Mise en route de la plus puissante éolienne du monde sur le centre d'essais au Danemark. 8.0 MW.
Projet Vestas avec Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
World’s Largest Wind Turbine Starts Generating Power For First Time
JANUARY 28, 2014
On Tuesday the world’s largest and most powerful wind turbine swung into gear at the Danish National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines in Østerild. The prototype V164-8.0 MW wind turbine is 720 feet tall, has 260-foot blades, and can generate 8 megawatts of power — enough to supply electricity for 7,500 average European households or about 3,000 American households.
A joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the turbine is slated to go into production next year and was designed to take advantage of the growing offshore wind industry across Europe.
“We have now completed the production, testing, and installation of the V164-8.0 MW as planned, thanks to the team’s intense effort during a time when Vestas has reduced its investments and lowered fixed costs,” Anders Vedel, Chief Technology Officer for Vestas, said. “We now look forward to evaluating the turbine’s performance on site.”
...................
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/0 ... d-turbine/