Stretching 280 meters in the air and producing 80 GWh/year, a single powerful Vestas wind turbine is capable of producing enough energy to power over 20.000 homes!
The 115,5 meter giant shovel set to equip the tallest and most powerful turbine in the world Vestas V236-15.0 MWTM, arrived at the port of Hanstholm on Sunday 18 December and was then transported to the Østerild National Test Center in Denmark.
Series production will take place at the Nakskov plants from the second half of 2023 and at the Vestas'blades site in Taranto, Italy from the third quarter of 2023.
Watch the video below and see how much work it took to transport this 115,5 meter giant!
“It's a complex job transporting giant shovels, so seeing them all arrive safely and on time on site It's a very proud moment for everyone involved.. We are now looking forward to installing them and seeing the turbine turning for the first time,” said Charlotte Feldvoss, Head of Regional Transport at Vestas.
Installation of the powerful V236-15.0 MWTM wind turbine is underway. With the three giant blades installed, the wind turbine will be ready to produce its first kWh, said Vestas.
Vestas is proud to say that once installed later this year, extending to 280 meters in the air and producing 80 GWh/year, the V236-15.0 MWTM will be the tallest and most powerful wind turbine in the world!
With an area of more than 43.000 m2, a single V236-15.0 MW wind turbine is capable of producing enough energy to power more than 20.000 homes.
In July last year, EnBW shortlisted Vestas to supply its 15 MW offshore turbines for the 900 MW He Dreiht project in the German North Sea, and a few months later Equinor and bp named the company as the preferred supplier of turbines for its 1 GW Empire Wind 2 and Empire Wind 2,1 projects in
Vestas' powerful wind turbine will power the Atlantic Shores – USA, the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland and the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland.
The turbine will make its debut at sea in 2024 at the Frederikshavn wind farm in Denmark.
Load applied to the giant 115,5 meter blade is equal to the weight of 20 African elephants standing in a row on top of the blade.
Before entering commercial production, the new V236-15.0 MWTM wind turbine will undergo extensive testing. The test campaign, which is scheduled to take about a year, comprises extreme loading as well as fatigue tests to validate design and manufacturing quality, and the blade's ability to withstand decades of 24/7 operation. days a week in harsh offshore environments.
The first critical test was successfully completed recently. This was a static test where the blade is subjected to extreme loads replicating worst-case operational scenarios in the wind turbine, such as extreme wind conditions combined with various failures in the turbine's control and safety systems. The load applied to the blade is equal to the weight of 20 African elephants standing in a row on top of the blade.
Vestas launched the first prototype-built blade for its powerful V236-15.0 MWTM offshore wind turbine in late October.
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