The
first
Haliade
150
machine
will
undergo
a
series
of
tests
over
the
next
year
at
the
Carnet
site
in
preparation
for
certification.
A
second
turbine
will
be
placed
at
sea
off
the
Belgian
coast
as
part
of
the
extension
of
the
Belwind
wind
farm
project
in
autumn
2012.
Pre-series
production
is
planned
for
2013,
with
commercial
manufacturing
scheduled
to
start
the
following
year.
Alstom
says
it
chose
Carnet,
on
the
shores
of
the
estuary
near
Saint-Nazaire,
because
of
characteristics
that
are
very
similar
to
the
offshore
environment
in
which
the
turbines
will
eventually…
