Spain 's Esteyco has successfully installed an offshore turbine on a telescopic tower off the island of Gran Canaria . The Elican prototype turbine , which also has a float - and - tilt gravity base system , is situated at the Plocan test site near the Canary Islands . The so-called Elican prototype is in place at the Plocan test site off the island of Gran Canaria with generation from the Siemens Gamesa 5MW nacelle due to commence in the fourth quarter of the year. Operation from the Siemens Gamesa 5 MW nacelle is set to start in Q4 . Norwegian firm Ale Sea - lift , which was part of the engineering 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 Elican prototype turbine , which also has a float - and - tilt gravity base system , is situated at the Plocan test site near the Canary Islands . Operation from the Siemens Gamesa 5 MW nacelle is set to start in Q4 . Norwegian firm Ale Sea - lift , which was part of the engineering 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 .