The strategy, based on transferring technologies developed for the company’s range of wind turbines, is intended to beef up sales in “non-wind” sectors including hydropower, PV and marine energy from current levels of 25% of the subsidiary’s €100m ($129m) annual revenue to as high as 40% in 2013

Gamesa Electric managing director Juan Barandiarán says: “There are many synergies between these sectors and many similarities between the various electrical components.