Gamesa and the Newport News Shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed an agreement to work together on offshore wind technology.
The agreement calls for the companies to cooperate on the launch of Gamesa’s first G11X -5.0MW offshore prototype, in the United States, using Gamesa's multi-megawatt technology and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding’s broad experience in challenging marine environments. Gamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding said they are setting up an initial team of as many as 40 engineers in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia over the next month. This team will perform all of the preliminary work required to install in the US the first Gamesa G11X-5.0MW offshore prototype by Q4-2012, including site selection, permitting, final construction and installation of the prototype and testing.
The agreement calls for the companies to cooperate on the launch of Gamesa’s first G11X -5.0MW offshore prototype, in the United States, using Gamesa's multi-megawatt technology and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding’s broad experience in challenging marine environments. Gamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding said they are setting up an initial team of as many as 40 engineers in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia over the next month. This team will perform all of the preliminary work required to install in the US the first Gamesa G11X-5.0MW offshore prototype by Q4-2012, including site selection, permitting, final construction and installation of the prototype and testing.
