Unveiled by the French OEM in 2011, the pioneering 6MW model was developed with Danish blade maker LM using an "integrated" design philosophy that thought about wind from the blade-tip through the direct drive transmission system and, conditioned, on into the grid.
The Haliade was developed by Alstom in answer to the French government’s original 3GW offshore wind tender the year of its launch, with ambitions to be one the first of the new 6-8MW offshore workhorse class of machines bespoke for the upcoming deeper-water UK and German acreage awards.
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