The
Danish
wind
turbine
giant
says
boosting
the
offshore
programme
from
7MW
–
a
move
exclusively
revealed
first
by
Recharge
yesterday
–
will
“offer
lower
cost
of
energy
and
at
the
same
time
keep
the
reliability
and
structural
integrity
of
the
turbine
unchanged”.
Development
of
the
V164-8.0
MW
machine
is
on
track,
says
Vestas,
detailing
the
progress
of
a
number
of
key
components.
Production
of
the
first
80-metre
blade
for
testing
will
start
at
Vestas'
facility
on
the
Isle
of
Wight,
UK,
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
this
year.
The
prototype
hub…
