BlueFloat CEO steps down from offshore wind developer he founded
Rivals helped found Spanish offshore wind developer in 2020 during early days of coronavirus pandemic
Carlos Martin Rivals is stepping down as CEO of the Spanish offshore wind developer he founded, BlueFloat Energy, to explore other opportunities.
In a post on LinkedIn, Rivals said that “after careful thinking” he had decided it is the “right moment to turn the page” on his role at the company.
Rivals founded BlueFloat in 2020 with support from 547 Energy and Quantum Capital Group.
“It has been an amazing journey since we started the company during the Covid lockdown in early 2020,” said Rivals. “I feel privileged for the opportunity to develop offshore wind across many existing and new markets.”
“Together, we have achieved things which seemed impossible when we first started,” said Rivals.
He cited BlueFloat’s success in growing a portfolio of more than 13GW of advanced projects in the UK, Australia, Italy and Spain, including 11GW of secured exclusive seabed leases that are on track for final investment decision before 2032.
BlueFloat had he said also secured over 6GW in tenders competing with global industry leaders, including three Scotwind projects in the UK and for the Gippsland Dawn project in Australia.
He also cited Bluefloat’s success securing Environmental Impact Assessment for its Winds of September project in Taiwan and submitting other such applications in Italy.
BlueFloat had he noted also partnered with industry leaders like Italy’s Eni Plenitude and Denmark’s Orsted.
Before founding BlueFloat in 2020, Rivals had spent seven years at Iberian renewables giant EDPR, including as director of floating offshore wind. Before that, he spent eight years at US consultancy giant McKinsey.
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