PES speaks with Jesús Mayor, Ingeteam Wind Managing Director, for an insight in to the importance of the wind industry, synergy and their think globally act locally philosophy…
PES: Welcome to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organization and how you currently serve the wind industry?
Jesús Mayor: The Ingeteam Group is a market leader specializing in the development of electrical equipment, motors, generators, frequency converters, electrical engineering and generation plants. With more than 60 years of experience in the electrical sector, we currently have over 3,000 professionals, of which over 32% are dedicated to project engineering and development. Ingeteam is committed to investing in technology and innovation as the drivers of future growth. 11% of our personnel are dedicated to R&D and each year we invest more than 7% of our turnover in this activity.
Within the wind power sector, Ingeteam is an independent supplier of power converters, generators, turbine controllers, Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS), SCADA management systems and O&M services for wind turbines up to 10 MW for onshore and offshore applications. The company has an extensive product range and experience acquired through multiple business sectors.
Since 1995 and up to the end of 2015, Ingeteam has commissioned 21,522 wind power converters, accounting for 30 GW of installed wind power capacity worldwide and a 7% market share. Our global footprint includes manufacturing facilities in Europe, North and South America, and sales and service centers strategically located all over the world.
