Gamesa launched new wind turbine in India [Mar 2012]

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy announced the launch of its new G97-2.0 MW wind turbine in India. The turbine was unveiled by Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah along with Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director, Gamesa India at the 3rd international wind conference and exhibition in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The new G97 turbine has been especially designed for low-wind sites and Gamesa expects such sites to drive a major portion of demand in the 2 MW category. The turbine features a swept area 16 per cent larger than that of the G90 turbine and exceeds the energy output by nearly 14 per cent. G97 features a new aerodynamic blade profile with optimised blade root, inbuilt ‘dry type’ transformer and an inbuilt condition monitoring system. Gamesa has already secured contracts to supply 356 MW of its new G97-2.0 MW turbine worldwide. In India, Gamesa has orders for G97 from Lakshmi Machine Works Group apart from other investors.

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