Gallery: Senvion 6.2MW prototype installation

GERMANY: Senvion has released pictures of its 6.2MW prototype turbine with a 152-metre rotor being installed at a site in northern Germany.

by David Weston 13 February 2015

  • Senvion's 6.2MW prototype has been installed in Germany

    Senvion's 6.2MW prototype has been installed in Germany

  • The 6M152 turbine as a 152-metre diameter rotor

    The 6M152 turbine as a 152-metre diameter rotor

  • It has been installed at a site in Langen-Neuenwalde in Lower Saxony, Germany

    It has been installed at a site in Langen-Neuenwalde in Lower Saxony, Germany

  • Senvion said greater blade length means an increase in the swept area of about 50%

    Senvion said greater blade length means an increase in the swept area of about 50%

  • The company's current 6M model has a 126-metre rotor

    The company's current 6M model has a 126-metre rotor

  • The prototype has already been sold to German developer EWE, which also operates a 5MW Senvion prototype nearby

    The prototype has already been sold to German developer EWE, which also operates a 5MW Senvion prototype nearby

  • Senvion said it is ready to enter commercial production in 2015

    Senvion said it is ready to enter commercial production in 2015

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Senvion's 6M152 model has been installed in Langen-Neuenwalde in Lower Saxony. Installation began in March 2014 and was completed at the start of December. 

It is an upgrade of the company's existing 6.2MW offshore machine but will be fitted with a 152-metre rotor. The previous model had a 126-metre rotor.

The greater blade length means an increase in the swept area of about 50% and, the company claims, a 20% increase in yield at wind speeds of 9.5m/s.

The prototype has already been sold to German developer EWE, which also operates a 5MW Senvion prototype nearby.

Senvion was sold in January by its parent company Suzlon to US-based private equity group Centrebridge Partners for €1 billion.