LM Wind Power initiates delivery of wind turbine blades from Turkish facility

Supplier of rotor blades, LM Wind Power has commenced delivering  its first blades from its new factory in Bergama, Turkey.

The first blades left the Bergama factory in December 2017 and traveled 100km by road to the Izmir-Alsancak Port. In total, the Bergama team will ship 99 blades to their final destination, more than 14,000km away.

The sixty three plus meter blades set to be commissioned on GE’s 3.43MW wind turbines at the Bodangora Wind Farm, a 113.2MW wind site developed by Infigen Energy and GE in South East Australia. GE’s turbines, equipped with these LM Wind Power blades, are set to capture the abundant winds in New South Wales.

Bergama Plant Director Ozan Mamay said: “We’re very proud of our first shipment, as it demonstrates how far we have come in producing blades both theoretically and physically.Teamwork is the key to our success; the whole LM family contributed to the training and mentoring of our team. Our ambition is to create a learning organization going forward and respond to challenges together.”

Representing a $50 million commitment to Turkey, creating skilled, technical jobs for the region, ranging from manufacturing operations, to technical engineering , services, administration and ancillary support.