
CHESAPEAKE - (United States) - 18/02/2011- 3B Tips - By Francis Rousseau - GAMESA has announced it will provide HERE E. ON its new prototype of the offshore wind G11X-5.0MW. This turbine will be developed in collaboration with the largest military shipbuilder American Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Offshore Wind Technology Center that Gamesa and Northrop inaugurated on February 10 at the site of Chesapeake, Virginia. According to the manufacturer, the prototypes of the platform could be tested in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the turbine (pre-production) could be ready in 2013. In the agreement
E.ON / Gamesa, he did not reveal the European site where the turbine of 5 MW will be installed. We know that the agreement also includes installation of one or two turbines G128-4.5 MW Gamesa another site unspecified E. ON in Europe, and turbines G9X-2.0MW for the wind farm of 30 MW of Alcamo, Sicily (Italy).
Gamesa, currently the world leader in wind power, very well placed in the field of offshore wind, performs on-site transport, installation and commissioning. Very entering the North American market and the future South American market (with regard to its English origins), Gamesa could take an active part in the politics of offshore wind development in North America, boosted with the announcement of the 4 sites Good off the coast of Massachusetts ( cf. article of February 10, 2011 ).
The Department of the Interior of the United States (DOI) has placed these projects Atlantic on a path of accelerated, so that some contractors may receive offers to the end of 2011. In support of this initiative, the Department of Energy has announced an allocation of $ 50.5 million for the development of a new generation of wind turbines and to identify potential barriers to large-scale development of wind energy. In collaboration with Northrop Grumman, Gamesa plans precisely to develop a new generation of offshore turbines, larger capacity, the G14X (with a capacity of 6-7 MW per unit) whose pre-series might be ready in 2014. The U.S. government said it hoped to provide the plant with a capacity Offshore wind to 10 gigawatts by 2020 and 54 gigawatts by 2050. For
Javier Perea, general sales manager and project manager at Gamesa: "This agreement with E. ON is an important support for our offshore technology. The ability to test our prototype offshore wind turbines will provide a solid basis for progress towards finalization of our offshore platforms. "
For Michael Lewis, Managing Director Europe of E. ON Renewables: " Gamesa shows a strong commitment to the market for offshore wind, and this agreement will allow us to analyze and test a prototype that, although new, is based on technology currently tested on the G10X-4.5 prototype. It will also help us to continue our efforts to stimulate innovation in the offshore market.
To learn more, read Gamesa also on the offshore market HERE.
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