Certification for the G128-5.0 MW marks “an endorsement for the platform's technology that in turn bolsters the marketing and industrialisation processes”, Gamesa said.

The prototype turbine – which was also Spain’s first offshore machine – has been operating on the island of Gran Canaria since July 2013.

Since then it has pumped more than 6GWh into the grid and broken a national record for daily production, Gamesa added.

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