Operator prepares switch of Adwen nacelle at Alpha Ventus

The operator of the 60MW German offshore wind test field Alpha Ventus is preparing to exchange the nacelle of an Adwen AD 5-116 turbine, part of which for still unknown reasons fell into the North Sea in early April.

The roof, sides and bottom of the 5MW turbine’s nacelle dropped into the sea without harming people or the environment, Alpha Ventus said.