RES is working to dismantle wind turbines at one of Spain’s oldest wind farms, as the development begins a transition to newer, more efficient technology.
Naturgy announced it would upgrade its 49.6MW Somozas wind farm in Galicia earlier this month, and has ordered seven Vestas V150-6.0MW turbines and two V110-2.2MW machines for the work.
RES will dismantle 40 turbines and an ECO 74 generator at the site.
Southern Europe Director of Wind Operations and Maintenance at RES Juan Latorre said: “Repowering is becoming an increasingly important part of the renewable energy landscape, and we’re drawing on our experience to ensure it’s done carefully and efficiently.
Our goal is to recover as much material as possible and prepare the site for the next generation of cleaner, more powerful technology.”
The work builds on RES’ previous work dismantling more than 80 turbines at the Montes del Cierzo wind farm in Navarre and the Zas wind farm in Galicia.