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Exergy Development Group has selected Gamesa to supply G97-2.0MW wind turbines for its 36MW Big Blue wind farm in the town of Blue Earth in Minnesota, US.
Gamesa will supply 18 units of G97-2.0MW type wind turbines each with a power generating capacity of 2MW and produce enough energy to light up approximately 20,000 homes every year.
The G97-2.0MW model has been particularly designed to optimise power generation even in low-wind sites.
The installation of the turbines is expected to start in September according to Gamesa.
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By GlobalDataExergy Big Blue Project lead project engineer Dustin Shively said the company will install Gamesa wind turbines and provide wind energy to the Blue Earth community.
"The G97 is a very efficient turbine and perfect for this site," Shively said.
Gamesa North America Marketing vice president David Rosenberg said, "This is a new collaboration that brings Gamesa’s innovative wind turbine technology into Exergy’s expanding renewable energy development portfolio, and it enables us to showcase a new turbine model that can increase the potential for wind development across the United States."
The power produced at the wind farm will be purchased by Northern States Power.
Upon completion the project, the wind farm will be owned by Big Blue Wind Farm, a subsidiary of Exergy.
Big Blue wind farm will be the first the first commercial wind farm to be built in Faribault County in Minnesota.
Image:Gamesa will supply G97-2.0MW wind turbines for the new 36MW Big Blue wind farm in Minnesota, US. Photo: Gamesa.
