GDF
Suez’s
Landes
de
Couesmé
development,
located
in
Morbihan,
Brittany,
features
11
of
the
3MW
machines,
which
are
designed
for
Class
II
–
8.5
metres
per
second
–
wind
speeds
in
densely
populated
areas
or
sites
with
limited
space.
The
110-metre-diameter-rotor
turbines
are
outfitted
with
Alstom’s
Pure
Torque
technology
to
divert
loads
away
from
the
drive-train
and
use
a
nacelle
designed
to
ease
access
for
maintenance
and
repair
operations.
“With
an
increased
power
yield
compared
to
the
other
models,
the
ECO110
limits
the
environmental
impact.
For
example,
an
equivalent
project
with
2MW
turbines
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