The new turbine will undergo prototype testing during the next two years, with the first N150/6000 installed offshore at the German Baltic Sea's Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm in 2014. Up to 70 will then be deployed at the development in 2015, says Nordex, which has a 40% stake in Arcadis Ost 1.
The new machine follows the trend of third-generation wind turbines, which are characterised by a substantially greater nominal output and lower specific weights, says Nordex chief executive Thomas Richterich.
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