GDF Suez’s Landes de Couesmé development, located in Morbihan, Brittany, features 11 of the 3MW machines, which are designed for Class II – 8.5 metres per second – wind speeds in densely populated areas or sites with limited space.
The 110-metre-diameter-rotor turbines are outfitted with Alstom’s Pure Torque technology to divert loads away from the drive-train and use a nacelle designed to ease access for maintenance and repair operations.
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