The Deputy Minister of Industry, Energy and Commerce of the Government of the Canary Islands, Adrián Mendoza, visited last Thursday, in Arinaga, Gran Canaria, together with the president of Esteyco Energy SL, Miguel Ángel Fernández Gómez, the works of the first wind turbine in Spain which is being installed directly on the seabed and whose assembly is scheduled to finish next May.
The project, in which Gamesa, ALE Heavy-Lift and Dewi-UL also participate, is being carried out in the area of Canary Island Oceanic Platform (Plocan), about 30 meters deep. According to the Canarian deputy councilor, “the fact that the Canary Islands is the place chosen to house the largest wind turbine in Spain shows that the islands have optimal conditions and great potential to promote blue economy projects, related to the use of natural resources from sea".
Prototype partially funded by the European Union
The prototype, which has an approximate cost of 15 million euros, is partially financed by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 program. The wind turbine, according to the Government of the Canary Islands, is being installed "without the need for large ships or marine cranes, thereby significantly reducing the cost«. As explained by the president of Esteyco Energía, the auxiliary equipment is currently being assembled, some of them built in the Astican shipyards of the Canary Islands, necessary for their final transfer.
In addition, it is waiting to receive the Gamesa's five megawatt (5 MW) wind turbine and its assembly in the month of April.
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Twenty-two years of experience in the wind sector and the installation of more than 35.800 MW consolidate Gamesa as one of the global technology leaders in the global wind industry, with a presence in 55 countries. Its comprehensive response in this market also includes the management of operation and maintenance (O&M) services, which it performs in more than 22 GW.
The company has production centers in the main wind markets of the world: Spain and China are configured as global centers of production and supply, while maintaining the industrial presence in local markets (India and Brazil).
Gamesa is also a world leader in the market for the promotion, construction and sale of wind farms, with more than 7.450 MW installed worldwide.
The annual equivalent of the production of more than 35.200 MW installed represents about 7,6 million tons of oil (TOE) / year and prevent the emission into the atmosphere of an amount close to 52,8 million tons of CO2/year.
Gamesa is part of the main international sustainability indices, including FTSE4Good and Ethibel.