Baltic Eagle harnesses the wind to power progress
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Masdar’s latest Power to Change film takes us to Rügen Island, the largest in Germany and home to the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, the inaugural joint venture project between Masdar and Iberdrola
Masdar's first renewable energy project in Germany, Baltic Eagle has a capacity of 476 megawatts (MW) and supplies around 475,000 households with clean electricity while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 800,000 tons per year.
“For Masdar, Baltic Eagle is more than a project,” says Husain Al Meer, Executive Director, for Masdar’s Global Offshore Wind & UK operation. “It reflects our confidence in Germany as a vital market and a key part of Masdar’s long-term European industrial strategy.”
The development of Baltic Eagle also created an estimated 4,000 jobs across the renewable energy value chain, with suppliers drawn from across Europe as the project came together.
“A defining moment was the first time when I'd see the turbines standing, spinning and exporting clean energy that will support the energy transition in Europe,” says Iberdrola’s Francisco Lopez, the offshore installation manager for Baltic Eagle.
Baltic Eagle, which became fully operational last year, is part of a broader €15 billion strategic partnership with Iberdrola to accelerate clean energy deployment across key markets including the UK and Germany. Signed in December 2023, the Masdar–Iberdrola partnership is one of the largest bilateral alliances in the global clean energy sector.
“We are proud to be a partner with Germany and Europe, and we share a common commitment to drive innovation, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and support sustainable economic growth,” says Al Meer.
“Every turbine I see is clearly contributing to supplying Germany's population and industry, says Leon Kräusche, Mayor of Sassnitz, a resort town in Rügen. “We have no choice other than to pursue this new energy policy. The wind project is an integral part of Rügen Island, and we consider it our responsibility.”
