Construction of the first SWT-6.0-154 turbine, which features 75-meter-long blades – currently the longest in the world – and a lightweight 200 tonne nacelle, follows erection of a version of the machine with a 120-metre rotor in May 2011 at the Siemens’ Høvsore test site.
The direct-drive turbine is designed to have a combination of robustness and low weight to "reduce offshore infrastructure, installation and maintenance costs, while delivering increased energy yield and greater profitability over its life cycle”, says Siemens Wind Power chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal.
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