that could represent more than half of the wind capacity already installed in the EU.
Additionally, Spain has around 8,000km2 of potential areas off its coast that can potentially be used to host floating wind farms. Therefore, IberBlue Wind hopes for Spain to be more ambitious and consider increasing the power to 25 GW, which could, in turn, provide electricity to 2.5million homes.
for 2030:
(hundreds of thousands of homes)
Our Projects
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Our Projects - coming soon
Simply Blue Group
Simply Blue Group is one of the leading early-stage blue economy developers. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Simply Blue Group employs over 100 people with unique experience in offshore wind energy. Floating offshore wind power is now a dominant segment in Simply Blue Group’s portfolio, with an impressive pipeline of more than 10 GW in floating offshore wind projects around the world.
The company has also set its sights on the development of wave energy technology, low-impact aquaculture and has recently entered the e-fuel market.
Proes Consultores (Grupo Amper)
Proes is the consultancy division specializing in engineering and architecture of Grupo Amper, a technological conglomerate that offers engineering, industrial and technological services, with extensive international experience in the development, execution and construction of floating offshore wind farms, being responsible for the construction of 90% of those that are currently active.
With headquarters in Madrid and delegations in Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru) and La Paz (Bolivia), Proes Consultores has extensive knowledge in coastal engineering, renewable energies and environmental impact and has participated in pioneering projects in the Northern Europe.
FF New Ventures
Leader in the development, construction and operation of solar photovoltaics plants, FF NEV has extensive experience in promoting renewable energies in Spain and Portugal and has incorporated floating offshore wind energy into its portfolio.
The company has focused on floating wind power to complement its commitment to solar power and promote the combination of both renewable energies. Its expertise in promoting renewable energies allows it to provide the consortium with a global vision while reinforcing the company’s contribution to the energy transition in Spain and Portugal.
The IberBlue Wind Team
Vice President of IberBlue Wind
Vice President of IberBlue Wind
Adrián is a civil engineer with extensive economics, finance and commercial experience having worked in academia, project development and consultancy sectors. He has been involved in offshore renewables since 2010 and has worked across wave, tidal and floating and fixed wind both in technology development and project development capacities. Adrián holds a PhD in techno-economic assessment of wave energy converters and has assessed and advised more than 10 wave and tidal technologies. More recently he has been working in the development of floating and fixed wind projects across Scotland, England, Ireland and Japan. Adrián has managed several innovation projects related to wave, tidal and floating wind, up to £2m and has managed multiple organisations and co-ordinated inputs from multiple people. In 2016, Adrián was recognized with the Young Professionals Green Energy Award for his contribution to the Scottish renewables industry.
Portfolio Director
Portfolio Director
Dorleta, MSC Industrial Engineer, specialized in Fluid Mechanics and Rotary Machines at University of the Basque Country, 2011 and at the École Centrale Supérieure d’Arts et Mètiers – ParisTech, 2011, has over 10 years of international experience in offshore renewable energy and is one of the pioneers of offshore renewables in the North of Spain. Dorleta is Country Manager Spain and Portugal at Simply Blue Group. Previously she was project manager at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform, BiMEP a pioneering test facility for wave energy and floating wind devices. She also worked as a research engineer at Pure Marine Gen, Belfast (Developer of Wave Technology), 2011, and at the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), 2014, as a project technician attached to the Department of Renewable Energy and Investment Promotion.
Alternate Director of IBW
Alternate Director of IBW
More than 25 years’experience on marine engineering and offshore renewables.
Co-founder of themaritime and coastal area in PROES (2002).
Director of OffshoreWind in PROES.
Member of the PIANC WG153 “Renewal energy and efficiency in Ports”
MSc & BSc in CivilEngineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Technical Director
Technical Director
Álvaro has a MSC Civil Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA by IESE Business School, he has an extensive experience of 20 years in the management, development, engineering, and construction of complex EPC & turnkey industrial projects, especially in the field of renewable energy. Prior to this, Álvaro spent eleven years in Inneo Torres, where he was technical & operations director and then general manager. In this company, he was responsible for all international on-shore wind projects, managed the R&D department and participated in the development and certification of new floating and foundation solutions for the off-shore wind industry.
Development Associate
Development Associate
Joseba is Development Associate in IberBlue Wind. He is MEng Civil Engineer by the University of Cantabria. He has been involved in the offshore renewables since he was in college where he developed his final year project on the feasibility study of jackets at big depths within the offshore department at the IH Cantabria. Joseba carried on his career at Saitec Offshore Technologies where he specialized in structural calculation of offshore concrete platforms. Joseba has extensive knowledge of structural engineering in the offshore sector, both fixed and floating.
Permitting Manager
Permitting Manager
Ángela is the Permitting Manager of IberBlue Wind. Ángela is a marine scientist with MSC in Coastal Management. She has 18 years of experience in the development of coastal management projects, including environmental proceedings and occupation licenses required for the project to be executed. She works for PROES since the beginning of her career, working at the environmental engineering area for 9 years and at the maritime infrastructure department for the last 9. She has been involved in the offshore renewable projects developed at this company, analyzing the expected effects of this kind of structures over the coastal dynamics.
Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager
Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager
Julio is the responsible for the Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager, taking care of all institutional relations needed during the development process of the projects. Julio, BSc Industrial Engineer specialized in Industrial Electronic at Universidad de Cádiz, and MSC Industrial Engineer, at University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid), Julio has a wide and international experience in renewable energy working in the sector since 2006 with different technologies: PV, CSP, Wind On Shore and Off Shore, since then have been working for EPC/O&M contractors, engineering/consultancy, M&A and Asset Management firms with experience in Europe, LATAM, North America, Africa, Middle East and Japan. Prior to Iberblue Wind Julio developed his career at Iberdrola, Isolux, Vector Cuatro and Grant Thornton.
Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager
Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager
Tiago Morais is the Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager at IberBlue Wind He has worked for more than 17 years on projects related to the sea. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in power systems and renewable energies from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He has experience in managing and developing innovation and research projects. He has coordinated and participated in a significant number of projects with partners from the industry and scientific field at both national and European levels, in the IMTA aquaculture sector, underwater robotics, oil and gas industry, offshore wind and marine renewable energies. His work has been published over the years in several national and international strategic documents and scientific journals with high impact value.
Project Manager
Project Manager
Arcadi has a MSc in Industrial Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a Master in Renewable Energies by the University of Barcelona. He has a broad knowledge through several technical disciplines and project functions obtained during his career as Maintenance, Product and Project Manager. He has over15 years of experience in Wind Energy working in General Electric (formerly Alstom Wind), being the last 10 years in Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering, leading design teams as a Product and Project Manager. Most of this time he was managing Tower and Foundation team, but also for three years he was leading initiatives to reduce LCoE by reducing wind turbine cost. He participated, among others, in some iconic projects like the first US Offshore Wind Farm and the first turbine reaching 12MW.
Associate Portugal Development Manager
Associate Portugal Development Manager
Manuel is a Development Associate in IberBlue Wind, working mainly in the Portuguese projects of the consortium. MSC in Energy and Environment Engineering by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, he has more than two years of experience in the development of greenfield solar PV plants as Project Manager, with roles ranging from land rights acquisition, permitting and licensing, and managing all processes necessary to achieve the RTB status. He has two years’ experience in the green hydrogen sector, having worked as Business Developer, with activities ranging from client advisory, conception of proposals and quotations, technical-commercial, and National and European funding applications.
Board of IberBlue Wind
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President of IberBlue Wind and President of FF New Energy Venture
President of IberBlue Wind and President of FF New Energy Venture
• Doctor of Law, founding partner of Spanish energy law firm, Estudio Juridico Internacional Lopez-Ibor Abogados
• Co-Founder and former Chairman of Lightsource Renewable Energy, and Co-Founder and Chairman of Ampere Energy.
• Former Commissioner of Spain’s National Energy Commission, former Special Advisor of the European Energy Commissioner
• >30 years of experience in European renewable development with a focus in Spain & Portugal
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IberBlue Wind Board Member and Co-Founder and CEO of Simply Blue Group
IberBlue Wind Board Member and Co-Founder and CEO of Simply Blue Group
• A Civil engineer by profession, and entrepreneur at heart, Sam co-founded Simply Blue Group in 2011
• Sam has built many successful businesses over the past 30 years from pub franchises in Asia and property development in Sweden
• He has led the Simply Blue Group team to fund project companies in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, US, Spain, Italy and Sweden. He recently led the first 2 rounds of institutional capital coming into Simply Blue Holdings including €27.5M fundraise which included a follow-on investment from Octopus Energy's Generation arm
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Vice President of IberBlue Wind
Vice President of IberBlue Wind
• Adrian has more than 10 years ofexperience in the offshore renewables industry
• He focused early on his career intechnology development and eventually he pivoted towards project development;bridging the technical, environmental and economic aspects of development
• He has spent the last 5 yearsdeveloping offshore wind projects in numerous countries such as UK, Ireland,Italy, Spain and Portugal
• He is responsible for aninternational floating wind portfolio >10 GW in his current role
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IberBlue Wind and Proes Consultores Board Member
IberBlue Wind and Proes Consultores Board Member
• Director of Corporate Business Development and M&A of AMPER Group
• His experience covers different positions of responsibility in the area of investment management both in large industrial companies and in the Private Equity sector. He is a member of various boards of directors, in technology and engineering companies.
• He has a Master's in Economics with an MBA from the IE
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IberBlue Wind Board Member and General Manager of Proes Consultores
IberBlue Wind Board Member and General Manager of Proes Consultores
- Ignacio is the Managing Director of PROES Consultores, holds a Master degree in Civil Engineering with an Executive MBA from IE.
- He has more than 30 years of experience in planning, study, design and construction of ports and onshore and offshore maritime terminals around the world
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IberBlue Wind Board Member and CEO of FF New Energy Venture
IberBlue Wind Board Member and CEO of FF New Energy Venture
- Founding partner and CEO of FF New Ventures, Spanish leading company in the development, construction and operation of solar photovoltaic plants with a vocation to act as IPP (Independent Power Producer).
- More than 15 years of experience in different roles in renewables energies. He was responsible for the development of projects and tenders participation in countries such as Spain, Portugal, India and Latam, being involved in the origination of more than 1GW.
- Graduated in Mechanical Engineering and MBA by IE
IberBlue Wind Team
Vice President of IberBlue Wind
Vice President of IberBlue Wind
Adrián is a civil engineer with extensive economics, finance and commercial experience having worked in academia, project development and consultancy sectors. He has been involved in offshore renewables since 2010 and has worked across wave, tidal and floating and fixed wind both in technology development and project development capacities. Adrián holds a PhD in techno-economic assessment of wave energy converters and has assessed and advised more than 10 wave and tidal technologies. More recently he has been working in the development of floating and fixed wind projects across Scotland, England, Ireland and Japan. Adrián has managed several innovation projects related to wave, tidal and floating wind, up to £2m and has managed multiple organisations and co-ordinated inputs from multiple people. In 2016, Adrián was recognized with the Young Professionals Green Energy Award for his contribution to the Scottish renewables industry.
Portfolio Director
Portfolio Director
Dorleta, MSC Industrial Engineer, specialized in Fluid Mechanics and Rotary Machines at University of the Basque Country, 2011 and at the École Centrale Supérieure d’Arts et Mètiers – ParisTech, 2011, has over 10 years of international experience in offshore renewable energy and is one of the pioneers of offshore renewables in the North of Spain. Dorleta is Country Manager Spain and Portugal at Simply Blue Group. Previously she was project manager at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform, BiMEP a pioneering test facility for wave energy and floating wind devices. She also worked as a research engineer at Pure Marine Gen, Belfast (Developer of Wave Technology), 2011, and at the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), 2014, as a project technician attached to the Department of Renewable Energy and Investment Promotion.
Alternate Director of IBW
Alternate Director of IBW
More than 25 years’experience on marine engineering and offshore renewables.
Co-founder of themaritime and coastal area in PROES (2002).
Director of OffshoreWind in PROES.
Member of the PIANC WG153 “Renewal energy and efficiency in Ports”
MSc & BSc in CivilEngineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Technical Director
Technical Director
Álvaro has a MSC Civil Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA by IESE Business School, he has an extensive experience of 20 years in the management, development, engineering, and construction of complex EPC & turnkey industrial projects, especially in the field of renewable energy. Prior to this, Álvaro spent eleven years in Inneo Torres, where he was technical & operations director and then general manager. In this company, he was responsible for all international on-shore wind projects, managed the R&D department and participated in the development and certification of new floating and foundation solutions for the off-shore wind industry.
Development Associate
Development Associate
Joseba is Development Associate in IberBlue Wind. He is MEng Civil Engineer by the University of Cantabria. He has been involved in the offshore renewables since he was in college where he developed his final year project on the feasibility study of jackets at big depths within the offshore department at the IH Cantabria. Joseba carried on his career at Saitec Offshore Technologies where he specialized in structural calculation of offshore concrete platforms. Joseba has extensive knowledge of structural engineering in the offshore sector, both fixed and floating.
Permitting Manager
Permitting Manager
Ángela is the Permitting Manager of IberBlue Wind. Ángela is a marine scientist with MSC in Coastal Management. She has 18 years of experience in the development of coastal management projects, including environmental proceedings and occupation licenses required for the project to be executed. She works for PROES since the beginning of her career, working at the environmental engineering area for 9 years and at the maritime infrastructure department for the last 9. She has been involved in the offshore renewable projects developed at this company, analyzing the expected effects of this kind of structures over the coastal dynamics.
Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager
Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager
Julio is the responsible for the Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Manager, taking care of all institutional relations needed during the development process of the projects. Julio, BSc Industrial Engineer specialized in Industrial Electronic at Universidad de Cádiz, and MSC Industrial Engineer, at University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid), Julio has a wide and international experience in renewable energy working in the sector since 2006 with different technologies: PV, CSP, Wind On Shore and Off Shore, since then have been working for EPC/O&M contractors, engineering/consultancy, M&A and Asset Management firms with experience in Europe, LATAM, North America, Africa, Middle East and Japan. Prior to Iberblue Wind Julio developed his career at Iberdrola, Isolux, Vector Cuatro and Grant Thornton.
Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager
Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager
Tiago Morais is the Portugal Floating Wind Development Manager at IberBlue Wind He has worked for more than 17 years on projects related to the sea. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in power systems and renewable energies from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He has experience in managing and developing innovation and research projects. He has coordinated and participated in a significant number of projects with partners from the industry and scientific field at both national and European levels, in the IMTA aquaculture sector, underwater robotics, oil and gas industry, offshore wind and marine renewable energies. His work has been published over the years in several national and international strategic documents and scientific journals with high impact value.
Project Manager
Project Manager
Arcadi has a MSc in Industrial Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a Master in Renewable Energies by the University of Barcelona. He has a broad knowledge through several technical disciplines and project functions obtained during his career as Maintenance, Product and Project Manager. He has over15 years of experience in Wind Energy working in General Electric (formerly Alstom Wind), being the last 10 years in Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering, leading design teams as a Product and Project Manager. Most of this time he was managing Tower and Foundation team, but also for three years he was leading initiatives to reduce LCoE by reducing wind turbine cost. He participated, among others, in some iconic projects like the first US Offshore Wind Farm and the first turbine reaching 12MW.
Associate Portugal Development Manager
Associate Portugal Development Manager
Manuel is a Development Associate in IberBlue Wind, working mainly in the Portuguese projects of the consortium. MSC in Energy and Environment Engineering by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, he has more than two years of experience in the development of greenfield solar PV plants as Project Manager, with roles ranging from land rights acquisition, permitting and licensing, and managing all processes necessary to achieve the RTB status. He has two years’ experience in the green hydrogen sector, having worked as Business Developer, with activities ranging from client advisory, conception of proposals and quotations, technical-commercial, and National and European funding applications.
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