Deepwater eyes larger offshore turbines for South Fork project

The project was originally conceived as employing 15 turbines rated at 6MW each, and that could still end up being the case.

The industry has assumed that GE would win the turbine contract, given its role as supplier of five Haliade 6MW-150 turbines for the soon-to-be-commissioned 30MW Block Island project and Grybowski’s praise for the GE machines.

Nevertheless, he says Deepwater is analysing the applicability and economic viability of 7MW and 8MW machines, which could open the door for European vendors such as Adwen, Siemens and Vestas.

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