The flagship machine, a two-bladed model from German designer aerodyn, would become only the second full-scale prototype installed off Norway, after Statoil’s 2.3MW Hywind floater in 2009.
Though aerodyn has an 8MW model on the drawing-board, the proposed project off Norway will use a 6MW, components for which have already been manufactured in China as part of Ming Yang’s planned two-turbine, shallow-water Rudong pilot, where installation of the delayed first unit is slated for this summer.
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