Gamesa announced plans to begin the permitting process to install its first offshore prototype, G128-5.0 MW (50 Hz), at Arinaga Quay in Spain’s Gran Canary Island.
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The company will install the prototype at an offshore wind farm in 2013 or 2014, following approval.
The location has been selected based on wind conditions in the region, proximity to Gamesa’s factories and technical considerations for certification.
Gamesa offshore platform, the G11X-5.0 MW, has a 128m rotor and a modular and redundant design based on its G10X-4.5 MW wind turbine platform.
Gamesa managing director Commercial Projects and Offshore Division Javier Perea said, "Even so, the variable and extreme conditions to which offshore wind platforms are exposed, impeding facility access on occasion, prompted us to design the G128-5.0 MW with maximum reliability, minimal down time, and reduced maintenance work so it can achieve competitive energy costs and optimal returns throughout the entire useful life of a given wind farm."
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By GlobalDataGamesa also said it will shut down its offshore prototype project in Cape Charles in the US state of Virginia, by the end of the year.
Gamesa Chairman and CEO Jorge Calvet said, Based upon the current situation, the U.S. market appears to be set to develop later than others. Regional and country specific market conditions warrant even more rational decision-making process than ever, from both the technology and financial standpoints."
The company intends to invest €150m to develop a new manufacturing base at Leith in Scotland and is currently in talks with Forth Ports.
