A prototype of the turbine, which features 56-metre blades and a modular component design, has been turning since summer at a site in Alaiz, Spain.

"The G114-2.5 MW is Gamesa's first 2.5MW turbine and it belongs to a new generation of 2.0-2.5 MW turbines which is changing the wind power cost paradigm," states Gamesa chief technology officer José Antonio Malumbres.

Gamesa has already built an order pipeline for the G114-2.5MW,