It did not disclose terms of the deal, which represents a much-needed shot in the arm for Gamesa in the US where it has been steadily losing market share since 2013.

The Spanish company, the traditional number four wind turbine vendor here behind GE, Vestas and Siemens, installed only 23MW in 2014 and none in 2013. This compares with an average of 655MW per year in the US from 2008 to 2012.

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