Next Generation Offshore Turbines

2011 has been notable for the launch of a number of new generation offshore turbines. Predominantly, these are set to come into production around 2015 in time for the UK's 33GW Round 3 offshore projects.

In recent months, Windpower Monthly technical writer Eize de Vries has examined these new products and spoken to the designers.

	GE 4.0-110 offshore wind turbine GE's first offshore turbine since 2003
	Vestas V164 7MW offshore turbine Vestas sticks with gears over direct drive
	Nordex N150/6000 offshore turbine Nordex believes reliability will be a big factor with the N150
	Siemens SWT-6.0 120 offshore turbine Siemens preferred to build its prototype prior to launch
	Repower 6M series A look at the 6M's precursor, the 5M
	Condor's 5MW offshore turbine The company discusses its two bladed turbine
	Alstom's Haliade 6MW offshore turbine Alstom targets both the UK and France with its direct drive machine