LM Wind Power has shipped the first turbine blades from its new factory in Bergama, Turkey, to the 113.2MW Bodangora wind farm in Australia.
The 63.7-metre blades will form part of GE 3.43MW hardware at the Infigen Energy project in the state of New South Wales.
A total of 99 blades will be transported by road to the Izmir-Alsancak port before shipping to Australia.
Bergama plant director Ozan Mamay said: “We’re very proud of our first shipment, as it demonstrates how far we have come in producing blades both theoretically and physically.”
The $50m Bergama facility has 370 employees and has been operating since July last year.
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LM blades leave Turkey for Oz
By EBS