Spain 's Esteyco has successfully installed an offshore turbine on a telescopic tower off the island of Gran Canaria . The Spanish prototype turbine, which also has a float-and-sink gravity base foundation, is situated at the Ale Heavy-lift test site near the Canary Islands . Generation from the Siemens Gamesa 5 MW nacelle is set to start in Spain . “It does does not need large, costly offshore equipment for its installation thus reducing the overall installation cost about 30%,” it said. UK firm Ale Heavy-lift , which was part of the Horizon team working on the turbine, said installation costs were reduced by about 30% as the components are assembled onshore, before being towed to position by tugs.
Spain 's Esteyco has successfully installed an offshore turbine on a telescopic tower off the island of Gran Canaria . The Spanish prototype turbine, which also has a float-and-sink gravity base foundation, is situated at the Ale Heavy-lift test site near the Canary Islands . Generation from the Siemens Gamesa 5 MW nacelle is set to start in Spain . UK firm Ale Heavy-lift , which was part of the Horizon team working on the turbine, said installation costs were reduced by about 30% as the components are assembled onshore, before being towed to position by tugs.