Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine in the Canary Islands’ Arinaga Quay set record high power generation for wind turbines in Spain. On November 2, the wind turbines produced 118.05 MW of electricity, surpassing the previous record of 107.82 MW.
This milestone demonstrates the turbine’s tremendous reliability and its ability to withstand extreme wind conditions for more than 24 hours in a row without suffering any incident whatsoever. This record further confirms the suitability of the site selected for reproducing offshore conditions, enabling the capture of all the data needed for type certification purposes.
The G128-5.0 MW Offshore started to operate in July; since then it has generated over 2 GWh of electricity that has gone into the power grid for local consumption.
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