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Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has introduced
the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine.
10.62 acres of swept area at Sea level.
With the world’s
largest swept area exceeding 43,000 m2, the V236-15.0 MW delivers
industry-leading performance and moves the boundaries of wind energy
production to around 80 GWh/year, enough to power around 20,000
European households, Vestas said.
The launch of the
V236-15.0 MW model is part of Vestas’ plan to become the leading wind
turbine manufacturer in offshore wind. The plan was
launched recently with
the full acquisition of the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joint venture
with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
”Introducing
our new offshore platform is a huge achievement for everyone at Vestas,
as it marks a big leap forward in a very important journey,” Henrik
Andersen, Vestas President and CEO, said.
”As a global
renewables leader, every decision Vestas takes today must be in
service of building scale for renewables in the future – only by doing
this can we ensure a more sustainable future energy system. Offshore
wind will play an integral role in the growth of wind energy and the
V236-15.0 MW will be a driver in this development by lowering
levelised cost of energy thus making our customers more competitive in
offshore tenders going forward.”
Serial
Production in 2024
The globally
applicable offshore turbine offers 65 percent higher annual energy
production than the V174-9.5 MW, according to Vestas.
For a 900 MW wind
farm, the model boosts production by five percent with 34 fewer
turbines. The turbine is said to offer excellent partial-load
production, resulting in a more stable energy production, and a
capacity factor over 60 percent depending on site-specific conditions.
The first
V236-15.0 MW prototype is expected to be installed in 2022, while
serial production is scheduled for 2024.
The V236-15.0 MW
will harness the optimum design synergies from Vestas’ existing
turbine platforms, such as the 9 MW and EnVentus, and expand the
industrialisation of turbine design through a modular approach to
scale components, the turbine maker said.
”With the
V236-15.0 MW, we raise the bar in terms of technological innovation
and industrialisation in the wind energy industry, in favor of
building scale,” Anders
Nielsen, Vestas Chief Technology Officer, said.
”By leveraging
Vestas’ extensive proven technology, the new platform combines
innovation with certainty to offer industry-leading performance while
reaping the benefits of building on the supply chain of our entire
product portfolio. The new offshore platform forms a solid foundation
for future products and upgrades.”
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