Port of Bilbao receives first offshore wind turbine operation

23 April 2013

Port of Bilbao receives first offshore wind turbine operation

Marítima Candina is responsible for coordinating the operational logistics of the first offshore wind generator in Spain: it was manufactured by Gamesa and its components were embarked in the Port of Bilbao for shipment to the Port of Arinaga in the Canary Islands.

The 5 MW power wind turbine parts consists of three blades and the nacelle. The 62.5-metre long blades, each weighing 15 tonnes, are the longest ever produced and transported in Spain, and among the largest in Europe. The nacelle is over 12.5 metres long, 4 metres both high and wide and weighs 72 tonnes.