Its giant drivetrain will be able to handle steel-splitting torque better than any industrial machine on earth — and then transform it into enough power for 10,000 homes.

Before year-end, turbine maker Adwen expects to have the flagship turning over Bremerhaven harbour, northern Germany, with serial production to start at its French manufacturing complex in 2017 to feed lead-off deliveries for three 500MW offshore wind farms.

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