MHI Vestas has installed a prototype of its V174 offshore wind turbine at the Osterild National test centre in Denmark.
The 9.5MW unit will be now be put through a “robust test programme … to thoroughly monitor the reliability and performance output of the company’s flagship offshore wind turbine”, MHI Vestas said.
MHI Vestas chief technology officer Torben Hvid Larsen said: “The construction of the V174-9.5MW prototype at Osterild is a much-needed signal that Denmark aims to retain leadership in the wind sector’s industrial testing and verification programs.
“Now, with our latest flagship turbine constructed, we look forward to putting the turbine through its paces ahead of our first commercial projects.”
The V174-9.5MW prototype builds on the V164 platform, generating more energy from lower wind speeds, the company said.
The prototype has 85-metre blades and a tip height of 197 metres.
MHI Vestas said the 934MW order pipeline for the V174-9.5MW model comprises projects throughout Europe and Asia Pacific.
The first units are scheduled for commercial installation as part of the German offshore wind farms Baltic Eagle and Arcadis Ost 1 in 2022.