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21/05/2017Valladolid successfully hosts the sixth edition of Iberdrola’s ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour, organised by Iberdrola This weekend Valladolid became the host of the sixth edition of Iberdrola’s ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour, in what was the last gathering before the summer. The Tour is sponsored by Iberdrola encompassing a number of Spanish provincial capitals to promote the role and presence of women in the sporting world. The scheme is intended to raise public awareness of women as an active and fundamental part of sport in Spain. Iberdrola's collaborator in the Women's Universe initiative, Jennifer Pareja, the Business Director of Iberdrola Networks for the region, Eva Mancera, the Councillor for Sport, Alberto Bustos, along with numerous athletes and delegates from regional federations, opened this event for women's sport. Thousands of people of all ages were able to enjoy this celebration of sport which, for this edition, featured the participation of Carolina Marín, world champion and Olympic gold medallist in Badminton at Rio 2016, Carmen Pérez, a XV rugby team player who has qualified for the Irish world cup, Marina Damlaimcourt, triathlete in London 2012, Mercedes Coghen and Mariví González, Olympic gold medallists in field hockey in Barcelona 92, Laura López, silver medallist in synchronised swimming in Beijing 2008, as well as many other Olympic medallists and top women athletes who have taken part in this round of the Tour. An open-air space of over 3,000 m2 was specially set up in Vallodolid's Plaza Mayor, in the city's old town, for sporting and games activities related to the ten federations backed by Iberdrola: football, badminton, handball, volleyball, rugby, triathlon, canoeing, gymnastics, swimming, and hockey. The area was designed for all comers, with numerous group classes, talks on sport and healthy lifestyles and games for the kids. Iberdrola, the main driving force behind the Women's Universe programme The ‘Women, Health, and Sport’ Tour is part of the National Sports Council's (Consejo Superior de Deportes, CSD) ‘Women's Universe’ programme, of which Iberdrola has been the main backer since last July. It is the first company in Spain to make a global commitment to promoting the participation of women in every area of sport. Under the agreement with Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD), the company supports various sports federations, including gymnastics, swimming, football, triathlon, badminton, canoeing, and hockey, and more may be added in the future. These sports have been chosen on account of the extraordinary level of success achieved in them, the high rate of participation, the existence of schemes to promote the sport at the grass-roots level, and other social projects. Iberdrola is also one of the leading sponsors of the Spanish Paralympic Team and the Paralympic Sailing Team. It has been involved in the Paralympic Sport Support Plan (ADOP) since it was launched in 2005, and backed the Spanish Paralympic Team at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games. The group’s contribution to Paralympic sport was acknowledged in 2013 with the Olimpia Award from the National Sports Council (CSD). READ MORE
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18/05/2017Iberdrola and the Real Federación Española de Balonmano (Spanish Handball Association) start the selection procedure for the Guerreras Iberdrola team Iberdrola and Real Federación Española de Balonmano today started the selection procedure for the Guerreras Iberdrola starting line-up, which will play in the 2017 All-Star Match on 16 June at 6:30pm at the Pabellón Municipal de Torrevieja (Alicante). A team from the Women's National Handball Team, known as the Guerreras (Warriors), will meet the Guerreras Iberdrola team. The Real Federación Española de Balonmano offers all fans of the Women's Handball League the chance to select the Guerreras Iberdrola starting line-up. To do this, the Real Federación's coaching staff have drawn up a list of thirty-five of the best top-class players aiming to be on the starting line-up of the team managed by Susana Pareja and Abel Estébez, the coaches of the Guerreras Iberdrola team, in the 2017 All-Star Match. It's very easy to vote for a player. Just go to http://www.rfebm.com/ and navigate to the voting module. Once there, you will see the 35 players divided into positions - five in each position - so that each visitor can choose the seven starting players. The deadline for voting for the Guerreras Iberdrola starting line-up is 1 June. Shortlisted for the ‘Guerreras Iberdrola’ team The list of players shortlisted by the coaching staff of the Real Federación Española de Balonmano includes: Goalkeeper: * Ana Temprano (Super Amara Bera Bera) * Estela Carrera (Mecalia Atlético Guardés) * Lourdes Guerra (Aula Valladolid) * Mercedes Castellanos (Prosetecnisa Zuazo) * Mihaela Ciobanu (Helvetia Alcobendas) Centre: * Cecilia Cacheda (Godoy Maceira Porriño) * María Luján (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) * Marizza Faria (Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías) * Silvia Arderius (Aula Valladolid) * Anthia Espiñeira (Mecalia Atlético Guardés) Right back: * Alba Menéndez (Super Amara Bera Bera) * Irene Espínola (Prosetecnisa Zuazo) * Judith Vizuete (KH-7 Granollers) * Nerea Nieto (Base Villaverde) * Patricia Alonso (Canyamelar Valencia) Left back: * Ivet Musons (Elche Mustang) * Laura Steinbach (KH-7 Granollers) * Lisandra Lusson (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) * Saray Samartín (Godoy Maceira Porriño) * Ana Isabel Martínez (Super Amara Bera Bera) Right wing: * Ana González (Rincón Fertilidad Málaga) * Maitane Etxeberria (Super Amara Bera Bera) * Melania Falcón (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) * Paulina Pérez (KH-7 Granollers) * Sara Bravo (Canyamelar Valencia) Left wing: * Laura Hernández (Elche Mustang) * Leire Aramendia (Super Amara Bera Bera) * Naiara Egozkue (Prosetecnisa Zuazo) * Sara Gil de la Vega (Godoy Maceira Porriño) * Tiddara Trojaola (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) Pivot: * Ainhoa Hernández (Prosetecnisa Zuazo) * Haridian Rodríguez (Mecalia Atlético Guardés) * Kaba Gassama (KH-7 Granollers) * Paula García (Rincón Fertilidad Málaga) * África Sempere (Mecalia Atlético Guardés) About the Guerreras team Carlos Viver's Guerreras, who will take on Guerreras Iberdrola, have been listed to play in the classifying play-off for the World Championship in 2017 in Germany against Ukraine. The list drawn up by the Spanish coach includes all his favourites, and is made up of Silvia Navarro (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) and Darly Zoqbi (ZRK Buducnost) as goalkeepers, Nerea Pena (FTC Rail Cargo) and Macarena Aguilar (Thüringer HC) as centres, Lara González (Team Esbjerg), Alexandrina Cabral (Rostov DON) and Marta Mangue (Brest Bretagne) as left backs, Mireya González (ERD HC) and Almudena Rodríguez (Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE) as right backs, Carmen Martín (CSM Bucuresti) and Marta López (Super Amara Bera Bera) as right wings, Jennifer Gutiérrez (Rincón Fertilidad Málaga) and Amaia González (Aula Valladolid) as left wings, Elisabet Chávez (Fleury Loiret), María Núñez (ES Besançon) and Judith Sans (Super Amara Bera Bera) as pivots. Iberdrola, the mainstay of ‘Women, Health and Sport’ The agreement signed for women's handball in November is an addition to the agreement that led the company to become the main driving force behind Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) Universo Mujer (Women's Universe) programme, being the first company to commit to promoting women's participation in all areas of sport. Under the agreement with Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD), the company supports various sports federations, including gymnastics, swimming, football, triathlon, badminton, canoeing, rugby, handball and volleyball. Others may be added in the future. These sports were selected on account of the extraordinary level of success achieved in these sports, the high participation rate, the existence of schemes to promote the sports at the grass-roots level and the existence of other social projects. Furthermore, the CSD and Iberdrola have been holding the ‘Women, Energy and Sport’ Tour, which visits different provincial capitals, including Palma de Mallorca, Bilbao, Valladolid and Madrid, to promote women's sports. READ MORE
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18/05/2017Iberdrola is launching its call for Social Grant applications to support vulnerable groups Iberdrola, via its Foundation in Spain, has launched a the application process for Social Grants 2017, which aims to promote comprehensive development among the most vulnerable groups in the regions where the company operates. This initiative is part of the company's commitment to society, and especially to children and youth. Plus, this edition of the programme is also, for the first time, prioritising support for women. The Fundación Iberdrola España will select, by means of an expert committee, those projects aligned with specific aims of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO), incorporated into the company's business strategy: * Objective number 1 (end to poverty), objective number 4 (quality education) and objective number 5 (gender equality). It will therefore support projects aimed at overcoming situations of poverty and social exclusion, providing access to basic needs, promoting educational support and the enjoyment of leisure and free time, as well as access to employment. * Objective number 10 (reduction of inequality), objective number 4 (quality education) and objective number 5 (gender equality). The aim is to foster the personal autonomy and independence of disabled people. This involves helping occupational centres to promote comprehensive training processes. This enables specialised training that promotes the social skills and lessons required for inclusion in the regular employment market. * Objective number 3 (health and well-being), objective number 4 (quality education) and objective number 5 (gender equality). Improve the quality of life of people suffering from serious illnesses by covering their daily needs and providing comprehensive support for their families, focusing especially on people suffering from addictions and on children's entertainment. The call for applications for Social Grants 2017 launched by the Fundación IBERDROLA España is open to private non-profit institutions based in Spain with public utility status pursuing aims that are in the public interest and carrying out their activities in Spain. Special consideration will be given to entities that publish relevant information consistent with Iberdrola's principles of transparency, good governance and accountability. Social entities applying must submit their proposals by 19 June 2017, by means of an online form available from the Iberdrola Foundation in Spain website (www.fundacioniberdrolaespana.org ), where they can also consult the terms and conditions of the call for applications. This new edition has been allocated a total of €1 million to support social projects run by NGOs throughout Spain. Iberdrola, supporting society Every year the company supports thirty or so social projects through calls for applications launched since 2010 by its Foundation in Spain. Through its Social Grants programme, to date over 300 projects have been promoted, with an annual average impact of 12,000 in direct benefits and 32,000 in indirect benefits. These projects promote voluntary participation and foster direct job creation. Via its foundation in Spain, the company is also active in three other main areas of action: training and research, biodiversity and art & culture. In the area of training support, the highlight is the Iberdrola Scholarship Programme. In the field of biodiversity, the leading project is the Bird Migration Programme (www.migraciondeaves.org ). Finally, in the area of historic-artistic heritage conservation, it runs important projects, such as the Atlantic Romanesque Plan (www.romanicoatlantico.org ) and the programme to light up unique buildings, such as the Lighting the Prado project at the Prado Museum in Madrid. READ MORE
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12/05/2017Iberdrola takes the sixth edition of the ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour to Valladolid On 20 and 21 May, Valladolid will be hosting the sixth edition of the ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour, which Iberdrola is promoting in several provincial capitals to enhance the role and presence of women in the sporting world. The scheme is intended to raise public awareness of women as an active and fundamental part of sport in Spain. During the presentation of the Tour, the Mayor of Valladolid, Oscar Puente, the Iberdrola collaborator in Women’s Universe, Noelia Florín, the Director of Women and Sport for the National Sports Council (Consejo Superior de Deportes or 'CSD'), Natalia Flores, the Councillor for Civic Participation, Youth and Sports, Alberto Bustos, and the Managing Director of OÉOÉ Marketing, Ignacio Solana, explained the schedule of activities for this edition. For two days, the top names in women’s sport will be meeting in Valladolid. Carolina Marín, gold medallist for badminton at Río 2016, Jennifer Pareja, the world's top waterpolo player in 2013 and a Women’s Universe ambassador, Marina Damlaimcourt, Olympic triathlete at London 2012, and Mercedes Coghen, Olympic gold medallist for field hockey at Barcelona 92, as well as a number of regional sports teams and top athletes, will all be taking part in the next stop on this sporting roadshow. The Tour will set up in the Plaza Mayor square in Valladolid, an big outdoor space in the centre of the city that will have more than 2,500 m2 set aside for sports and leisure activities related to the ten federations backed by Iberdrola: football, badminton, handball, volleyball, rugby, triathlon, canoeing, gymnastics, swimming and hockey. The space is designed for all members of the public to enjoy. The event will include group classes, talks on sport and a healthy lifestyle, as well as games for the kids. On Saturday, the event will be open from 12pm to 8pm, and on Sunday from 11am to 3pm. Iberdrola, the main driving force behind the Women's Universe programme The ‘Women, Health, and Sport’ Tour is part of the National Sports Council (Consejo Superior de Deportes, or 'CSD') ‘Women's Universe’ programme. Iberdrola has been the main driver of this programme since July 2016. This is the first company in Spain to make a global commitment to promoting the participation of women in every area of sport. Under the agreement with Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD), the company supports various sports federations, including gymnastics, swimming, football, triathlon, badminton, canoeing, and hockey, and more may be added in the future. These sports have been chosen on account of the extraordinary level of success achieved in them, the high rate of participation, the existence of schemes to promote the sport at the grass-roots level, and other social projects. Iberdrola is also one of the leading sponsors of the Spanish Paralympic Team and the Paralympic Sailing Team. It has been involved in the Paralympic Sport Support Plan (ADOP) since it was launched in 2005, and backed the Spanish Paralympic Team at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games. In 2013, the group’s contribution to Paralympic sport was recognised by the National Sports Council (CSD) with its Olimpia Award. READ MORE
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10/05/2017Avangrid joins the offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind, off the coast of Massachusetts Avangrid Renewables, subsidiary of Avangrid Inc. (a company of the Iberdrola Group), and Vineyard Wind have announced today a strategic partnership to develop a large-scale offshore wind power project. Vineyard Wind will be built off the coast of Massachusetts in the USA. Avangrid Renewables has acquired 50% of Vineyard Wind, the project's promoter, from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Work on the Vineyard wind farm will start in 2020. Its final capacity will be decided on the basis of technical studies and local characteristics. This is a major strategic cooperation agreement. The knowledge about renewable energy in the USA held by Avangrid Renewables, combined with the experience in infrastructure funding of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Iberdrola's expertise in offshore wind power projects, makes up for a major competitive advantage. And this will allow Vineyard Wind to build the first offshore wind farm project in Massachusetts (and the USA). In the summer of 2016, new regulations entered into force in Massachusetts which stipulate that power companies acquire the production of up to 1,600 megawatts (MW) from offshore wind farm facilities within 10 years. As a result, competition amongst promoters of technology is now fierce. As of this date, only three companies have acquired rights to build in the state's maritime zone, including Vineyard Wind. Its concession is 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard island. Iberdrola already holds a portfolio of major projects in this sector in Europe: the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Also, Avangrid Renewables (Iberdrola's subsidiary) bought the rights to develop a project in the Kitty Hawk area, off the coast of North Carolina, during an auction in mid-March. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners provides finance and management services for ongoing offshore wind farm projects in Germany and Scotland, including the Veja Mate project (402 MW) in German waters and project Beatrice (588 MW) near the coast of Scotland. The Danish company handles more than 4 billion euros in assets and acquired Vineyard Wind in August 2016. Now, experts from both companies will join the development team based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This deal consolidates Iberdrola's role as a leading power utility in offshore wind power. This is the result of a perfectly designed and executed investment plan, which has given Iberdrola the experience to compete in a highly specialised sector. Iberdrola will now be able to apply its know-how to the emerging U.S. offshore wind power sector. The country's east coast offers ideal conditions in terms of depth and wind resources. Also, Iberdrola's involvement in this project shows its strong commitment to implementing its investment plan in the USA. Its ample experience in the renewable sector and the long-term visibility provided by the Kitty Hawk (North Carolina) and Vineyard Wind (Massachusetts) projects are the perfect background for its continued growth in the USA with the introduction of the latest marine technologies. Offshore wind power, one of Iberdrola's commitments for the future Iberdrola has made strong investments in offshore wind power as one of the keys to its future. At the moment, the UK, Germany, France and the USA have been the chosen locations to carry out this activity. In 2014, the company celebrated a remarkable achievement by becoming the first Spanish company to design and start up a wind farm, West of Duddon Sands (WoDS). Iberdrola developed this project through its British subsidiary, ScottishPower Renewables, in a consortium with the Danish company Dong. Together, the two companies invested more than 1.6 billion pounds. WoDS boasts 389 MW in capacity and, as such, is able to generate enough power to meet the energy needs of approximately 300,000 British households. The offshore wind farm is located about 12 miles from Barrow-in-Furness in the north west coast of England. Since it first started operations, it has shown extraordinary performance both in terms of production and availability in hours. WoDS extends across approximately 26 square miles (mi2) and each of its turbines (supplied by the German company Siemens) has 3.6 MW capacity. Iberdrola is now building the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea's German waters. This initiative will involve an investment of around 1.4 billion euros for 350 MW of capacity. It will meet the energy needs of more than 350,000 German households and stop almost 600,000 tons of CO2/year from being sent to the atmosphere. The wind farm is located at about 47 miles off the coast and will begin operations in October 2017. Additionally, in 2018 Iberdrola will launch its third offshore project, the East Anglia One wind farm (714 MW), which will provide clean energy to over 500,000 English households. Involving an investment of 2.5 billion pounds, this is the largest Spanish project in the history of the renewable energy sector and it will become the largest offshore wind farm in the world when it opens in 2020. Siemens will supply 102 7MW turbines for the wind farm. The turbines will be built at Siemens' new facilities in Hull, in the north of England. Also, Iberdrola has asked the British government for this installation to be expanded to 2,000 MW. To this end, it has submitted a proposal for building the East Anglia Three wind farm with 1,200 MW of capacity. In addition to these projects, there is also Sant Brieuc (496 MW) in French waters, with scheduled start-up in 2022. Specifically, the site is in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, off the coast of Brittany in France, in the north of the country about 62 miles from the city of Rennes. The wind farm will be equipped with 62 turbines with a capacity of 8 MW and located 12 miles offshore. These state-of-the-art wind turbines will have a Spanish hallmark, as they have been ordered from Adwen, a company belonging to Gamesa and specialising in the offshore wind power sector. The wind turbines will be spread over an area of 29 m⊃2;, with the closest one to land being installed about 10 miles from the coast. This facility, which is being developed by Iberdrola in collaboration with the company RES and Caisse des Dépôts, will be the company's fourth offshore wind farm when it is commissioned. The energy produced at this location is expected to meet the electricity needs of the equivalent of 850,000 inhabitants. At an auction in mid-March, Iberdrola bought the rights to develop and build an offshore wind farm in the Kitty Hawk area, 24 nautical miles off the coast of North Carolina, with potential for installing up to 1,486 MW. Iberdrola in the USA The company has 6,900 MW of generation capacity in the USA, mostly wind and solar energy. Iberdrola is currently building 1,800 MW of new onshore wind capacity which is scheduled to gradually start up until the end of 2019. Listed in the New York stock market, Avangrid owns more than 31 billion dollars in assets. Its wind generation and distribution businesses can be found in 25 states; and it serves approximately 3.2 million customers in New York and New England. READ MORE
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07/05/2017Burgos successfully hosts the fifth edition of Iberdrola’s ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour, organised by Iberdrola This weekend, Burgos played host to the fifth edition of the ‘Women, Health and Sport’ Tour, which Iberdrola is promoting in several Spanish provincial capitals to enhance the role and presence of women in the sporting world. The scheme is intended to raise public awareness of women as an active and fundamental part of sport in Spain. Iberdrola's collaborator in the Women’s Universe initiative, Jennifer Pareja; the deputy mayor of the city, Gema Conde; and those in charge of the regional federations opened this event for women's sport which has been timed to coincide with the Iberdrola rugby Division of Honour final, between Olímpico de Pozuelo (Madrid) and CRAT de A Coruña, which resulted in a 22-21 win for the Madrid team. Thousands of people of all ages were able to enjoy this celebration of sport which, on this occasion, featured the participation of Carolina Rodríguez, the gymnast from León, who has won the most national titles and an Olympic diploma in Río 2016; Saioa Jaurena, who plays in the rugby XV team; Marina Damlaimcourt, Olympic triathlete in London 2012; the Castellae waterpolo club and the Aparejadores Rugby Burgos sporting club, as well as numerous Olympic medallists and top athletes who have participated in the Tour this time around. An open-air space of over 3,000 m2 was specially set aside in the Plaza Mayor, in the city's old town, for sporting and games activities related to the ten federations backed by Iberdrola: football, badminton, handball, volleyball, rugby, triathlon, canoeing, gymnastics, swimming, and hockey. The area was designed for all comers, with numerous group classes, talks on sport and healthy lifestyles and games for the kids. Iberdrola, the main driving force behind the Women's Universe programme The ‘Women, Health, and Sport’ Tour is part of the Higher Council for Sport's (Consejo Superior de Deportes, CSD) ‘Women's Universe’ programme, of which Iberdrola has been the main backer since last July. It is the first company in Spain to make a global commitment to promoting the participation of women in every area of sport. Under the agreement with Spain’s Higher Council for Sport (CSD), the company supports various sports federations, including gymnastics, swimming, football, triathlon, badminton, canoeing, rugby, handball, volleyball and hockey. Others may be added in the future. These sports have been chosen on account of the extraordinary level of success achieved in them, the high rate of participation, the existence of schemes to promote the sport at grass-roots level, and other social projects. Iberdrola is also one of the leading sponsors of the Spanish Paralympic Team and the Paralympic Sailing Team. It has been involved in the ADOP Plan since it was launched in 2005, and backed the Spanish Paralympic Team at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games. The group’s contribution to Paralympic sport was acknowledged in 2013 with the Olympia Award from the Higher Council for Sport (CSD). READ MORE
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05/05/2017His Majesty the King visits the Iberdrola Tower to see the exhibition "Memory Regained. Imprints on the history of the United States” His Majesty the King visited the Iberdrola Tower in Bilbao this morning to see the exhibition Memory Regained. Imprints on the history of the United States. During the visit King Felipe was accompanied by the President of Bizkaia, Unai Rementería, the Government Representative, Javier de Andrés, the Mayor of Bilbao, Juan María Aburto, the President of the Bizkaia General Assembly, Ana Otadui and the Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán. Memory Regained. Imprints on the history of the United States gives an insight into the little known contribution made by the Spanish royal family to the development of the United States of America. The exhibition curator, José Manuel Guerrero Acosta, showed King Felipe and the other dignitaries around the exhibition. Organised by Iberdrola to coincide with their 2017 Annual General Meeting, the exhibition also focuses in particular on the Basque Country's role in exploration, sailing and trade, as well as on migration to North America, from when Spaniards arrived on the continent up to the 20th century. The exhibits include over 200 artworks, documents, maps, garments, miniatures and reproduction scenes, and will remain open to the public free of charge until 2 July on level 25 of the Iberdrola Tower. The exhibition, in depth Memory Regained. Imprints on the history of the United States includes works from various museums, archives, libraries and institutions, such as the US Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the Prado Museum, the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, the Museum of the Americas, the Fine Arts Museum of Bilbao, the Bilbao Basque Museum, the San Telmo Museum and the Aquarium in San Sebastián. Alongside them are unique items on loan from private collections together with works from the art collections owned by Iberdrola and AVANGRID (the group's US subsidiary). The more than 40 artists featured include names from today's US art scene, such as James Turrell and Dan Flavin, as well as Spaniards like sculptors Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual and Salvador Amaya, painters Augusto Ferrer Dalmau and Llanos Lerma, and illustrators of the likes of Fernando Vicente. Anyone interested in visiting the exhibition should, as a general rule, pick up an invitation at the Iberdrola Tower building and book an appointment for a guided tour, by calling (+34) 900 119 129. New for this year however, admission on Wednesdays will be without prior booking. Further information is available on the website at www.iberdrola-arte.es . The organisation of Memory Regained. Imprints on the History of the USA reflects Iberdrola's commitment to spreading art and culture and to shareholder involvement, encouraged by the company's Board of Directors as expressed in the company's Shareholder Engagement Policy. Once again, Iberdrola proves its dedication to sharing art and culture and its bond with the USA, where the company's presence is significant in States such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Maine, as well as being listed on the New York Stock Exchange through its subsidiary AVANGRID, the country's second largest wind power operator. To download photographs and videos of the exhibition, click here: https://goo.gl/iZOgck READ MORE
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03/05/2017Iberdrola to build a wind farm for Apple Iberdrola's US subsidiary AVANGRID Renewables and Apple's energy subsidiary Apple Energy have entered into an agreement for the long-term sale of power generated at the Montague Wind Farm (Oregon). Therefore, the Montague wind farm will generate clean energy for Apple for the next 20 years, and thus join the fleet of flagship wind farms that the company has implemented across the United States, such as Amazon Wind Farm US East (North Carolina), which supplies power to Amazon, or Leaning Jupiter (Oregon) and Jupiter Canyon (Washington), both of which supply power to Nike. In the United States, contracts such as this one with Apple are referred to as ‘Power Purchase Agreements’ (PPA) and guarantee the profitability of energy facilities in this country for the long haul. Most of Iberdrola’s wind farms in the United States were brokered through similar agreements, which have yielded great stability to the company's investments in such a strategic market, a stability that has been the bedrock for Iberdrola's commitment to the country. With this deal, Iberdrola will own and run the Montague wind farm, whose generated electricity will be purchased by this US multinational based in Cupertino (California). Apple is a global benchmark for designing and manufacturing electronic equipment, software and online services. Approximately US$300M is expected to be invested in the Montague wind farm, and construction of this 200-megawatt wind power facility in Gilliam County (Oregon) is scheduled to take place between 2018 and 2020. With several Iberdrola wind farms already situated nearby, Montague's strategic location will afford new synergies when in operation. Iberdrola, renewable energy benchmark in the United States Since late 2015, Iberdrola has been operating in the United States through the company AVANGRID, which is the fruit of the friendly merger between Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings Corporation. AVANGRID is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (ticker: AGR) based in New Haven (Connecticut) with operations spanning 25 US States and assets worth US$31 billion. AVANGRID’s presence in the renewables sector in the United States is one of the largest international commitments ever undertaken by a Spanish company. Its involvement in clean generation in the country, with nearly 6,000 MW of installed wind power, has made AVANGRID the United States' second-largest wind power operator. In recent years, AVANGRID has built some of its most emblematic facilities in the sector in the United States, including the Peñascal complex, which is the world's largest wind power facility with a power capacity of 606 MW, and the projects currently under way in California, namely El Cabo, whose power capacity will reach 298 MW, and the 132 MW Tule project. READ MORE
