GERMANY: Siemens has released pictures showing the installation of two 6MW turbines at an onshore site on the German North Sea coast.
Siemens has installed two 6MW turbines at an onshore site
The turbine has a top-head mass of 230 tonnes
The electrical system is located in the nacelle, including power unit and transformer
The rotor covers an area of 18,600 square metres
With 75-metre blades and four-metre hub it has a 154-metre rotor
Siemens said that the site has offshore wind conditions
The turbine has a total height of 195 metres
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Installation of the turbines near Wilhelmshaven is now complete. Commissioning is expected before the end of the year.
Simens said that the project developer Bioenergie Nord chose the offshore turbines because the wind conditions at the site are close to those found at sea.
Dong Energy installed the first Siemens 6MW to be used at a commercial site in August. The company is installing 35 turbines at the 210MW Westermost Rough project in the UK North Sea.
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