Dive Summary:

• A more aerodynamic blade design that optimizes energy output is just one of the developments that allows the new turbine model to supply wind power to locations that would normally be unsuitable.
• In total, 18 Gamesa turbines will be installed at the Minnesota wind farm, which rests along the state’s border with neighboring Iowa.
• The project will create 60 local jobs and construction has already begun, while towers and rotors are set for delivery in September.

From the article:

The 36 MW Big Blue Wind Farm in Minnesota will feature Gamesa Technology Corp.'s newest turbine model designed specifically for low-wind sites making wind energy development accessible to a broader region.

Gamesa's G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA wind turbine has nacelle enhancements and a newer, more aerodynamic blade design that optimizes energy output. ...