Pacifico in Vietnam, Offshore Leading Edge Spray

This week Allen highlights Pacifico Energy's efforts in developing
offshore wind power in Vietnam, including meetings with government
officials to support the country's clean energy goals. In Ireland,
researchers introduce a potentially revolutionary cold spray
technology for maintaining wind turbine blades. Lastly, Iberdrola
seeks a partner for a 1 GW energy portfolio. Fill out our Uptime
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market intelligence that generates revenue, visit www.intel
store.com. Starting off the week, US-based Pacifico Energy is
ramping up efforts to develop offshore wind power projects in
Vietnam. The company's CEO met with Vietnam's party general
secretary in Hanoi recently, and the party leader highlighted
Vietnam's goal to become a high income nation by 2045 with net zero
emissions by 2050, emphasizing the need for stable clean energy
sources. Pacifico affirmed Vietnam's immense potential for offshore
wind power and pledge continued investment to support the country's
growth objectives. Now, Vietnam's renewable energy sector is
attracting strong international interest with the government
recently reactivating nuclear energy plans in its south central
province. Over in Ireland, Irish researchers at Southeast Technical
University in partnership with Technology University Dublin, have
developed what may be a revolutionary maintenance solution for
offshore wind turbine blades. The Clear Blade Project focuses on
cold spray, leading edge erosion repair technology. Environmental
factors often cause rapid wear on turbine blades, as we all know,
with defects appearing within one to three years of installation,
requiring expensive repairs. The project proposes a novel, portable
polymer cold spray technology for quote unquote infield repair,
potentially extending blade lifespans and reducing maintenance
costs. Wind energy contribute 32% of Ireland's electricity
generation in 2024 with the government planning to develop 14
gigawatts of wind capacity by 2030. And over in Spain, Iberdrola
the Spanish Energy Giant is seeking a partner willing to buy a
minority stake in a roughly one gigawatt renewables portfolio
according to news source. Reuters sources familiar with the matter
described the project as Romeo 2.0 referencing a previous deal
where Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund took a 49% stake in a 1.3
gigawatt portfolio, valued at approximately 1.2 billion Euros. The
deal aligns with Iberdrola's strategy of selling minority stakes in
advanced projects to fund new investments. Iberdrola's Finance
chief recently stated they were working on two or three such assets
rotation projects to complete this year. And that's this week's
top. News stories. Stay tuned for the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
tomorrow.