The new machine, which features a rotor diameter of 152 metres, will be constructed offshore with a hub-height of between 95 and 110 metres.
The rotor, some 26 metres wider than the REpower 6.2M126, is calculated to boost energy yield by up to 20% at wind speeds of 9.5 metres per second.
"We are the only manufacturer to have already installed more than 100 offshore turbines in the multi-megawatt class," states REpower Systems chief executive Andreas Nauen.
"With
