A
second
machine,
which
will
feature
the
longest
blades
ever
built,
is
in
the
frame
for
installation
this
summer
at
a
grid-connected
offshore
test
site
near
Belgium’s
165MW
Belwind
1
wind
farm.
The
Haliade,
which
takes
its
name
from
a
species
of
sea
nymph
in
ancient
Greek
mythology,
is
Alstom’s
gambit
for
the
next
wave
of
deeper-water
wind
farm
developments.
Kitted
out
with
73.5-metre
LM
blades
that
create
a
swept
area
of
17,860
square
metres,
the
turbine
will
feature
a
novel
electromechanical
layout
marrying
Alstom’s
PureTorque
“load-deflecting”
rotor-support
technology…
