Windar Renovables has completed the fabrication of the first of 90 offshore towers ordered by Siemens Gamesa for the 2600MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
This first tower also sets a milestone for the Spanish multinational, as it is the first offshore tower completed by its Mexican subsidiary, Windarmex.
CVOW, located on the east coast of the United States, will host a total of 176 wind turbines.
The Altamira factory in Mexico, which was established earlier in 2016 to supply onshore wind towers, has undergone a significant investment upgrade to accommodate the large dimensions of the offshore wind towers.
With the completion of this investment earlier in 2024, the factory is now the only one within the American continent capable of supplying this type of large towers demanded by the offshore wind industry.
The factory has an annual production capacity equivalent to 200 offshore tower sections, mainly aiming at offshore wind farms to be installed along the east coast of the United States.
The facility is equipped to manufacture offshore towers sections with a maximum weight of 320 tons and a maximum diameter of eight metres.
With this order from Siemens Gamesa, Windar has created 200 direct jobs which will support the execution of this project until mid- 2026.
“I would like to congratulate everyone involved in this project, especially our workforce, for achieving this first milestone of a key wind farm for Windar that strengthens our position in this journey towards a cleaner and greener future.
“Through our subsidiary Windarmex, we are positioned as a strategic global supplier to meet the anticipated demand in America in the coming years,” said the company’s chairman and CEO, Orlando Alonso.
He added: “In fact, we are the only offshore tower manufacturer in the entire American continent.”
The first shipments for the windfarm are scheduled for the summer of 2025.