Mainstream Lifted First Turbine for Sarco Wind Farm

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Sarco wind farm has announced it has reached another successful milestone that has seen the completion of the lifting of the first of its 50 wind turbines. The wind farm is located approximately 70 km to the southeast of the city of Vallenar in the Atacama Region in northern Chile.

The turbines that will be used for this project, which was developed and is being built by Mainstream Renewable Power and which is owned by Aela Energía have an individual capacity of 3.4 MW and are being supplied by SENVION. The wind turbines, which are 149m in height, can take between 1 to 3 days to lift. This is a highly complex process that must be carried out in favourable weather conditions. The components were transported over a... ... More: Official Press Release Mainstream Renewable Power

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Sarco, Chile, Mainstream Renewable power, wind farm, Senvion