Gamesa is leading a EUR 25 million project to construct a large 15MW wind turbine. When complete, it will be the world’s largest offshore turbine. Eleven companies and 22 research centres that specialize in offshore wind energy technologies have come together on the Azimut Offshore Wind Energy project to garner the knowledge required to build a grand scale marine wind turbine with unit capacity of 15MW, using 100% Spanish technology. EUR 25 million will be invested in the project over the next four, co-financed by the participating companies. Gamesa will head activities related to offshore wind energy capture, Acciona Windpower will be responsible for electricity conversion technologies and Alstom Wind will manage the marine structure and substructure segment. Acciona Energía will head construction, operation and maintenance at offshore sites and Iberdrola Renovables will manage the integration of offshore wind energy into the electricity grid.