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	Blowing Around the World

	Doubling Output Gamesa bases its business on three strategic pillars: reducing the cost of energy, growth, and improvements in efficiency. In the area of cost reductions, Calvet explains that Gamesa has to be efficient if it wants to maintain its competitive advantage: “If you want to win in the long term, it’s not about selling something cheap, but about supplying competitive energy, guaranteeing service reliability, offering appropriate services, having a global reach, and being flexible.” Gamesa’s growth strategy for the next two years is focused on achieving sales of 4000 MW in 33 markets and doubling the number of megawatts in operation and under maintenance to a total of 24,000 MW. To achieve this, Gamesa has designed a new sales structure distributed across eight regions, with 24 sales offices around the world. The company will also develop three new onshore product families and two new offshore platforms. Calvet adds that Gamesa will also continue to reduce costs in the area of operations and maintenance services, as well as continuing research on extending the life cycle of wind turbines. Searching for New Products In addition to its international expansion, the company is committed to innovation and is working to develop technology that can respond to any type of wind. Gamesa’s evolution has been closely linked to the development of technological innovations since it was established in 1976. Its business began by constructing, automating, and selling machinery, as well as designing technology for emerging activities such as robotics, microelectronics, the environment, and composite materials. The search for and analysis of new opportunities led Gamesa to wind energy. Gamesa entered the wind business about 15 years ago by constructing and installing 850 kW wind turbines. Recently the company launched the new Gamesa G9X multi-megawatt platform, with a 2 MW wind turbine that offers the most competitive investment ratios per megawatt installed and for the cost of the energy produced, according to José Antonio Malumbres, Gamesa’s general technoloy manager. Gamesa is among Europe’s leading companies in terms of volume of investment in R&D, and between 2011 and 2013 the company plans to invest about €250 million in research every year. Calvet explains that “innovation is a key aspect in the technological development of Gamesa, and is one of the characteristics appreciated by our clients.” Gamesa is already working on developing another family of offshore wind turbines, with a 6-7 MW capacity, which could go into pre-production in 2014, along with new generations of offshore platforms. Wind farm in the USA with Gamesa wind turbines installed. Source: Gamesa Article published in may 2011. Arantxa Noriega.

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	Blowing Around the World

	Doubling Output Gamesa bases its business on three strategic pillars: reducing the cost of energy, growth, and improvements in efficiency. In the area of cost reductions, Calvet explains that Gamesa has to be efficient if it wants to maintain its competitive advantage: “If you want to win in the long term, it’s not about selling something cheap, but about supplying competitive energy, guaranteeing service reliability, offering appropriate services, having a global reach, and being flexible.” Gamesa’s growth strategy for the next two years is focused on achieving sales of 4000 MW in 33 markets and doubling the number of megawatts in operation and under maintenance to a total of 24,000 MW. To achieve this, Gamesa has designed a new sales structure distributed across eight regions, with 24 sales offices around the world. The company will also develop three new onshore product families and two new offshore platforms. Calvet adds that Gamesa will also continue to reduce costs in the area of operations and maintenance services, as well as continuing research on extending the life cycle of wind turbines. Searching for New Products In addition to its international expansion, the company is committed to innovation and is working to develop technology that can respond to any type of wind. Gamesa’s evolution has been closely linked to the development of technological innovations since it was established in 1976. Its business began by constructing, automating, and selling machinery, as well as designing technology for emerging activities such as robotics, microelectronics, the environment, and composite materials. The search for and analysis of new opportunities led Gamesa to wind energy. Gamesa entered the wind business about 15 years ago by constructing and installing 850 kW wind turbines. Recently the company launched the new Gamesa G9X multi-megawatt platform, with a 2 MW wind turbine that offers the most competitive investment ratios per megawatt installed and for the cost of the energy produced, according to José Antonio Malumbres, Gamesa’s general technoloy manager. Gamesa is among Europe’s leading companies in terms of volume of investment in R&D, and between 2011 and 2013 the company plans to invest about €250 million in research every year. Calvet explains that “innovation is a key aspect in the technological development of Gamesa, and is one of the characteristics appreciated by our clients.” Gamesa is already working on developing another family of offshore wind turbines, with a 6-7 MW capacity, which could go into pre-production in 2014, along with new generations of offshore platforms. Wind farm in the USA with Gamesa wind turbines installed. Source: Gamesa Article published in may 2011. Arantxa Noriega.

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	Blowing Around the World

	Doubling Output Gamesa bases its business on three strategic pillars: reducing the cost of energy, growth, and improvements in efficiency. In the area of cost reductions, Calvet explains that Gamesa has to be efficient if it wants to maintain its competitive advantage: “If you want to win in the long term, it’s not about selling something cheap, but about supplying competitive energy, guaranteeing service reliability, offering appropriate services, having a global reach, and being flexible.” Gamesa’s growth strategy for the next two years is focused on achieving sales of 4000 MW in 33 markets and doubling the number of megawatts in operation and under maintenance to a total of 24,000 MW. To achieve this, Gamesa has designed a new sales structure distributed across eight regions, with 24 sales offices around the world. The company will also develop three new onshore product families and two new offshore platforms. Calvet adds that Gamesa will also continue to reduce costs in the area of operations and maintenance services, as well as continuing research on extending the life cycle of wind turbines. Searching for New Products In addition to its international expansion, the company is committed to innovation and is working to develop technology that can respond to any type of wind. Gamesa’s evolution has been closely linked to the development of technological innovations since it was established in 1976. Its business began by constructing, automating, and selling machinery, as well as designing technology for emerging activities such as robotics, microelectronics, the environment, and composite materials. The search for and analysis of new opportunities led Gamesa to wind energy. Gamesa entered the wind business about 15 years ago by constructing and installing 850 kW wind turbines. Recently the company launched the new Gamesa G9X multi-megawatt platform, with a 2 MW wind turbine that offers the most competitive investment ratios per megawatt installed and for the cost of the energy produced, according to José Antonio Malumbres, Gamesa’s general technoloy manager. Gamesa is among Europe’s leading companies in terms of volume of investment in R&D, and between 2011 and 2013 the company plans to invest about €250 million in research every year. Calvet explains that “innovation is a key aspect in the technological development of Gamesa, and is one of the characteristics appreciated by our clients.” Gamesa is already working on developing another family of offshore wind turbines, with a 6-7 MW capacity, which could go into pre-production in 2014, along with new generations of offshore platforms. Wind farm in the USA with Gamesa wind turbines installed. Source: Gamesa Article published in may 2011. Arantxa Noriega.

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