Exclusive: Vestas’ cable-stayed rotor achieves ‘technology leap’

The innovative Vestas cable-stayed rotor technology is a novel solution capable of enabling substantial load reductions, rotor modularisation and industry scalability. Eize de Vries explores the benefits and challenges.

by Eize de Vries
Field testing of Vestas' cable-stayed rotor system, based on a standard Vestas V136-4.2 MW turbine with a 112-metre hub height, is to run from May 2023 to Q4 next year
Field testing of Vestas' cable-stayed rotor system, based on a standard Vestas V136-4.2 MW turbine with a 112-metre hub height, is to run from May 2023 to Q4 next year

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